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Atlantic
Division Player of the
Week
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Great
Lakes Division
Player of the Week
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Great
Plains Division
Player of the Week
10-21 Ross Krawczyk,
University of Nebraska
Junior goalie Ross Krawczyk has provided the strong base for the Huskers
much improved defense. Demonstrating his prowess in both shallow and
deep goals last weekend, Krawczyk led his team to an unprecedented winning
streak. Krawczyk averaged 18 blocks per game and blocked two four meter
penalty shots.
Heartland
Division Player of the Week
10-21 Elad Rachevsky,
Macalester College
Macalester first-year Elad Rachevsky helped the led the Scots' offensive
attack once again, netting 18 goals, assisted on 4 more and drew 10
ejections. Rachevsky also had 2 field blocks and 8 steals.
10-7 Jared Rudolph,
Macalester College
Macalester's Jared Rudolph really stepped up his play at this weekends
tournament at St. John's. He contributed 8 goals, 4 assists, 11 steals,
drew 2 ejections and had 1 field block.
Rudolph also won 15 of the 16 sprints to give the Scots extra scoring
opportunities.
9-30 Elad Rachevsky,
Macalester College
Freshman Elad Rachevsky led the Scots to a 2-2 record at the Heartland
Division's opening tournament at Grinnell. In the four games Rachevsky
scored 33 goals and assisted on 7 others.jections. Defensively he added
8 steals and drew 6 ejections.
Mid
Atlantic Division Player of the Week
10-28 Kevin Harty,
Villanova University
During the final game of the regular season, senior Kevin Harty was
instrumental in defeating the University of Pennsylvania Quakers 16-15.
During the game he scored a career high five goals and drew an additional
ejection which was converted for a sixth goal. He also played flawless
defense, finishing the game without getting scored upon or committing
a major foul.
10-21 Mike Gordon,
Villanova University
Mike Gordon helped lead the Wildcats to an undefeated run this past
weekend, including a win over league-rival Penn State. During three
games, he scored a combined 11 goals, one third of the team’s total
output. In addition, he drew another 11 ejections, establishing himself
as one of the division’s best drivers. On the defensive end, he was
equally effective. He earned four steals, while failing to get scored
on or ejected even one time. His biggest game came against Penn State,
where he drew seven of his eleven total ejections and scored four of
the team’s nine goals.
10-7 Tom Hallett,
Villanova University
Tom Hallett anchored a defense that watched the Wildcats extend their
overall record to 11-2 with wins over Penn, Army, and Columbia. In doing
so, Hallett blocked a total of 54 shots and allowed 39 goals giving
him a save percentage of 58%. What is even more astounding is the fact
that if you remove the only off-game he had against Northern Virginia,
he blocked over 75% of the shots taken against him in the remaining
three games.
9-30 Greg Fox, Villanova
University
Greg Fox set himself apart from the pack this week with an incredible
performance running an offense for the Wildcats that saw them push their
overall record to 7 and 1. During a weekend that witnessed Villanova
win the 19th Annual Wildcat Invitational, Fox led his team to four straight
victories. He was instrumental in 22 of the team’s 60 goals, garnering
15 assists and scoring another seven. He also drew four ejections himself.
His ability to set up the offense and deliver the ball made the difference
in key victories, including the 11-10 win over local rival, Greater
Philadelphia, where he had a career high nine assists.
Missouri
Valley Division Player of the Week
9-23 Sam Lape, Lindenwood
University
Playing in his first collegiate
games this past weekend, freshman Sam Lape served as speaking captain,
starter and leading goal scorer for Lindenwood University during its
home Missouri Valley Division tournament. In its last game of the weekend,
Lindenwood played 2003 Great Plains Division champion Western Illinois
University, and fell by a score of 11-10. However, Lape scored 7 of
his team's 10 goals, keeping the score close throughout. In addition,
his defensive play was excellent in leading Lindenwood to wins over
Northern Illinois, Washington University and Lindenwood University "B".
New
England Division Player of the Week
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New
York Division Player of the Week
10-14 Mark Hogan,
United States Military Academy
At this past weekend's combined
regional tournament, Mark Hogan amassed an impressive total of 44 saves,
sporting a 75% save percentage in each game. Sophomore Hogan is in his
inaugural year as the starting goalkeeper for the Army team, and hails
from the traditional California water polo powerhouse, Long Beach Wilson
HS.
