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2024 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 14 (12/2/2024 - 12/8/2024)

Summary:

- #20 Salem, with Timothy Fischer on the roster, lost 22-6 to #1 UCLA in the quarter finals of the NCAA tournament
- DIII #10 Augustana went 1-1 to finish 3rd in the NCAA DIII tournament. Tyler Leslie had a very good all round showing with 2 goals, 3 steals, 2 blocks, 1 drawn exclusion and 3 sprints won. Stevan Rasic was good with 2 goals, 3 assists and 2 drawn exclusions
- DIII #8 MIT went 0-2 to finish 4th in the DIII NCAA tournament. Kunal Rajadhyax was excellent with 4 goals, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. Armaan Gill played one game in goal and came up with 5 saves, 1 assist and 2 steals

Senior tribute:

The following seniors or graduate students from high schools in Illinois completed 4+ years of NCAA water polo competition. Congratulations to all of them for successfully balancing athletics and academics, and for representing Illinois water polo with distinction:

Jeremy Sherpa (Evanston) - Augustana (DIII)
Jake Fisher (Lincoln-Way East) - Augustana (DIII)
Nikita Kravstov (Lane Tech) - Fresno Pacific (DI)
Jimmy Cronin (Metea Valley) - McKendree (DII)
Zach Fischer (De La Salle) - Mount St. Mary's
Aiden Cawley (Whitney Young) - Occidental (DIII)
Patrick Hughes (Evanston) - Pomona-Pitzer (DIII)
Srboljub (Siba) Filipovic (St. Charles North) - The Pacific

2024 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 13 (11/25/2024 - 12/1/2024)

Summary:

- no games scheduled for week 13 (11/25/2024 - 12/1/2024)
- week 14 (12/2/2024 - 12/8/2024) is the final week of the season

2024 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 12 (11/18/2024 - 11/25/2024)

Summary:

- Nikita Kravstov had 1 goal and 1 assist as DI Fresno Pacific went 2-1 to finish 5th in the WWPA conference tournament
- Brett Grady had 2 goals as DI Iona went 1-2 to finish 4th in the NWPC tournament
- Zach Fischer had 2 goals as DI Mount St. Mary's went 1-2 to finish 6th in the MAWPC tournament
- Gavin Honken had 1 goal in DI Air Force's 16-4 loss to #13 San Jose State in the WCC quarter finale
- Kevin Kehoe had 1 goal and 2 assists as DII McKendree went 0-3 to finish 6th in the WWPA tournament. Jimmy Cronin had 26 saves and 6 steals in goal
- Kunal Rajadhyax had 4 goals as DIII #7 MIT went 2-1 and finished 6th in the NWPC tournament. Armaan Gill played 2 games in goal and came up with 18 saves
- DIII Augustana went 2-1 in the MPSF tournament and won the MPSF East title. Stevan Rasic was excellent on offense with 8 goals and 3 drawn exclusions. Jack Fischer had a good all round showing with 3 goals, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 drawn exclusions. So did Tyler Leslie with 1 goal, 5 assists, 4 steals, 2 drawn exclusions, 1 block and 1 sprint won
- Adrian Tolczyk had 1 goal and 1 drawn exclusion in 3 games as DIII Penn State Behrend finished 2nd in the MPSF East tournament. Karol Nowak had 1 goal, 2 steals and 1 sprint won. Will Aikens had 1 goal and 1 drawn exclusion
- Josh Vander Wagen was consistent with 2 goals, 3 assists, 4 steals and 1 drawn exclusion in 3 games for DIII Wheaton College (MA). So was Michael Ruemelin with 3 goals, 1 steal and 1 block

2024 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 11 (11/11/2024 - 11/17/2024)

Summary:

- Patrick Hughes had 1 goal in 2 games for DIII #1 Pomona-Pitzer. Jacob Shimon played 2 quarters in goal and came up with 6 saves
- Jack Bradbury had 1 steal in 2 games for DIII #5 Cal Lutheran
- Aiden Cawley had an excellent performance with 3 goals, 3 assists, 5 steals, 4 drawn exclusions and 2 sprints won in 2 games for DIII #8 Occidental
- Michael Ruemelin was terrific with 5 goals as DIII Wheaton College (MA) lost 23-13 to DIII Connecticut College. Josh Vander Wagen was also very good with 1 goal, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 drawn exclusion

2024 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 10 (11/04/2024 - 11/10/2024)

Summary:

- Nikita Kravstov had a good game with 1 goal, 3 assists and 3 steals in DI Fresno Pacific's 16-12 win over UC Merced
- P.J. Bartzen played 1 quarter in goal across 3 games for DI Iona and came up with 1 save
- Gabe Johnson had 1 goal in 4 games for DI Wagner
- Kevin Kehoe had 1 drawn exclusion in 2 games for DII McKendee. Jimmy Cronin had 19 saves and 3 steals in goal
- Timothy Fischer contributed with 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 drawn exclusions as DII Salem went 2-0 for the week
- Jack Bradbury had 1 assist and 2 steals in 2 games for DIII #4 Cal Lutheran
- Armaan Gill had 10 saves in DIII #7 MIT's 19-10 win over DI Long Island
- Aiden Cawley had 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 steals, 3 drawn exclusions and 4 sprints won in 2 games for DIII #9 Occidental. Kevin Castellanos chipped in with 1 block. Jack Schroeder played 2 quarters in goal and produced 9 saves
- DIII Augustana went 4-0 for the week. Complete stats were not available for all the games. Stevan Basic was tremendous with at least 12 goals and 5 drawn exclusions. Tyler Leslie had at least 4 goals and 1 steal. Jake Fisher had at least 1 goal, 2 assists and 1 steal. Cam Censullo had at least 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 drawn exclusion, while Henry Chapon had at least 1 assist
- Adrian Tolczyk had a good week with 3 goals and 5 steals in 4 games for DIII Penn State Behrend. Will Aikens also played a vital all round role with 3 goals, 1 assist, 4 steals, 1 drawn exclusion and 3 blocks
- Michael Ruemelin had an excellent week with 8 goals, 1 assist, 2 steals and 2 drawn exclusions in 4 games for DIII Wheaton College (MA). Josh Vander Wagen was good with 3 goals, 2 assists, 5 steals and 1 block

