Allen, Watkins, & Rodriguez Earn Water Polo Weekly Awards
MAAC Sports
Offensive
Player of the Week
Lea Allen, Siena
Jr., Utility, 5-6,
Saline, Michigan/Saline
Lea Allen amassed seven goals and shot .875% in the Saints'
two games this weekend at the Hartwick Invite.
Against No. 18 Hartwick, Allen tallied two goals and four assists with a
perfect 1.000 percentage. In the Saints'
win against Gannon, Allen collected a team-high five goals and assisted on two
more, en route to the one goal victory for Siena.
Defensive Player of the Week
Molly G. Watkins,
VMI
Fr., GK, 6-1, Ventura,
California/Ventura
It was
another outstanding weekend for VMI's rookie goalkeeper, Molly Watkins. The 6-1
keeper made 41 saves in four games, averaging just over 10 per outing. For the
first time this season, Watkins played in all 32 minutes in three games, seeing
112 minutes of action on her native West Coast. Even more impressive in
Watkins' return to California was her making double-digit saves in back-to-back
games to conclude the Claremont Convergence. Watkins made a career-best 15
saves against Occidental, helping VMI get its first-ever win over a California
school. IN the previous game, Watkins logged a 11 saves, a career best before
the Occidental game.
Rookie of the
Week
Megan Rodriguez, Wagner
Fr., Attacker, Danville,
California/San Ramon Valley
Had a career-high five point game against CSU Monterey Bay,
leading the team to a 9-6 win. In four games over the Roadrunner Invitational,
Rodriguez recorded seven goals, and seven assists for 14 points. The freshman
also added seven steals and one block over those four contests.