North
Atlantic Division Player of the Week
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Northwest
Division
Player of the Week
10-28 Noah Saltman,
University of Oregon
Freshman goalie Noah Saltman tallied eight saves and three steals in
the Ducks' victory over the Huskies. He anchored a young defense that
held opponents to an average of 5.75 goals for the second tournament
of the year. He also shared time with our other three goalies, Josh
Leitner, Derek Ventling, and Geoff Smith, which held WWU, WSU, and UP
to an average of 5.33 goals per game.
10-14 Mark Welch,
University of Oregon
First-year graduate student Mark Welch anchored an inexperienced but
talented offense in the first games of the Ducks' 2004 season. In two
games, the starting two-meter set scored 17 goals, made 6 steals, and
forced 2 kick-outs. His superb athletic talent coupled with a great
attitude allow Mark to help in the development of the numerous freshman
on this young team.
Ohio
Valley Division Player
of the Week
10-28 Nick Foy, Miami
University (OH)
Nick Foy scored 13 goals and had 8 assists at the Indiana University
Inviatational tournament on Oct 23-24. He led Miami to a huge victory
over conference rival Ohio U by a 17 - 2 margin. Nick, one of two team
seniors, will provides the experience to help move Miami toward another
Ohio Valley Championship.
10-14 Garrett Smith,
Miami University (OH)
At the Ohio Valley regional at Dayton University, Garrett scored 16
goals, had 13 steals, and 5 assists. His strong play led Miami to another
#1 seed at the Ohio Valley Championship and a provides great outlook
for the remainder of the season.
10-7 Kyle Perry,
Miami University (OH)
At the Kyle McGarity Invitational
at Miami University, Kyle Perry showed his dominance at driving and
ball control. He drew 20 ejections from Miami opponents in four games,
scored 8 goals, had 13 steals, and led Miami to a fourth place finish
in one of the top invitationals in the country. Perry, the Ohio Valley
MVP in 2002 and 2003, looks to be a strong candidate for the award in
2004.
Pacific
Coast Division Player of the Week
9-30 Nick Rex, St.
Mary's College
Nick Rex has recorded 40 saves in the last two tournaments St. Mary's
has competed in, including two 13 save games, one 12 save game and a
four meter defensive stop. Rex also has 8 steals. He was named Second
Team All-Conference, and Honorable Mention All-American in 2003.
Southeast
Division
Player of the Week
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Southwest
Division Player of the Week
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Texas
Division Player of the Week
10-21 Tom Andrew,
University of Texas
Junior Tom Andrew has led the Texas water polo team to an 8–0 start.
In the first two CWPA Tournaments Andrew has had 16 goals, 14 assists,
and 15 steals. Andrew also prevents his opponents from scoring with
excellent defense. Andrew has an impressive work out ethic. He is always
one of the first to arrive at practice and always gives 100%. Andrew
leads by setting an example at practice and at Tournaments.
10-14 Brian Conover,
Baylor University
Senior Brian Conover is the starting goalie and anchor of the Baylor
men's team. Off to their best start in the history of the program, the
Bears enter the division championship ranked third, behind traditional
Texas Division powers Texas and Texas A&M, due in large part to
the great defense of Conover. Brian has allowed an average of 7 or less
goals per game in the first two tournaments. Brian has also had an average
of 16 or more blocks per game.
9-30
Zach Gentry, Baylor University
Zack Gentry is a true freshman who lead the Baylor University to its
best ever start, with a perfect 4-0 record at the first Texas Division
tournament in College Station. Baylor scored 54 goals in the tourney,
16 by Gentry. In addition, he also chipped in 14 assists. Gentry scored
the winning goal in the 11-10 win against Rice, a game that required
two sudden death frames.
Heartland
Division Player of the Week
5-3 Jackie DeLuca,
Macalester College
In the Collegiate III National Championship tournament DeLuca led the
Scots offensive attack with 7 goals, 17 ejections drawn and 4 assists.
She also added 5 steals for good measure in being named to the Championships
All-Tournament team
4-19 Elena Bulat,
Macalester College
The first-year player continued to rapidly improve in the goal leading
Macalester to the Heartland Regional Championship. Bulat recorded 10
saves in a win against Carthage, 6 in her first-career shut-out versus
Knox and 10 in the champiopnship game against Wheaton. Bulat made 7
saves in the championship game with the Scots playing man-down.
3-22 Hayley Campbell,
Macalester College
In Macalester's 13-1 victory over the University of Minnesota, The senior
co-captain scored 7 goals, assisted on 2 others and recorded 2 steals.
She helped the Scots avenge an early 7-6 loss to the Gophers.