2024 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 9 (10/28/2024 - 11/3/2024)

Summary:

- Nikita Kravstov had 1 steal in 2 games for DI Fresno Pacific
- Brett Grady had 2 goals in 2 games for DI Iona. Sean Mulcrone chipped in with 1 goal and 1 drawn exclusion. P.J. Bartzen played one quarter in goal and came up with 2 saves and 1 assist
- Gavin Honken had 1 goal in 2 games for DI Air Force
- Gabe Johnson had 1 assist in 3 games for DI Wagner
- Patrick Hughes had 2 goals as DIII #1 Pomona-Pitzer went 2-0 for the week
- Jack Bradbury had 1 dawn exclusion in 2 games for DIII #4 Cal Lutheran
- Kunal Rajadhyax had 1 goal and 3 assists in 2 games for DIII #7 MIT. Armaan Gill played one game in goal and came up with 6 saves
- Aiden Cawley had an excellent game with 2 goals, 1 assist, 2 steals and 2 sprints won as DIII #9 Occidental lost 13-10 to DIII #4 Cal Lutheran
- Adrian Tolczyk and Karol Nowak each had 1 steal in 2 games for DIII Penn State Behrend

2024 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 8 (10/21/2024 - 10/27/2024)

Summary:

- Alec Posluszny had 1 goal in DI George Washington's 14-12 win over DIII #9 Johns Hopkins- Nikita Kravstov had 1 goal in 4 games for DI Fresno Pacific
- Brett Grady had 1 steal in DI Iona's 16-9 win over DI Long Island
- Zach Fischer had 3 goals and 1 steal in 3 games for DI Mount St. Mary's
- Gavin Honken had 1 goal, 1 assist and 1 steal in 3 games for DI Air Force
- Kevin Kehoe had 1 goal, 1 assist and 2 drawn exclusions in 4 games for DII KcKendree. Jimmy Cronin was good in goal with 38 saves and 3 steals
- Timothy Fischer had a good week with 6 goals and 1 steal as DII Salem went 4-0
- DIII #2 Pomona-Pitzer went 4-1 for the week. Jacob Shimon played a big part in two of those wins with 28 saves, 1 assist and 3 steals in goal
- Aiden Cawley had an excellent all round performance with 2 goals, 2 assists, 5 steals, 5 drawn exclusions and 3 sprints won in 2 games for DIII #9 Occidental. Jack Schroeder played 2 quarters in goal and came up with 2 saves
- Adrian Tolczyk had 2 goals in 4 games for DIII Penn State Behrend. Will Aikens chipped in with 1 goal, 1 assist and 2 steals, while Karol Nowak had 1 steal
- Michael Ruemelin had an excellent game with 3 goals, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 drawn exclusion as DIII Wheaton College (MA) lost to DIII Connecticut College 23-13. Josh Vander Wagen had 1 steal

2024 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 7 (10/14/2024 - 10/20/2024)

Summary:

- Zach Fischer had 2 goals in 4 games for DI Mount St. Mary's
- Gavin Honken had 1 steal as DI Air Force lost 24-13 to #5 Pepperdine
- Jimmy Cronin was good in goal with 14 saves and 1 steal in DII McKendree's 9-8 loss to DIII #10 Augustana
- Aiden Cawley was consistent with 4 goals, 2 steals and 2 sprints won in 2 games for DIII #4 Occidental. Jack Schroeder played 4 quarters in goal across the 2 games and came up with 11 saves, 1 assist and 1 block
- Jack Bradbury had 1 goal, 3 steals and 1 drawn exclusion in 2 games for DIII #6 Cal Lutheran
- Kunal Rajadhyax performed well with 4 goals as DIII #7 MIT went 3-0 for the week. Armaan Gill played 6 quarters in goal across 2 games and had 10 saves
- Tyler Leslie had a good game with 1 assist, 3 steals, 1 block, 1 drawn exclusion and 1 sprint won in DIII #9 Augustana's 9-8 win over DII McKendree. Stevan Basic had 1 goal and 1 steal, while Jake Fisher had 1 assist

2024 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 6 (10/8/2024 - 10/14/2024)

Summary:

- Nikita Kravstov had 1 drawn exclusion in 4 games for DI Fresno Pacific
- P.J. Bartzen played 3 quarters over 2 games in goal for DI Iona and came up with 3 saves and 1 steal
- Zach Fischer and Ivan Morales each had 1 goal in 4 games for DI Mount St. Mary's
- Timothy Fischer had 1 drawn exclusion in DII Salem's 21-16 win over DI Mount St. Mary's
- Patrick Hughes had 1 goal and 1 steal as DIII #2 Pomona-Pitzer went 2-0 for the week. Jacob Shimon played 2 quarters of one game in goal and had 7 saves and 1 steal
- Aiden Cawley put up a good show with 2 goals, 5 assists, 3 drawn exclusions and 1 sprint won in 2 games for DIII #4 Occidental. Kevin Castellanos had 1 goal and 1 drawn exclusion. Jack Schroeder played 4 quarters in goal and came up with 12 saves and 1 steal
- Kunal Rajadhyax had 2 assists in 2 games for DIII #7 MIT. Armaan Gill played 1 game in goal and produced 6 saves
- Stevan Basic was tremendous with 24 goals, 3 drawn exclusions and 4 sprints won as DIII #9 Augustana went 4-0 for the week. Jake Fisher was consistent with 6 goals, 1 assist and 2 drawn exclusions. Tyler Leslie contributed 5 assists, 2 steals and 4 sprints won. Henry Chapon had 2 goals and 1 drawn exclusion. Cam Censullo chipped in with 2 goals and 1 assist while Dean Maralda had 2 goals. Complete stats were not available for one game
- Will Aikens was consistent with 4 goals, 1 assist, 2 steals, 1 block and 2 drawn exclusions in 4 games for DIII Penn State Behrend. Karol Nowak had 2 assists and 1 steal while Adrian Tolczyk had 1 goal and 2 assists
- Michael Ruemelin was outstanding with 10 goals, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 drawn exclusions in 4 games for DIII Wheaton College (MA).. John Vander Wagen was excellent with 3 goals, 5 assists, 9 steals and 5 drawn exclusions

