Owen Kroh and Aaron Mendoza Earn East Division Weekly Awards
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Owen Kroh of Penn State Behrend was named the Delfina Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Men’s Water Polo East Division Player of the Week with 24 goals in four games, and Aaron Mendoza of Austin College was named the S&R Sport MPSF Men’s Water Polo East Division Newcomer of the Week after posting 11 scores during the MPSF weekend of competition held in Baltimore.
MPSF EAST DELFINA PLAYER OF THE WEEK – OWEN KROH, PENN STATE BEHREND
Sophomore attacker Owen Kroh scored 24 goals over four games as Penn State Behrend split its four contests in the MPSF weekend of competition held in Baltimore. Along with his 24 scores, he recorded two assists, three steals, three field blocks and drew seven exclusions over the four matches. Kroh led Penn State Behrend to its first win over Augustana in program history, contributing towards 11 of the team’s 18 goals in the 18-16 win on Sunday. He scored nine goals of his own and assisted on two others, while recording a steal. The attacker had seven goals against Austin, six scores against Wheaton, and rattled the cage twice against Johns Hopkins in the weekend competition.
Also Nominated: Alec Baker, Johns Hopkins University; Preston Fiala, Austin College; Rhys Lomax, Augustana College; Spyros Rapsomanikis, Wheaton College; Cormac Stevens, Connecticut College
MPSF EAST S&R SPORT NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK – AARON MENDOZA, AUSTIN COLLEGE
Aaron Mendoza finished the week with 11 goals in leading Austin College to three wins over MPSF opponents. He had a breakout game against Johns Hopkins with five goals, one assist and a drawn exclusion in the lone setback of the weekend against the Blue Jays. In the 16-6 win over Washington and Jefferson, Mendoza recorded a pair of scores, and added one assist and one steal. He netted three goals and added two assists in the 22-11 victory over Wheaton and posted a goal and drew an exclusion in a 17-16 victory over Penn State Behrend.
Also Nominated: Bruno Beznos, Connecticut College; David Edelman, Johns Hopkins University; Stefan Kecman, Wheaton College; Adam Rashed, Augustana College