Siena’s Vargas and Croteau, La Salle’s Linden Take Home MAAC Water Polo Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Georgia Vargas, Siena
So., Whittier, CA/Rosary Academy
Vargas led the Saints to a 4-0 weekend at the Mercyhurst Invitational, recording 14 goals and nine assists for 23 total points. The sophomore had a pair of hat tricks including one six-goal performance, while also contributing three field blocks, seven steals and drawing four ejections.
Defensive Player of the Week
Karle Linden, La Salle
Jr., Erie, PA/McDowell
Linden was yet again the driving force for La Salle's defense, recording nine steals and four blocks over four games. Between wins against McKendree and Gannon, she combined for seven steals and two blocks.
Rookie of the Week
Danni Croteau, Siena
Fr., San Diego, CA/Coronado
Croteau aided the Saints' undefeated performance at the Mercyhurst Invitational last weekend, scoring 11 goals and adding an assist for 12 total points. She had hat tricks in each of the first two games of the tournament and also drew four exclusions and logged three steals.
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 39th year of competition during the 2019-20 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.