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2024 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 5 (10/1/2024 - 10/7/2024)

Summary:

- Gavin Honken had 1 goal and 1 block in 5 games for #20 Air Force
- Nikita Kravstov had 1 assist and 1 steal in 4 games for DI Fresno Pacific
- P.J. Bartzen had 7 saves in DI Iona's 13-7 loss to #14 Harvard
- Zach Fischer had 4 goals, 1 steal and 1 drawn exclusion in 6 games for DI Mount St. Mary's
- Gabe Johnson had 1 assist, 4 steals and 2 drawn exclusions in 6 games for DI Wagner
- Kevin Kehoe had 1 goal in 5 games for DII McKendree. Jimmy Cronin played all 5 games in goal and racked up 49 saves, 9 steals and 2 blocks
- Patrick Hughes was consistent with 5 goals, 1 steal and 2 drawn exclusions in 4 games for DIII #2 Pomona-Pitzer
- Jack Bradbury was consistent with 5 goals, 5 assists and 1 steal in 5 games for DIII #5 Cal Lutheran
- Kunal Rajadhyax had 1 goal and 4 assists in 3 games for DIII #7 MIT
- Aiden Cawley was brilliant with 10 goals, 10 assists, 3 steals, 8 drawn exclusions and 4 sprints won in 5 games for DIII #7 Occidental. Kevin Castellanos was also a key contributor with 5 goals and 3 drawn exclusions. Jack Schroeder played parts of all the games in goal and was vital with 2 goals, 16 saves, 1 assist and 3 steals
- Stevan Basic had a huge week with 17 goals, 1 assist, 1 steal,7 drawn exclusions and 1 block in 4 games for DIII Augustana. Jack Fisher had 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Tyler Leslie had a good all round show with 2 goals, 3 assists, 6 steals, 4 drawn exclusions and 4 sprints won
- Karol Nowak had 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 steals and 1 drawn exclusion in 4 games for DIII Penn State Behrend. Will Aikens had 2 assists while Adrian Tolczyk had 1 steal

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2024 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 4 (9/23/2024 - 9/30/2024)

Summary:

- Nikita Kravstov had 1 assist as DI Fresno Pacific beat UC Merced 15-11
- P.J. Bartzen played 2 quarters in goal and came up with 5 saves, 1 assist and 2 steals as DI Iona beat DIII Connecticut College 24-13
- Patrick Hughes had 1 drawn exclusion as DIII #2 Pomona-Pitzer lost to #6 California 15-10
- Jack Bradbury had 1 steal in 2 games for DIII #5 Cal Lutheran
- Aiden Cawley had an outstanding all round game with 5 goals, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 drawn exclusions and 2 sprints won as DIII #7 Occidental beat Caltech 20-9. Kevin Castellanos had 1 goal and 1 assist. Jack Schroeder played 2 quarters in goal and came up with 5 saves and 1 assist
- Kunal Rajadhyax was excellent with 3 goals, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 sprint won in 2 games for DIII #8 MIT. Armaan Gill was solid in goal with 18 saves and 1 steal

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2024 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 3 (9/16/2024 - 9/23/2024)

Summary:

- Alec Posluszny had 2 steals in 4 games for DI George Washington
- Brett Grady had 1 goal in 4 games for DI Iona
- Gavin Honken had 1 assist in 6 games for DI Air Force
- Gabe Johnson had 1 goal and 1 assist in 4 games for DI Wagner
- Ryan Davis had 1 goal, 2 assists and 1 steal in 5 games for DII Gannon
- Jimmy Cronin was good in goal for DII McKendree with 22 saves and 2 steals in 2 games
- Jack Bradbury had 1 goal, 1 assist and 2 steals in 5 games for DIII #5 Cal Lutheran
- Aiden Cawley had 2 goals, 1 assist and 1 drawn exclusion in 2 games for DIII #7 Occidental. Kevin Castellanos had 2 goals. Jack Schroeder played 3 quarters in goal and came up with 9 saves, 1 assist and 1 steal
- Stevan Basic was tremendous with 9 goals, 1 steal and 3 drawn exclusions in 4 games for DIII Augustana. Jake Fisher had 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block. Tyler Leslie showed his all round prowess with 1 goal, 1 assist, 5 steals, 1 block, 3 drawn exclusions and 5 sprints won. Dean Maralda contributed 1 goal and 1 blocks while Cam Censullo had 1 assist and 1 steal
- Will Aikens had 3 goals, 1 assist and 2 steals in 4 games for DIII Penn State Behrend. Karol Nowak had 2 goals 1 steal and 1 sprint won. Adrian Tolczyk contributed 2 goals, 1 assist and 1 steal
- Josh Vander Wagen had an excellent all round show with 2 goals, 4 assists, 11 steals and 3 drawn exclusions for DIII Wheaton College (MA). Michael Ruemelin was also tremendous with 8 goals, 4 steals and 2 drawn exclusions

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2024 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 2 (9/9/2024 - 9/15/2024)

Summary:

