Wagner’s Simshauser and Campbell and La Salle’s DeFusco Claim Water Polo Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Sarah, DeFusco, La Salle
Jr., Las Vegas, NV/Coronado
In La Salle's first ever three-win weekend, DeFusco was the driving offensive force at the Convergence Cup. Across four games, she tallied 17 goals (on 36 shots), nine assists and eight exclusions earned. The Explorers went 2-0 on Saturday, scoring 27 goals--DeFusco scored or assisted on 18 of them.
Defensive Player of the Week
Katherine Campbell, Wagner
Jr., Regina, Saskatchewan/Dr. Martin Leboldus
Campbell stopped 11 shots and grabbed two steals in only nine quarters of action in the Harvard Invitational. She held two top 25 ranked teams to only 12 goals in her time in the pool, while guiding the Seahawks to an undefeated weekend. Keeping her head up, the Regina, Saskatchewan native also recorded an assist in the 15-5 win over No. 22 Bucknell.
Rookie of the Week
Abbey Simshauser, Wagner
Fr., Sydney, Australia/Presbyterian Ladies College
Simshauser led the Seahawks with 15 points and nine goals, while also placing second on the team with six assists in only three games. While recording at least three points in each match, the Sydney, Australia native paced the Seahawks with seven goals in two top-25 matchup victories over No. 22 Bucknell and No. 25 Cal-State East Bay. Defensively, the first-year Seahawk drew five exclusions, while adding three steals and one block.
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 39th year of competition during the 2019-20 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.