Espar was named the Best European Female Water Polo Player of 2012 by the LEN [REF].
As a Freshman she was named to the ACWPC All-America First Team,[REF] All-MPSF First Team,[REF] MPSF All-Newcomer Team[REF] and MPSF Player of the Week on 25 February after scoring 8 goals in her first major tournament as a Trojan [REF].