- Zach Fischer was consistent with 4 goals and 1 assist in 4 games for DI Mount St. Mary's
- Ryan Davis had 1 assist in 4 games for DII Gannon
- Tymek Wlodek had 1 block in DII McKendree's 11-5 loss to DIII Augustana. Goalie Jimmy Cronin had 7 saves and 1 steal
- Timothy Fischer contributed with 1 goal, 1 assist and 1 drawn exclusion as DII Salem went 4-0 for the week
- Jack Bradbury had 1 goal, 2 assists, 2 steals and 4 drawn exclusions in 4 games for DIII #5 Cal Lutheran
- Kunal Rajadhyax had 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 drawn exclusion in 4 games for DIII #5 MIT. Armaan Gill played 8 quarters in goal and came up with 18 saves and 2 steals
- Aiden Cawley had a tremendous all round performance for DIII #7 Occidental with 4 goals, 2 assists, 4 steals, 1 block, 3 drawn exclusions and 2 sprints won in 2 games. Kevin Castellanos had 1 goal and 1 drawn exclusion. Jack Schroeder played 2 quarters in goal and had 9 saves and 1 steal
- Stevan Basic had an excellent offensive game with 3 goals in DIII Augustana's 11-5 win over DII McKendree. Jake Fisher had 1 goal and 2 assists. Tyler Leslie contributed 1 assist, 1 drawn exclusion and 1 sprint won while Cam Censullo had 1 steal

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2024 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 1 (9/2/2024 - 9/8/2024)

Summary:

- P.J. Bartzen had 14 saves and 2 steals while playing parts of 4 games in goal for DI Iona
- Gavin Honken had 1 goal and 2 drawn exclusions in 4 games for DI Air Force
- Kevin Kehoe and Tymek Wlodek had 1 assist each in 3 games for DII McKendree. Jimmy Cronin was very good in goal with 33 saves and 7 steals
- Timothy Fischer had 1 goal in 4 games for DII Salem
- Patrick Hughes had 1 goal in 4 games for DIII #3 Pomona-Pitzer
- Kunal Rajadhyax was consistent with 4 goals and 4 steals in 3 games for DIII #6 MIT. Armaan Gill had 8 saves while playing parts of 3 games in goal
- Aiden Cawley was excellent with 10 goals in 4 games for DIII #7 Occidental. Kevin Castellanos had 2 goals while Jack Schroeder spent some time in goal
- Will Aikens had 1 assist and 2 steals as DIII Penn State Behrend beat DIII Washington & Jefferson 11-10 in OT

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2024 NCAA Women's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 17 (5/6/24 - 5/12/24)
    

Summary:

#17 Wagner, with Emma Stec on the roster, lost to #1 UCLA (the eventual champions) 17-7 in the quarter finals of the NCAA Championship. Earlier, they had defeated Biola 15-14 in the first round
    

Senior tribute:
  

The following seniors from high schools in Illinois completed 4 years of NCAA water polo competition. Congratulations to all of them for successfully balancing athletics and academics, and for representing Illinois water polo with distinction:

Alyssa Sayatovic (Fenwick) - Carthage (DIII)
Taylor Woitesek (Glenbrook South) - Carthage (DIII)
Gabrielle Pavesich (Curie) - Carthage (DIII)
Laurel O'Hare (Evanston) - Macalester (DIII)
Gabriela Weiner (Whitney Young) - Macalester (DIII)
Jazmine Guzman (Morton East) - McKendree (DII)
Morgan Riordan - (Mother McAuley) - Salem (DII)
Sydney Arnold (Conant) - Siena (DI)
Emma Allamian (St. Charles North) - St. Francis (PA) (DI)
Kasey Umlauf (New Trier) - Michigan (DI)  

DIII #1 Pomona-Pitzer defeated DIII #7 Austin College 26-6 in the semi finals and DIII #2 CMS 15-10 in the finals of the DIII National Championships. Paityn Richardson had 2 goals, 1 assist and 1 steal. Bella McGowan contributed 2 assists, 5 steals and 1 drawn exclusion. Lauren Valentin and Kit Bennett were also on the roster

DIII #2 CMS with Ellie Raidt on the roster, beat DIII #6 Augustana 23-9 in the semi finals and lost to DIII #1 Pomona-Pitzer 15-10 in the finals of the DIII National Championships

DIII #6 Augustana lost to DIII #2 CMS 23-9 in the semi finals and beat DIII #7 Austin College 16-3 in the 3rd place game of the DIII National Championships. Maggie Caliendo had 1 steal, 1 block, 1 drawn exclusion and 1 sprint won. Carli Udovich chipped in with 1 assist and 2 steals. Susan Palmentera-Reid played 2 quarters of the semi final in goal and came up with 2 saves. Jersey Merrick was also on the roster

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2024 NCAA Women's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 14 (4/22/24 - 4/28/24)

 Summary:

- Anna Tarantino was excellent with 5 goals, 2 assists and 3 steals as #6 Loyola Marymount went 2-1 and lost in the finals of the GCC Championships
- Nicole Bacoyanis had 1 steal as #17 Cal State Northridge lost to #15 UC San Diego 18-11 in the quarter-finals of the Big West Championships
- Rose Jensen had 1 assist as #19 San Jose State went 0-2 in the MPSF Championships
- #25 (DIII #1) Pomona-Pitzer went 2-0 to win the SCIAC Championships. Paityn Richardson had 1 goal, 2 steals and 1 drawn exclusion. Bella McGowan had 1 goal, 1 steal and 1 drawn exclusion. Lauren Valentin chipped in with 1 assist and 1 steal
- Bella Morquecho had 2 goals as DI Iona went 1-1 and lost in the semi-finals of the MAAC Championships
- Jazmine Guzman was outstanding with 7 goals, 1 assist, 4 drawn exclusions and 1 sprint won as DII McKendree went 1-2 and finished 4th in the WWPA Championships. Sydney Kane was tremendous in goal with 32 saves and 3 steals
- Krista Domaracki had 1 goal, 1 assist and 1 sprint won as DII Mercyhurst went 2-1 to finish 3rd in the WWPA Championships
- Morgan Riordan had 1 goal, 1 assist and 1 steal as DII Salem went 1-2 to finish 6th in the WWPA Championships
- Demi Ovalle had 1 assist and 2 DEX as DIII #3 Chapman lost to #2 CMS 22-5 in the semi-finals of the SCIAC Championships. Annika Lindberg chipped in with 1 steal
- Sophie Raquel was excellent in goal with 8 goals and 7 steals as DIII #8 Cal Lutheran lost to #25 (DIII #1) Pomona-Pitzer 14-8 in the semi-finals of the SCIAC Championships 

