Leonard, Karbach, Hamby Earn Water Polo Weekly Honors
MAAC Sports
Offensive Player of the Week
Cecilia Leonard, Iona
Sr., UT, 5-9, Plantation, Fla./South
Plantation
Leonard had a stellar week during the Gaels long road trip in California, accruing 24 points in seven games. At the Lancer Invite, she guided Iona to a 3-1 record, including a three goal, seven assist performance in a win against Azusa Pacific. Leonard's 12 goals overall for the week proved to be difference-makers in close wins over Redlands and Pomona. She also had 15 steals for the week, including five vs. Azusa.
Defensive Player of the Week
Laura Karbach, Wagner
Jr., G, 5-11, Abington, Pa./Germantown
Academy
Laura Karbach amassed a total of
41 saves for the Seahawks during the West Coast spring break trip. The junior goalkeeper recorded a high of nine
saves in both the victory over No. 12 Cal State Northridge and No. 11 Indiana,
eight saves in the wins against both No. 14 Hawaii and Pacific, and seven in
the win over Cal State San Bernardino.
The Keystone State native also held Cal State Northridge to only four
goals while keeping Hawaii out of the winner's circle allowing only six. Finishing the weekend with an impressive save
percentage of 0.569, Karbach's GAA of 6.20 marks her career-best. Karbach also notched on three assists and six
steals.
Rookie of the Week
Alison Hamby, Marist
Fr., 2mD, Sacramento, Calif./Granite
Bay
Hamby was one of the Red Foxes'
leader on offense this past week, scoring seven goals and assisting on four
others for 11 total points in Marist's six games, leading them to 4-2 record.
She had four points on a hat trick and an assist against 11th-ranked
Indiana. She followed that up with a three-point performance against Claremont,
scoring one goal and handing out two assists. She also played big on defense,
making four thefts and adding a field block.