Villanova's Clark, Marist's Hermosillo & St. Francis Brooklyn's Snelgar Earn MAAC Water Polo Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Dominique Clark, Villanova
Sr., Center, Berkeley, CA/Miramonte
Dominique Clark scored a total of 18 goals over the course of four games in California this past week. Her best game this week came against Whittier as she scored six goals in the game, which was over half of the goals scored by Villanova in its 13-11 overtime loss. Clark now has a total of 32 goals on the year.
Defensive Player of the Week
Jessica Hermosillo, Marist
Sr., Goalkeeper, La Mirada, CA/Rosary
Jessica Hermosillo went 4-1 at the Indiana Classic and made 37 saves to go along with a .552 save percentage. She made a season-high 11 saves in the Red Foxes’ 9-7 win over Santa Clara. She had seven saves in a 13-2 win over Washington & Jefferson, and eight saves in Marist’s 15-14 win over No. 13 Hartwick. Hermosillo finished the week with eight saves at No. 10 Indiana.
Rookie of the Week
Kelsey Snelgar, St. Francis Brooklyn
Fr., Utility, Auckland, New Zealand
Kelsey Snelgar takes home the MAAC Water Polo Rookie of the Week honor for the third week in a row. In five games this past week, Snelgar totaled 17 goals, eight assists, and 17 steals. The freshman scored five or more goals in a game twice last week, and scored three-plus goals in three games.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37
th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.