Wood, Solaro, and Olsen Named Water Polo Players of the Week

Wood, Solaro, and Olsen Named Water Polo Players of the Week

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MAAC Offensive Player of the Week

MAGGIE WOOD, IONA

UT, Sr., 5-10, Evergreen Park, IL/Mother McAuley

Wood led the Gaels with 25 points on 16 goals and nine assists in seven matches on the west coast. Wood had four goals against Cal Baptist, three goals and two assists against Azusa Pacific, and four goals and an assist versus Redlands.

MAAC Defensive Player of the Week

ALEXIS SOLARO, MARIST

GK, Fr., 5-9, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA/Palos Verdes

For the week, Solaro made 59 saves in eight starts, posting a 9.25 goals against average. She made 10 saves in a 9-6 victory over Concordia (Calif.) and an additional 11 saves in Marist's 16-8 victory over Pomona-Pitzer on the final day of the Lancer Invitational in Riverside, Calif.

MAAC Rookie of the Week

AMY OLSEN, IONA

2M, Fr., 5-8, Baytown, TX/Ross Sterling

 Olsen had 13 goals and three assists for 16 points on the Gaels' west coast trip. She had two goals against nationally-ranked Indiana and posted four goals and two assists versus La Verne.