Wagner's Hardy, Campbell & St. Francis Brooklyn's Snelgar Claim MAAC Water Polo Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Erica Hardy, Wagner
Jr., Attack, Montreal, Quebec/St. Thomas
Erica Hardy earns her second-straight MAAC Water Polo Offensive Player of the Week honor. The junior tallied 28 points (20 goals, eight assists) en route to a 4-0 weekend for Wagner. Hardy notched eight points (four goals, four assists) in her first game of the weekend against Villanova. In the second game on Saturday, Hardy scored a season-high nine goals in a win over Iona. On Sunday, the attack finished her regular season with a three-point (two goals, one assist) performance against Marist, and an eight-point (five goal, three assist) game vs. St. Francis Brooklyn.
Defensive Player of the Week
Katherine Campbell, Wagner
Fr., Goalkeeper, Regina, Saskatchewan/Dr. Martin Leboldus High School
Katherine Campbell went 4-0 in net for Wagner last weekend as the Seahawks clinched the 2018 MAAC Water Polo Regular Season Championship. Campbell recorded 31 saves, a .601 save-percentage, and 10 steals.
Rookie of the Week
Kelsey Snelgar, St. Francis Brooklyn
Fr., Utility, Auckland, New Zealand
Kelsey Snelgar notched eight goals, 11 steals, and eight drawn exclusions in the final weekend of the regular season. Snelgar scored a total of four goals on Saturday (two in a win over La Salle and two against Iona). The freshman tallied four goals in the season finale against Wagner on Sunday.
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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.