Wagner's Watson, Iona's Hale & St. Francis Brooklyn's Snelgar Earn MAAC Water Polo Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Kimberly Watson, Wagner
Sr., Utility, Pointe-Claire, Quebec/John Rennie
Kimberly Watson scored 12 goals and added six assists en route to a 3-0 weekend for Wagner. The senior scored seven goals against Siena on Saturday. The seven-goal performance marked the second time this season that Watson has scored at least seven goals in a game. She won 15 out of 16 sprints over the three-game span.
Defensive Player of the Week
Jordin Hale, Iona
R-So., Goalkeeper, Chicago, IL/Oak Park-River Forest
Jordin Hale made 25 saves and recorded a .714 save percentage in three games. In 16 minutes of play against No. 23 Marist, the Chicago, IL native made eight saves and allowed three goals. Later in the day, she stopped 11 shots against VMI, while conceding three goals. In Sunday’s win over Villanova, Hale stopped six shots and allowed four goals. She holds a .515 save percentage for the season.
Rookie of the Week
Kelsey Snelgar, St. Francis Brooklyn
Fr., Utility, Auckland, New Zealand
Kelsey Snelgar takes home the MAAC Water Polo Rookie of the Week honor. The freshman compiled 20 goals, three assists, and 10 steals in four games for St. Francis Brooklyn. Snelgar scored a season-high eight goals against Siena on Sunday. The utility notched at least three goals in all four games played this past weekend.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37
th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.