Lundgren, Tijerina & Cantoni Selected as Weekly Water Polo Award Winners
MAAC Sports
Offensive Player of the Week
Jess Lundgren, Wagner
Sr., Center, 5-9, Queensland, Australia/Mountain Creek
Senior center Jess Lundgren was key in the middle for the Seahawks at this past weekend’s Bruno Classic hosted by Brown University. Lundgren totaled a team high 13 goals over the five game tournament highlighted by a four goal, two assist effort against Bucknell. The Australian native also accumulated four assists over the duration of the weekend to bring her point total to 17.
Defensive Player of the Week
Katie Tijerina, Marist
Fr., Util, 5-6, Commerce, CA/Rosary
Tijerina drew the opponent’s best player and had three drawn ejections, 10 steals and one field block in four matches vs. Bucknell, #21 Harvard, #4 Hawaii and #13 Indiana. She had one drawn ejection and three steals in a 13-10 loss to Indiana, one drawn ejection and one steal in a 10-6 loss to Hawaii and five steals and one field block in a 10-8 win vs. Bucknell.
Rookie of the Week
Susan Cantoni, Marist
Fr., Util, 5-8, San Jose, CA/Archbishop Mitty
Cantoni had four goals and five assists, one steal and two field blocks in four matches vs. Bucknell, #21 Harvard, #4 Hawaii and #13 Indiana. She had three goals, two assists, one steal and two field blocks in a 9-8 loss to Harvard, one goal and one assist in a 10-6 loss to Hawaii and one assist in both a 13-10 loss to Indiana and 10-8 win vs. Bucknell.