 Arancini is a member of the Australia women 's national water polo team . She made her debut on the senior side in May 2009 in Auckland , New Zealand in a game against China . In 2009 , she was a member of national team that competed at the World Championships , which were held in Russia . That year , she also competed at the 2009 FINA World League Super Finals held in Russia , and where her team finished third . She was a member of the national team that competed in the preliminary rounds of the 2010 FINA World League in Japan from 21 – 23 May and in China from 26 – 28 May . The team went on to play in the finals of the World League , and finished second overall in the tournament , behind the victorious Americans . She was a member of the 2010 Stingers squad that competed at the FINA World Cup in Christchurch , New Zealand . In the team 's finals 10 – 8 victory over the United States , she scored a goal . Her team finished second in the tournament . Late in August 2010 , she competed for the national team at the 10th Anniversary Tournament at Sydney Olympic Park . In the preliminaries , she competed in the team 's 10 – 8 win over the United States . She scored a goal from five metres out that helped provide the Australian side with a two @-@ goal lead . In late 2010 , she had her 50th cap with the national team . At the 2011 Canada Cup , she scored a goal in the third period in the gold medal match against China that the Australian team ended up winning . She competed in the Pan Pacific Championships in January 2012 for the Australian Barbarians . In February 2012 , she was named to the final training squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics . She attended training camp that started on 20 February 2012 at the Australian Institute of Sport . The team of seventeen players will be cut to thirteen before the team departs for the Olympic games , with the announcement being made on13 June 2012 . She was part of the Stingers squad that competed in a five @-@ game test against Great Britain at the AIS in late February 2012 . This was the team 's first matches against Great Britain 's national team in six years . 