3-15 Jackie DeLuca,
Macalester College
The Scots first-year 2-meter player had a stellar week as Macalester
traveled west for Spring break. Over the course of the week (11 games)
DeLuca led the Scots offense by netting 13 goals, drawing 17 ejections
and serving up 10 assists. She also helped on the defensive side by
earning 6 steals.
3-4 Jackie DeLuca,
Macalester College
Freshman Jackie DeLuca led the Scots to a 4-0 record at the Heartland
Division tournament this past weekend at Carleton College. In the four
games played, DeLuca created greater than half of the Scots’ scoring
opportunities from the two-meter position, by leading the team with
a total of 14 assists, as well as 3 goals of her own. DeLuca also led
the team in kickouts drawn with 7, and was third in the team in steals
with 7.
Mid
Atlantic Division Player of the Week
4-7 Rebecca Carroll,
University of Pennsylvania
Senior co-captain Rebecca Carroll ended her career as a Quaker by bringing
Penn a 10-1 record and it's first ever division title. In three games,
Carroll recorded a team high ten goals along with six assists and five
steals. In the championship game, Rebecca scored a game high five goals,
converting all four of Penn's six-on-five chances. She also added two
assists and three steals. Penn was able to defeat defending champions
Virginia 9-8 in sudden death overtime and will be traveling to the National
Championship to represent the Mid Atlantic Division.
3-25 Laura Sander,
University of Pennsylvania
First year medical student Laura Sander was a huge part of Penn's success
this weekend. Offensively she led the Quakers with 12 goals and added
4 assists. Sander also led the team on the defensive end with 15 steals,
as the team compiled 73 steals in four games. Thanks to her efforts,
Penn was able to finish with its best ever regular season finish at
7-1, securing the second seed going into Mid Atlantic Championships.
3-4 Sarah Dotters-Katz,
University of Pennsylvania
Junior Sarah Dotters-Katz was huge part of a perfect 4-0 weekend for
the University of Pennsylvania. She led a very balanced offensive attack
with nine goals, as she split time at two-meter offense. In the first
game of the tournament she led the Quakers by scoring a goal in each
quarter of a tough 11-10 win over Penn State. Dotters-Katz scored five
more goals as Penn swept West Chester (15-8 and 12-4) and IUP (11-3).
2-12 Oveida Norris,
University of Pennsylvania
Senior co-captain Oveida Norris had an outstanding effort in last weekend's
Ivy League Championships. In her first games at two meter-offense, she
was able to compile nine goals and five assists, while drawing five
ejections and one four-meter penalty in four games of play. Her contributions
on defense also led the team with 11 steals as she split time in two
meter-defense. Against Cornell in the last game of the weekend, Norris
tallied three goals, four assists, three steals, and drew four ejections.
Midwest
Division Player of the Week
4-22 Hillary Robnick,
Miami University (OH)
Miami University junior Hillary Robnick led Miami’s ‘A’ team to victory
at the Midwest championship tournament. Over the course of the tournament,
she only gave up six goals, four against Miami’s ‘B’ team, and two against
runner up Notre Dame. Hillary also posted one complete game shutout.
She also tallied nine steals and four assists from the cage. She looks
to be ready to lead Miami's women's team as they head to Cal Poly for
Nationals
in two weeks.
4-1 Hillary Robnick,
Miami University (OH)
Junior goalie, Hillary Robnick, led the Miami (OH) "A" team
to a record of 4-0, including a victory over longtime rival Michigan
State at The Purdue Boilermaker Invite this past weekend. In goal, she
blocked two four-meter penalty shots and also recorded one complete
game shut-out. She recorded 33 saves, while allowing only 12 goals.
Robnick also posted four steals, and assisted on three goals.
2-12 Brigette Alge,
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame played this past weekend at the Spartan
Mini Invitational at Michigan State and came home with a 2-1 record
after playing three top ten opponents. Alge led the impressive Irish
defense as it held No. 6 Purdue and No. 8 Miami OH to six goals apiece
and No. 2 Michigan State to eigh goals. Alge's save totals increased
as the weekend went on, putting up 7 blocks against the tough Spartan
attack, 12 blocks against Purdue and ended the weekend by stonewalling
the Redhawks 14 times. The season will continue to look bright for the
Irish if Alge continues to anchor the Irish's shutdown defense like
she did this weekend.
