Beck, Karbach & Hamby Nab Water Polo Weekly Awards

Beck, Karbach & Hamby Nab Water Polo Weekly Awards

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Offensive Player of the Week


Chelsea Beck, Wagner
Sr., CB, 5-9, Reading, Pa./Wilson

Senior Chelsea Beck amassed an impressive 24 total points for Wagner during the opening weekend of MAAC play.  Totaling a weekend-high seven points with four goals and three assists opposite Siena, the Keystone State native notched on an additional 11 goals with four against St. Francis (N.Y.) and Villanova while totaling three opposite Marist.  Recording a total of nine assists in addition to her 15 goals, Beck also became the fourth Seahawk in history to reach 200 career points


Defensive Player of the Week

                    
Laura Karbach, Wagner
Jr., GK, 5-11, Abington, Pa./Germantown Academy

Laura Karbach amassed a total of 35 saves for the Seahawks during the opening weekend of MAAC play. The junior goalkeeper recorded a high of ten saves in the victory over St. Francis (N.Y.), nine saves in the wins against both Marist and Villanova, and seven in the win over Siena. The Keystone State native also held Siena to a weekend-best three goals while preserving the 10-9 win over Marist. Finishing the weekend with an impressive save percentage of 0.614, Karbach's GAA of 5.86 marks her career-best. Karbach also notched on four assists and six steals.

Rookie of the Week


Jessica Hamby, Marist
Fr., 2mO, 5-9, Sacramento, Calif./Granite Bay

Hamby was the Red Foxes' greatest offensive threat this past week in the opening week of MAAC games scoring an astounding 12 goals in three games. She scored three goals against Wagner, her lowest scoring game of the weekend, as Marist's comeback came up just short. She also made two steals on defense and drew an ejection. She then found the back of the net four times against the defending conference champion and preseason favorite Iona as the Red Foxes made an amazing comeback, winning 13-12 in overtime. She had two goals in a four-goal fourth quarter for Marist that saw them erase what was once a five-goal deficit. Then, with the score tied at 12 in the final overtime session, she scored the game-winner with less than 90 seconds left to play. She also drew five ejections versus the Gaels. On Sunday, Hamby capped her weekend, scoring five times against VMI while adding a steal and drawing two ejections.