Iona Sweeps MAAC Water Polo Weekly Awards
MAAC Sports
MAAC Offensive Player of the Week
MACKENZIE
MONE, IONA
UT, Fr., 5-8, Temecula, CA/Chaparral
Mone was the
second leading scorer for the Gaels in their 2-0 week. Mone had two goals a steal and kickout drawn
in the 6-5 win over Princeton, the first-ever
for the women’s program. She scored a
pair of goal and had a pair of takeaways in the 11-7 win over George Washington
in the Gaels’ lone game at the Villanova Invitational.
MAAC Defensive Player of the Week
MAGGIE WOOD, IONA
UT, So., 5-10,
Evergreen Park, IL/Mother McAuley
Wood was dominant defensively for Iona as they went 2-0 this week and extended its current
win streak to 3 games. Wood had an
assist, five steals, four kickouts drawn and three field blocks, all team-highs
as Iona defeated Princeton 6-5 for the
program’s first-ever win over the Tigers.
She also had a goal. Against
George Washington at the Villanova Invitational, Wood scored and added an
assist and three steals.
MAAC Rookie of the Week
CECILIA
LEONARD, IONA
UT, Fr., 5-9, Plantation, FL/South Plantation
Leonard has been a top player for Iona in almost every game this season. Leonard netted a
pair with three steals, a kickout drawn and two field blocks in a 6-5 win over
Princeton, which was the first-ever victory for the women’s program over the
Tigers. She had two goals, two assists
and three steals as Iona went 2-0 with a 11-7
win over George Washington at the Villanova Invitational.