New
England Division Player of the Week
3-4 Lauren Taft,
Yale University
In the four games in the New England Division this weekend, she tallied
26 saves, 2 steals, and 2 assists, and allowed only 15 goals. She also
completed her first shutout of the season against Wesleyan (final score:
11-0). Yale went 4-0 on the weekend, including a 7-4 victory over Dartmouth,
2003 division champs.
2-12 Acacia Clark,
Yale University
In three games at the Ivy Championship this weekend, Yale's Acacia Clark
scored seven goals, had two assists, drew two kickouts, and one four-meter
penalty. She also won eight sprints and was named first team All-Ivy.
Yale finished in third place at the championship, the highest placing
of any club team at the event.
New
York Division Player of the Week
4-22 Courtney Hargrave,
New York University
NYU's senior co-captain, Courtney Hargrave lead The Lady Bobcats to
an undefeated regular season and an undefeated weekend at the New York
Division Championships. In her four games, Hargrave tallied 18 goals,
9 assists, forced 16 steals and drew 3 kickouts, while only allowing
3 turnovers and being ejected 5 times. Her outstanding weekend helped
crown NYU as the 2004 New York Division Champions.
4-7 Courtney Hargrave,
New York University
Senior co-captain, Courtney Hargrave led the Lady Bobcats to a perfect
4-0 record this past weekend at Cornell University. Hargrave tallied
17 goals on 21 shots, registering 10 assists and 13 steals while drawing
6 kickouts. She leads the New York Division in virtually every statistical
category and has been the leading goal scorer of the New York Division
since NYU water polo's inception in the spring of 2002.
3-4 Lauren McCullough,
New York University
Junior Lauren McCullough had one of the finest all-around tournaments
in NYU history, registering 14 goals, 14 assists, drawing 12 kick outs
and recording 14 steals this weekend at Bloomsburg Univerrsity. The
Bobcats went 4-0 on the weekend and hold the inside track for the No.
1 seed at the division championship, which they will host on April 17-18.
Northwest
Division Player of the Week
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Women's Season!
Pacific
Coast Division Player of the Week
4-1 Shannon Heidorn,
University of California, Davis
Freshman Shannon Heidorn showed great poise and leadership for UC Davis
in what was an extremely physical and rough weekend of water polo. Shannon
scored six goals during the tournament but it was her defense at two-meters
that kept the Aggies in many of the games and even gave UC Davis an
opportunity to beat San Jose State, as the game was tied at halftime.
Shannon's great speed in the water also helped the Aggies push the ball
into the front court and produced many counterattack goals.
3-11 Tracey Bassett,
University of California, Davis
Tracy Bassett scored 15 goals in four games this for UC Davis at the
CSU Hayward Invitational tournament this weekend. Bassett also chipped
in 9 drawn ejections on the defensive end for the Aggies. She assisted
on two goals in the tournament championship game and provided her team
with excellent defense throughout the weekend.
2-12 Katie O'Neil,
University of California, Davis
Katie O'Neil averaged three goals per game goals at UC Davis's home
invitational. She had a team high five goals against Chico State. Katie
is a very versatile player and can play any position offensively and
defensively and helps the team through her great speed and excellent
ball handling.
Southeast
Division Player of the Week
4-16
Heather Daniels, Florida State University
Junior Heather
Daniels turned in her most complete performance of the season this past
weekend at the University of North Carolina Easter Invitational. She
was the cornerstone of the Seminole defense, while also contributing
consistently on offense. Heather's best performance of the tournament
came in the Third Place game. After East Carolina University had gone
on a two goal run, Heather tallied a pair of consecutive goals in the
third period to kill the ECU run. Heather then turned her focus to the
defensive end where she was an instrumental part of shutting out the
Pirates for most of the second half giving the 'Noles a 9-3 victory.
The Seminoles are now 5-1-1 against teams ranked in the CWPA Top 20
Club poll.
4-1
Lisa Satill, Florida State University
Freshman
Lisa Satill turned in a solid performance this past weekend at the Southeast
Division Regional. She was an instrumental part of the Seminole defense,
and provided an offensive spark in crucial situations. Lisa's best performance
of the tournament came against conference rival Emory. After Emory had
posted a 2-0 lead, Lisa tallied 2 consecutive goals in the third period
to tie the game. Lisa then turned her energy to the defensive end where
she was an instrumental part of shutting out the Eagles in the second
half giving the 'Noles a 4-2 victory. The Seminoles are now 5-1-1 against
teams ranked in the CWPA Top 20 Club poll.
