Beck, Thomas, Nugent Earn Weekly Water Polo Honors
MAAC Sports
Offensive
Player of the Week
Chelsea Beck, Wagner
Sr., CB, 5-9, Reading, Pa./Wilson
Senior co-captain Chelsea Beck amassed an impressive 16
total points for Wagner at the CWPA/MAAC Crossover this past weekend. Totaling a weekend-high four goals opposite
of Harvard, the Keystone state native tacked on an additional six goals with
three against Bucknell, two opposite George Washington and spoiled the Tigers'
shutout with the one against Princeton. Beck added six more points to her weekend tally with three assists in
the win over George Washington, two opposite Bucknell and one against Harvard.
Defensive Player of the Week
Rebecca Thomas, Marist
So., G, 5-11, Cape Town, South
Africa/Univ. of Cape Town
Thomas continued her stellar play in net for Marist, playing
all 64 minutes in the Red Foxes two games this past weekend against #16
Hartwick and #11 Indiana. She totaled 30 saves, an average of 3.75 per quarter,
for the weekend and had a .566 save percentage. Against Hartwick, Thomas
recorded 14 saves and even added an assist. She topped that performance versus
Indiana, making 16 stops for an impressive .640 save percentage and also had a
steal.
Rookie of the Week
Chelsea Nugent, VMI
Sr., Att., Glendale, Calif./Flintridge
Sacred Heart Academy
Senior Chelsea Nugent, who is in her first season of
collegiate water polo, put together a seven-goal performance in VMI's
first-ever women's water polo contest. Her 10 points, which include three
assists, currently sit as the highest mark in all three categories (goals,
assists, points) for a single game. Nugent capped her afternoon off with three
goals in the final quarter to secure VMI's 22-6 victory.