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2024 NCAA Women's Water Polo - IL Players update - Week 14 (4/15/24 - 4/21/24)

Summary:

- Anna Tarantino had an excellent game with 3 goals, 1 assist and 1 block as #6 Loyola Marymount beat Azusa PAcific 15-5
- Emma Allamian had 1 steal and Grace Raquel had 4 saves in goal as DI St. Francis (PA) beat DII Salem 15-7
- Morgan Riordan had 1 goal and 2 steals in DII Salem's 15-7 loss to DI St. Francis (PA)
- Demi Ovalle had 2 drawn exclusions in DIII #3 Chapman's 7-6 loss to DIII #6 Cal Lutheran
- DIII #5 Augustana went 3-0 to win the CWPA DIII Championship. Maggie Caliendo had 1 goal, 6 assists and 1 steal across the 3 games. Carli Udovich had 5 goals, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in the 22-4 win over Grove City in the quarter finals. Jersey Merrick had 4 goals in the same game. Susan Palmntera-Reid had 1 goal, 6 saves and 4 steals in the 16-10 semi-final win over Washington & Jefferson
- Sophie Raquel had an excellent game in goal with 12 saves, 1 assist and 6 steals as DIII #6 Cal Lutheran beat DIII #3 Chapman 7-6
- DIII #7 Macalester went 2-1 to finish 3rd in the CWPA DIII Championship. Laurel O'Hare played 2 games in goal and came up with 12 saves
- DIII Carthage went 1-2 to finish 6th in the CWPA DIII Championship. Alyssa Sayatovic had a very good offensive showing with 7 goals. Yamila Areizaga was consistent with 4 goals. Grace Steinberg had 2 goals while Abigail Karpluk chipped in with 1. Ella Selman was tremendous in goal with 30 saves in 2 games. Goalie stats were not available for one of the games
- Lea Steen had 24 saves and 2 assists in 4 games as DIII Grove City finished 8th in the CWPA DIII Championship
- DIII Washington & Jefferson went 1-2 to finish 4th in the CWPA DIII Championship. Mekkiye Ergun had 1 goal and Alliey Cunningham had 3 saves in the 16-10 semi-final loss to DIII #5 Augustana

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2024 NCAA Women's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 13 (4/8/24 - 4/14/24)

Summary:

- Anna Tarantino had 2 goals as #6 Loyola Marymount beat Cal Baptist 17-13
- Rose Jensen had 2 assists in 2 games for #17 San Jose State
- Paityn Richardson was excellent with 6 goals and 2 steals as #23 (DIII #1) Pomona-Pitzer went 3-0 for the week. Bella McGowan chipped in with 1 goal, 1 assist and 1 steal. Lauren Valentin had 3 steals and 1 block while Kit Bennett had 1 assist and 1 steal
- Bella Morquecho had 1 goal and 1 steal in 4 games for DI Iona
- Sydney Arnold had 1 assist, 3 steals, 1 block and 1 drawn exclusion in 2 games for DI Siena
- Emily McKenzie had an excellent offensive showing with 6 goals in 3 games for DI Villanova
- Julia Ward had 2 goals in 2 games for DI VMI
- Morgan Riordan had 1 steal as DII Salem beat DIII Washington & Jefferson 19-14
- Ellie Raidt had 1 goal and 1 steal as DIII #2 CMS went 2-0 for the week
- Emily Watanapongse had 1 assist and 1 steal in 2 games for DIII #3 Chapman. Demi Ovalle had 1 drawn exclusion. Elena Skender had 1 save while playing 2 quarters in goal
- Sophie Raquel had 6 saves and 2 steals in goal as DIII #5 Cal Lutheran lost to #23 (DIII #1) Pomona-Pitzer 19-7
- Lea Steen was very good with 20 saves and 3 steals while playing 2 games in goal for DIII Grove City

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2024 NCAA Women's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 12 (4/1/24 - 4/7/24)

Summary:

- Kasey Umlauf had 3 goals as #11 Michigan went 3-1 for the week
- Bella McGowan had 1 goal, 1 assist and 2 steals as #23 (DIII #1) Pomona-Pitzer went 2-0 for the week. Lauren Valentin contributed 1 goal and 1 steal while Kit Bennett chipped in with 1 assist and 1 drawn exclusion
- Bella Morquecho had an excellent offensive week with 5 goals in 2 games for DI Iona
- Sydney Arnold had 1 goal in 2 games for DI Siena
- Emily McKenzie was very good with 4 goals in 2 games for DI Villanova. Stats were not available for the 3rd game
- Julia Ward had 1 assist, 1 steal and won 2 sprints in 2 games for DI VMI. Stats were not available for the 3rd game
- Jazmine Guzman had a very good all round performance with 5 goals, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block in 3 games for DII McKendree. Sydney Kane was outstanding in goal with 38 saves and 9 steals
- Krista Domaracki had 1 assist, 4 steals and 1 drawn exclusion in 3 games for DII Mercyhurst
- Morgan Riordan had 2 assists, 1 steal 1 drawn exclusion in 3 games for DII Salem
- Demi Ovalle had 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 drawn exclusion in 2 games for DIII #3 Chapman. Annie Lewis had 1 assist and won 1 sprint. Elena Skender had 1 save while playing less than 1 quarter in goal
- Sophie Raquel has excellent in goal with 24 saves, 1 assist and 4 steals as DIII #5 Cal Lutheran went 2-0 for the week
- Jersey Merrick had 5 goals as DIII #6 Augustana went 4-0 for the week. Carli Udovich had 2 goals and 4 assists. Maggie Caliendo contributed 2 goals. Susan-Palmentera Reid had 19 saves in 1 game. Complete stats were not available for all the games
- Liz Matlin had 4 goals as DIII #7 Macalester went 4-0 for the week. Gabriela Weiner had 1 goal. Laurel O'Hare played 2 games in goal and came up with 14 saves
- DIII Carthage played 4 games. Stats were available only for 3 of them. The following players contributed : Grace Steinberg - 4 goals; Emily Steingard - 2 goals; Yamila Areizaga - 2 goals; Faith Harris - 2 goals; Taylor Woitesek - 2 goals; Alyssa Sayatovic - 1 goal; Abigail Karpluk - 1 goal; Sarah Lowery - 1 goal; Ella Selman - 25 saves; Rylee McGee - 8 saves

