Iona's Allen, Siena's Bryar, & St. Francis Brooklyn's Snelgar Earn MAAC Water Polo Weekly Honors
Offensive Player of the Week
Kayla Allen, Iona
Sr., 2-meter, Houston, TX/Jersey Village
In two games for the Gaels, senior Kayla Allen notched eight goals on 15 shots to go along with four steals and one drawn exclusions drawn. In Iona's 20-15 defeat to Hartwick, Allen tallied a hat-trick on eight shot attempts. In the loss to Brown on Sunday, she scored five goals and added an assist. She currently ranks second on the team with 26 goals scored.
Defensive Player of the Week
Clare Bryar, Siena
Sr., Chicago, IL/Mother McAuley
Bryar led the Saints with three steals against #13 Hartwick. She also tallied three points off of one goal and two assists, while also drawing two ejections. Then against RV Brown, Bryar recorded one steal and one ejection drawn while totaling five points off of two goals and three assists.
Rookie of the Week
Kelsey Snelgar
Fr., Auckland, New Zealand
The first-year Terrier tallied six of St. Francis Brooklyn’s 11 goals at No. 13 Hartwick. Snelgar also recorded four steals and four drawn exclusions against the Hawks.
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 37
th year of competition during the 2017-18 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.