Water Polo

Marist’s Pantani, The Mount’s Engquist, and LIU’s deVroedt Earn Final Kap7 MAAC Water Polo Weekly Awards of the Season

Offensive Player of the Week
Sydney deVroedt, LIU
Sr., Hollywood, Fla., South Broward/St. Francis Brooklyn
 
Utility Sydney deVroedt led LIU goals scored in all three matches over the weekend, scoring seven goals against VMI on Saturday, six goals against Villanova on Saturday and four goals against Wagner on Sunday.
 
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Becca Engquist, The Mount
Fr., Chicago, Ill., Mother McAuley


Freshman goal keeper Becca Engquist record 27 saves in two starts for the Mountaineers this past weekend, including 18 saves in the team's 13-12 win over Siena. The win clinch a spot in the MAAC Water Polo playoffs.
 
Rookie of the Week
Margherita Pantani, Marist
Fr.,  Florence, Italy
 
Freshman defender Margherita Pantani had a dominant game in the Red Foxes #1 seed clinching game against Iona. In the Red Foxes 13-12 win, Pantani registered a team-high five steals and two blocks in the Red Foxes win. Pantani was also a force in the Red Foxes three other wins of the weekend, tallying 10 more steals and five more blocks.
 
The 2025 MAAC Water Polo Championship will take place April 25-27, 2025. The six-team, single-elimination championship will be hosted by Marist University in Poughkeepsie, NY. Marist has hosted the Water Polo Championship annually since 2003. For all information regarding the 2025 MAAC Water Polo Championship, please visit maacsports.com/wp.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 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 44th year of competition during the 2024-25 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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