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2024 NCAA Women's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 11 (3/25/24 - 3/31/24)

Summary:

- Anna Tarantino had 2 goals and 1 steal in #6 Loyola Marymount's 14-3 win over DII Concordia
- Lauren Valentin had 2 goals and 4 assists as #23 (DIII #1) Pomona-Pitzer went 2-0 for the week. Kit Bennett had 1 goal, 3 assists and 1 drawn exclusion. Bella McGowan chipped in with 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block
- Nicole Bacoyanis had 1 goal as #25 Cal State Northridge lost 15-6 to #6 Long Beach State
- Bella Morquecho had 1 goal and 2 drawn exclusions as DI Iona beat DIII Connecticut College 14-4
- Sydney Arnold had 1 goal and 2 steals in 2 games for DI Siena
- Jazmine Guzman had 2 goals and 2 assists as DII McKendree beat DIII Carthage 17-5. Sydney Kane came up with 12 saves and 1 steal in goal
- Ellie Raidt contributed 2 assists as DIII #2 CMS went 2-0 for the week
- Demi Ovalle was consistent with 3 goals, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 drawn exclusion as DIII #3 Chapman went 3-0 for the week. Elena Skender played 2 quarters in goal and had 2 saves
- Sophie Raquel was very good in goal with 22 saves and 2 steals as DIII #5 Cal Lutheran went 2-0 for the week
- the following players contributed in DIII Carthage's 17-5 loss to DII McKendree : Alyssa Sayatovic - 1 assist, 2 drawn exclusions; Emily Steingard - 1 drawn exclusion; Yamila Areizaga - 2 goals, 5 drawn exclusions; Grace Steinberg - 1 goal, 2 assists, 1 drawn exclusion, 1 sprint won; Ella Selman - 9 saves in 3 quarters; Gabrielle Pavesich - 3 saves in 1 quarter
- Ella Dunning had 1 assist in 2 games for DIII Occidental
- Gabby Brozovic had 1 goal, 1 steal, 1 block and 1 drawn exclusion as Ottawa (AZ) lost to #10 Arizona State 21-7

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2024 NCAA Women's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 10 (3/18/24 - 3/24/24)

Summary:

- Kasey Umlauf was consistent with 4 goals, 1 assist, 2 steals, 1 block and 4 drawn exclusions as #9 Michigan went 3-1 for the week. Emilia Mladjan had 1 goal. Katie Delaney played one game in goal and came up with 7 saves
- Anna Tarantino had 1 goal and 1 assist as #11 Loyola Marymount upset #6 Fresno State 12-8
- Rose Jensen had 1 assist in #17 San Jose State's 15-10 loss to #9 Arizona State
- Emma Stec had 1 goal, 1 assist and 2 drawn exclusions as #17 Wagner went 4-0 for the week
- Bella McGowan had 1 goal, 2 steals and 2 blocks as #23 (DIII #1) Pomona-Pitzer went 2-0 for the week. Kit Bennett chipped in with 1 steal
- Nicole Bacoyanis had 1 goal in #25 Cal State Northridge's 12-4 loss to #3 Hawaii
- Bella Morquecho had 2 goals, 1 assist and 3 drawn exclusions as DI Iona went 2-1 for the week
- Sydney Arnold had 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 drawn exclusions in 1 game for DI Iona. Individual stats were not available for the other game
- Emma Allamian had 1 goal in 4 games for DI St. Francis (PA). Grace Raquel played 7 quarters in goal and came up with 19 saves, 1 assist and 2 steals
- Emily McKenzie was excellent with 8 goals, 1 steal and 1 drawn exclusion in 3 games for DI Villanova
- Julia Ward was consistent with 3 goals, 4 assists, 1 steal and 4 sprints won in 3 games for DI VMI
- Jazmine Guzman had a tremendous all round performance with 4 goals, 6 assists, 7 steals and 4 drawn exclusions as DII McKendree went 3-0 for the week. Sydney Kane was outstanding in goal with 44 saves, 5 steals and 1 drawn exclusion in 11 quarters
- Krista Domaracki was very good with 2 goals, 7 assists, 4 steals and 2 drawn exclusions in 3 games for DII Mercyhurst
- Morgan Riordan had 1 assist in 3 games for DII Salem
- Demi Ovalle had 1 drawn exclusion in DIII #3 Chapman's 7-6 win over DIII #5 Cal Lutheran
- Maggie Caliendo put in a good all round show with 3 goals, 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks as DIII #5 Augustana went 4-0 for the week. Carli Udovich chipped in with 2 goals, 1 assist and 1 steal. Susan Palmentera-Reid played 1 game in goal and was good with 14 saves
- Sophie Raquel had 17 saves and 4 steals over 2 games in goal for DIII #5 Cal Lutheran
- Gabriela Weiner had 1 goal as DIII #7 Macalester went 3-1 for the week. Laurel O'Hare played 2 games in goal and came up with 19 saves
- Alyssa Sayatovic was excellent with 6 goals, 4 assists and 6 steals in 4 games for DIII Carthage. Yamila Areizaga was very good on offense with 5 goals. Abigail Karpluk had 3 goals and 1 assist. Emily Steingard and Sarah Lowery had 1 goal each. Grace Steinberg had 4 assists. Ella Selman was tremendous in goal with 40 saves and 6 steals
- Mekkiye Ergun had 2 goals in 4 games for DIII Washington & Jefferson. Alliey Cunningham split time in goal and had 14 saves

