Offensive Player of the Week
Maylen Sampedro Tarela, Wagner
Jr., Barcelona, Spain,
Club Natacio Sant Andreu
Junior attacker Maylen Sampedro Tarela got a total of nine goals and 11 attempts and two assists during Princeton Invitational last weekend. Tarela had four goals and five attempts against Bucknell, two goals, four attempts and one assist against Indiana, and three goals, three attempts and one assist against Princeton.
Defensive Player of the Week
Stella Young, LIU
Fr., Brisbane, Australia, Loreto College Coorparoo
Freshman goalie Stella Young put up 25 saves and seven steals in three games at the Princeton Invitational last week. On Jan. 30 against Bucknell she recorded nine saves, three steals with four five-meter saves and versus Santa Clara she had seven saves and three steals. On Jan. 31 against Harvard, she had nine saves and one steal.
Rookie of the Week
Elena Grigoriou, LIU
Fr., Voula, Greece, Athinaiki Agogi Kai Paideia
LIU freshman utility Elena Grigoriou was the top goal scorer for the Sharks at the Princeton Invitational last week. She accounted for eight goals and five assists to lead the team. Versus Santa Clara on Jan. 30, she recorded two goals, one assist, one exclusion drawn, and one block. Against Santa Clara, her statline was four goals, two assists, one steal, one exclusion drawn, and one block. She closed out the event with two goals and two assists vs Harvard on Jan. 31.
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