Olsen, Thomas & Doerfler Receives Water Polo Weekly Awards
MAAC Sports
Offensive
Player of the Week
Amy Olsen, Iona
Sr., 2M, 5-7, Baytown,
Texas/Ross Sterling
The Iona College
women's water polo team continued early season play with a 21-14 win over St.
Francis. Preseason MAAC Player of the Year Amy Olsen led the Gaels with eight
goals and three assists.
Defensive Player of the Week
Rebecca Thomas,
Marist
Sr., GK, 5-11,
Cape Town, South Africa/University of Cape Town
Thomas had another solid weekend in the Marist cage, going
2-1 this past weekend at the Bucknell Invite. She recorded a .512 save
percentage and a 8.4 GAA while only playing two and a half of Marist's four
games. Thomas tied her season-high with 12 saves, for a .706 save percentage in
a thrilling 6-5 victory over Brown, who defeated the Red Foxes twice last
season. After registering two saves in just two quarters against #10 Princeton,
Thomas got Marist back in the win column with an eight-save performance against
George Washington.
Rookie of the
Week
Lily Doerfler, Wagner
Fr., C, Annapolis,
MD / Broadneck
In her second career collegiate tournament, Doerfler
recorded 9 goals, 1 assist, 4 steals, and drawing 10 exclusions in four games
during the Bucknell Invitational. Doerfler scored two goals in a 13-6 win
against Mercyhurst and two more in an 15-11 loss to #12 Indiana, before finding
the net four times and adding an assist in a 13-5 win over Brown.