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2024 NCAA Women's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 9 (3/11/24 - 3/17/24)

Summary:

- Anna Tarantino had an excellent offensive game with 3 goals as #13 Loyola Marymount beat #14 Princeton 10-8
- Nicole Bacoyanis had 2 goals, 1 assist and 1 drawn exclusion in 3 games for #24 Cal State Northridge
- Bella Morquecho was consistent with 3 goals, 1 assist, 1 steal and 4 drawn exclusions in 4 games for DI Iona
- Sydney Arnold had 1 goal and 1 drawn exclusion in 3 games for DI Siena
- Emily McKenzie was tremendous with 6 goals, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 drawn exclusion in 3 games for DI Villanova
- Julia Ward had 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 blocks and 4 sprints won in 4 games for DI VMI
- Krista Domaracki was good with 1 goal, 2 assists and 2 steals in DII Mercyhurst's 17-7 win over DIII Grove City
- Bella McGowan contributed 2 goals, 3 steals, 2 blocks and 1 drawn exclusion in 4 games for DIII #1 Pomona-Pitzer. Lauren Valentin chipped in with 1 assist while Kit Bennett won 1 sprint
- Demi Ovalle had 1 assist and 2 drawn exclusions as DIII #4 Chapman went 2-0.
- Sophie Raquel was excellent in goal with 21 saves, 1 assist and 3 steals in 2 games for DIII #5 Cal Lutheran
- Liz Matlin had 2 goals, 1 assist and 1 steal as DIII #8 Macalester went 2-0. Laurel O'Hare was very good in goal with 11 saves in 1 game
- the following players contributed in DIII Carthage's 13-6 loss to DIII #8 Macalester: Alyssa Sayatovic - 2 goals; Emily Steingard - 1 goal; Yamila Areizaga - 1 goal; Piper Dooley - 1 goal; Ella Selman - 4 saves in 3 quarters; Rachel Meilinger - 2 saves in 1 quarter

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2024 NCAA Women's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 8 (3/4/24 - 3/10/24)

Summary:

- Anna Tarantino made a crucial contribution with 3 goals, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks as #12 Loyola Marymount went 2-0 for the week
- Rose Jensen had 3 goals in 3 games for #17 San Jose State
- Nicole Bacoyanis had 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 sprint won in 4 games for #22 Cal State Northridge
- Grace Raquel played 9 quarters in goal across 4 games for St. Francis (PA) and came up with 13 saves, 2 assists and 2 steals
- Emily McKenzie exploded for 5 goals in DI Villanova's 20-6 win over DII Salem
- Jazmine Guzman was very good with 2 goals, 3 assists and 1 drawn exclusion in DII McKendree's 8-7 loss to DIII #5 Augustana. Sydney Kane was excellent in goal with 14 saves and 2 steals
- Morgan Riordan had 1 assist in DII Salem's 20-6 loss to DI Villanova
- The entire Illinois contingent contributed as DIII #1 Pomona-Pitzer went 3-0 for the week. Kit Bennett had 2 assists and 1 steal. Bella McGowan had 4 steals while Lauren Valentin chipped in with 1 goal and 1 assist
- Sophie Raquel split time in goal and came up with 5 saves and 1 assist in DIII #3 Cal Lutheran's 13-12 loss to DIII #5 La Verne
- Demi Ovalle had 2 goals and 3 drawn exclusion in 3 games for DIII #4 Chapman. Annie Lewis contributed 2 goals, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 sprint won. Annika Lindberg had 1 goal
- Maggie Caliendo had 1 goal, 1 steal, 1 drawn exclusion and 2 sprints won as DIII #5 Augustana beat DII McKendree 8-7. Carli Udovich won 1 sprint. Susan Palmenters-Reid was excellent in goal with 10 saves and 3 steals
- Liz Matlin had 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 drawn exclusion in 2 games for DIII #8 Macalester. Gabriela Weiner had 1 drawn exclusion, Molly Lemmon had 1 steal while Celia D'Agostino had 1 assist. Laurel O'Hare was good in goal with 14 saves and 1 steal in 6 quarters played
- Mekkiye Ergun totaled with 4 goals in 4 games for DIII Washington & Jefferson

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2024 NCAA Women's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 6 (2/19/24 - 2/25/24)

Summary:
 

- Nicole Bacoyanis had 1 drawn exclusion in 5 games for #23 Cal State Northridge
- Bella Morquecho had a tremendous week with 5 goals, 2 assists, 5 steals and 15 drawn exclusions in 6 games for DI Iona
- Sydney Arnold had 1 goal and 1 assist in 5 games for DI Siena
- Emily McKenzie had an excellent week with 7 goals, 2 assists, 3 steals and 1 drawn exclusion in 4 games for DI Villanova
- Julia Ward was consistent with 3 goals, 3 assists and 9 sprints won in 4 games for DI VMI
- Jazmine Guzman was good with 5 goals, 2 assists, 3 steals and 1 sprint won in 4 games for DII McKendree. Sydney Kane was excellent in goal with 26 saves and 3 steals
- Morgan Riordan had 1 goal in 2 games for DII Salem
- Lauren Valentin had 1 steal in 4 games for DIII #1 Pomona-Pitzer
- Ellie Raidt had 2 goals and 1 steal in 4 games for DIII #2 CMS
- Maggie Caliendo had 2 goals, 3 steals, 2 drawn exclusions and 3 sprints won in 4 games for DIII #4 Augustana. Carli Udovich had 1 goal, 3 assists, 4 steals, 1 drawn exclusion and 1 sprint won. Jersey Merrick chipped in with 1 goal. Susan Palmentera-Reid had 6 saves and 2 drawn exclusions
- Demi Ovalle had 1 assist and 5 drawn exclusions in 5 games for DIII #5 Chapman. Annie Lewis had 1 steal and 1 sprint won. Elena Skender played 4 quarters in goal and had 8 saves and 2 steals
- Alliey Cunningham split time in goal for DIII Washington & Jefferson against DII Gannon and had 7 saves. Goalie stats were not available for the game against DII Salem