3-4
Jessica Frizell, Emory University
Junior hole
set and co-captain, Jessica Frizell, continued to be the cornerstone
of the Emory Eagles’ offense at their home invitational this past weekend,
where they went 3-0. In those three games, she scored 16 goals, had
5 assists, drew 5 ejections and was awarded one four-meter shot. She
also excelled on the defensive end of the pool, accumulating an impressive
9 steals for the weekend. The Eagles are now 6-1-0 for the spring season
and are anxious for the chance to battle it out in the Southeast Division
in Clearwater, Fla. on March 27/28th.
2-12
Lainey Tobin, Florida State University
Florida State
University freshman goaltender, Lainey Tobin (Miami, FL), turned in
a stellar performance this past weekend at the University of South Florida
Invitational. She was the cornerstone of the stingy Seminole defense,
allowing only 15 goals over 4 games. Lainey opened the tournament with
a shutout against conference rival, Emory's B squad. She followed up
that performance with a brilliant game against the #4 ranked University
of Florida, in which the Seminoles shocked the heavily favored Gators
with a 6-6 tie. In the Tournament semifinals, Tobin had a dominating
performance, in a 3-2 upset of the #13 ranked Emory Eagles. In the championship
game, Tobin had 11 saves, including one in the final 30 seconds to preserve
an 8-7 victory over the #4 Florida Gators. The Seminoles are now 4-0-1
against teams ranked in the CWPA Top 20 Club poll.
1-29
Tania Echevarria Valenzuela, Florida State University
Florida State
University sophomore, Tania Echevarria Valenzuela (Trujillo Alto, PR),
turned in a dominating performance this past weekend at the Seminoles'
home invitational. She led the Seminoles in scoring with 16 goals, and
was second on the team in steals with 9, contributing heavily to the
Seminoles 4-1 start to the season. Tania closed the tournament with
a career day. In the 3rd place game against the University of Arizona,
Tania posted a career high 7 goals, including the game winner with 11
seconds left in the contest. The Seminoles' two victories over the visiting
Wildcats, were the team's first ever against a program ranked in the
CWPA Top 20 poll.
Southwest
Division Player of the Week
4-7 Madeline Wessel,
University of Colorado
Junior Madeline Wessel led the Colorado Buffaloes to a 3-1
record at CU's home tournament in Boulder. She tallied 22 goals over
the weekend, with 6 coming against ranked opponent Arizona. Maddy contributed
on both sides of the ball with 9 assists, 7 steals and 4 drawn ejections.
As the teams' two-meter offense, she helped Colorado outscore it's opponents
50-20 in their three wins on the weekend.
2-12 Linda Taylor,
University of Colorado
Junior goalkeeper Linda Taylor led the Buffaloes to a third place finish
at the UC Davis Invitational. Taylor held opponents to an average of
3.8 goals per game, boasting 9 clutch saves in the Buffs 6-3 victory
over Fresno State in the third place game. Linda was also a critical
component in keeping the Buffs in their semifinal game against UC Davis
A, posting 11 saves and 2 steals in the 4-2 loss. Colorado's visit to
Davis was the team's first ever non-conference tournament and the team
recorded wins over UC Davis B (5-1), Oregon State (11-2) and Fresno
State (6-3).
Texas
Division Player of the Week
4-22 Julia Follick,
Rice University
Rice University junior Julia Follick helped lead the Owls to their second
straight CWPA Division title in San Antonio, TX this past weekend. Follick
netted 7 goals over the weekend (including 4 crucial goals in a tightly
contested championship game against Trinity University), along with
6 steals and 5 drawn ejections. As the team's utility player, Follick
helped Rice University outscore it's opponents 24-10 as the Owls finished
its season with a perfect division record of 11-0. Rice will travel
to San Luis Obispo, CA on April 30th to compete at the CWPA Collegiate
Club Nationals.
4-1 Jess Schumer,
Rice University
Rice University Junior Jess Schumer had a breakout tournament at the
inaugural University of Houston water polo tournament this weekend.
Schumer netted 12 goals and 12 steals while winning all 16 sprints as
Rice University went 4-0 in the second round of Texas Divisional play.
As the team's primary driver, Schumer was an integral part of the Owls'
offensive scheme that outscored its opponents 46-11.
2-26 Alex Woodruff,
Rice University
Rice University sophomore Alex Woodruff enjoyed a stellar season opener
this weekend at Texas A&M. Woodruff scored 9 goals and had 8 assists
for the Owls, as Rice University went on to complete a 4-0 sweep in
the first round of Texas Division play. As two-meter defender, Woodruff
had a tournament high 15 steals, helping Rice outscore its opponents
40-14 in its first four games.
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