Lundgren, Amorosa, & Tijerina Earn Final MAAC Water Polo Weekly Awards
MAAC Sports
Offensive Player of the Week
Jess Lundgren, Wagner
Sr., Center, 5-9, Queensland, Australia/Mountain Creek
Senior center Jess Lundgren found the back of the net 24 times to lead the Seahawks to 4-0 record over the weekend, highlighted by a nine goal performance vs. Villanova. The Australian native also dished out 11 assists over the course of the weekend to bring her point total to 35.
Defensive Player of the Week
Amanda Amorosa, Marist
Jr., Utility, 5-9, Montreal, QC / John Rennie
Amanda Amorosa had sixteen steals, three field blocks, and four drawn ejections in four matches vs. Siena, St. Francis, Wagner and VMI. She had seven steals and one field block in a 15-5 win over VMI, four steals and two drawn ejections in a 13-6 win over Siena, three steals, one field block, and two drawn ejections in a 17-5 win vs. St Francis and two steals and one field block in a 9-8 loss to Wagner.
Rookie of the Week
Katie Tijerina, Marist
Fr., Utility, 5-6, Commerce, CA / Rosary
Katie Tijerina had 10 goals, seven assists, 10 steals, two field blocks, and two drawn ejections in four matches vs. Siena, St. Francis, Wagner and VMI. She had six goals, one assist, two steals, and one drawn ejection in a 13-6 win vs. Siena, three goals, two assists, four steals and one field block in a 15-5 win over VMI, three assists, three steals, and one field block in a 9-8 loss to Wagner and one goal, one assist, one steal and one drawn ejection in a 17-5 win vs. St. Francis.