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2024 NCAA Women's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 6 (2/19/24 - 2/25/24)

Summary:

-Kasey Umlauf had 1 block and 1 drawn exclusion in 4 games for #8 Michigan
- Anna Tarantino had 1 goal, 5 assists and 1 steal as #11 Loyola Marymount went 4-0 for the week
- Nicole Bacoyanis had 3 assists in 4 games for #25 Cal State Northridge
- Sydney Arnold had 1 goal and 3 assists in 3 games for DI Siena
- Krista Dpmaracki had 1 steal in 3 games for DII Mercyhurst
- Bella McGowan had 1 assist in 4 games for DIII #1 Pomona-Pitzer

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2024 NCAA Women's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 5 (2/12/24 - 2/18/24)

Summary:

- Kasey Umlauf had 1 goal, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 2 drawn exclusions in 3 games for #8 Michigan. Emilia Mladjan contributed 2 goals and 2 steals. Katie Delaney played 1 quarter in goal and had 2 saves
- Anna Tarantino had 2 goals and 1 block as #11 Loyola Marymount went 3-0
- Rose Jensen had a good week with 5 goals, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 drawn exclusion in 4 games for #16 San Jose State
- Nicole Bacoyanis had 1 drawn exclusion as #22 Cal State Northridge went 2-0 for the week
- Bella Morquecho had an excellent week with 6 goals, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 drawn exclusion in 4 games for DI Iona
- Emily McKenzie had 3 goals in 2 games for DI Villanova
- Julia Ward had 1 goal, 1 steal and 3 sprints won in 4 games for DI VMI
- Jazmine Guzman had a tremendous all round showing with 8 goals, 6 assists, 4 steals, 1 block, 7 drawn exclusions and 1 sprint won as DII McKendree went 4-0 for the week Sydney Kane was a rock in goal with 44 saves and 4 steals
- Krista Domaracki had an excellent week with 4 goals, 1 assist, 3 steals and 4 sprints won in 4 games for DII Mercyhurst
- Morgan Riordan had 3 goals and 2 steals in 4 games for DII Salem
- Maggie Caliendo had 3 goals, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block and 1 drawn exclusion as DIII #5 Augustana went 4-0. Carli Udovich contributed 2 goals, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 drawn exclusion. Jersey Merrick had 2 assists and 1 drawn exclusion, Susan Palmentera-Reid played 2 games in goal and was outstanding with 27 saves, 2 assists and 6 steals
- Demi Ovalle was consistent with 5 goals, 1 assist, 1 steal and 3 drawn exclusions in 5 games for DIII #6 Chapman. So was Annie Lewis with 2 goals, 6 assists, 2 steals, 2 drawn exclusions and 2 sprints won. Annika Lindberg contributed 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 steals and 1 drawn exclusion
- Elizabeth Matlin had 3 goals, 4 steals and 1 sprint won in 4 games for DIII #9 Macalester. Laurel O'Hare played 2 games in goal and came up with 22 saves
- Yamila Areizaga had 3 goals in 4 games for DIII Carthage. Aylssa Sayatovic and Piper Dooley had 2 goals each. Taylor Woitesek and Grace Steinberg had 1 goal each. Ella Selman was good in goal with 39 saves, while Gabrielle Pavesich had 1 save and 1 assist

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2024 NCAA Women's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 4 (2/5/24 - 2/11/24)

Summary:

-Anna Tarantino had a big game with 3 goals as #11 Loyola Marymount beat #23 Cal State Northridge 16-8
- Emma Stec had 2 goals, 1 assist and 2 steals as #18 Wagner went 4-0 for the week
- Rose Jensen had 3 goals as #19 San Jose State went 3-1 for the week
- Nicole Bacoyanis had 1 goal and 1 assist as #23 Cal State Northridge went 2-1 for the week
- Emily McKenzie had 2 hat tricks as she score 6 goals in 5 games for DI Villanova
- Julia Ward had 1 drawn exclusion and won 3 sprints in DI VMI's 16-11 loss to DII Salem
- Jazmin Guzman was excellent with 4 goals, 2 steals and 3 drawn exclusions as DII McKendree went 2-0 for the week Sydney Kane was outstanding in goal with 27 saves, 1 assist and 2 steals
- Krista Domaracki had 1 goal and 2 drawn exclusions in 4 games for DII Mercyhurst
- Morgan Riordan had 1 goal and 1 assist as DII Salem beat DI VMI 16-11
- Maggie Caliendo had 2 goals, 2 steals, 1 drawn exclusion and 1 sprint won in 2 games for DIII #5 Augustana. Carli Udovich contributed 1 goal, 1 steal, 1 drawn exclusion and 2 sprints won, while Jersey Merrick had 1 goal. Susan Palmentera-Reid played 2 quarters in goal and came up with 5 saves and 1 steal
- Demi Ovalle had 2 drawn exclusions in DIII #6 Chapman's 14-7 loss to DI Cal State Fullerton
- DIII Carthage played 2 games. The following players contributed: Alyssa Sayatovic - 1 goal, 2 assists, 2 steals, 3 sprints won; Emily Steingard - 2 goals, 1 drawn exclusion; Yamila Areizaga - 1 steal; Abigail Karpluk - 2 goals 1 assist; Grace Steinberg - 1 goal, 2 steals, 4 drawn exclusions, 3 sprints won; Piper Dooley - 1 block; Sarah Lowery - 3 steals, 1 sprint won; Ella Selman - 12 saves, 1 steal; Rachel Meilinger - 1 save 1 steal; Rylee McGee - 1 save 2 steals
- Gabby Brozovic had 2 steals and 1 block in 4 games for Ottawa (AZ)