Career At University of California, Los Angeles, she majored in sociology. During the 2008 season, Mathewson scored 54 goals in 33 matches.
Achievements Mathewson has earned prestigious honors after leading the Bruins to the undefeated season. She won the 2008 Peter J. Cutino Award, which is presented annually to the outstanding female and male collegiate water polo players in the United States. The award is named in honor of the late Peter J. Cutino, a former University of California and The Olympic Club coach, who died in September 2004. Cutino, who is enshrined in the United States. Water Polo Hall of Fame, earned National Water Polo Coach of the Year honors 17 times and led California to eight National Collegiate Athletic Association titles. Mathewson and team-mate Jillian Kraus captured Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Company-Player of the Year honors after having led University of California, Los Angeles to the MPSF Tournament title for the second consecutive year. In the MPSF Tournament, Mathewson was named the tournament Most Valuable Player after having combined for seven goals in the final two matches. She joins other Bruins, Sean Kern, Coralie Simmons, Natalie Golda, and Kelly Rulon as Peter J. Cutino Award winners. Mathewson has also been named Division I Player of the Year by the Association of College Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC). Mathewson currently trains with the United States of America Water Polo National Team and in October 2011 helped lead Team United States of America to the gold medal at the Pan American games.