BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — Orli Cooper (So., Greensboro, N.C./Guilford Home Educators) of No. 13-ranked Harvard University turned aside 23 saves in nine quarters of action during a trio of home games at Blodgett Pool as part of the 2026 Bruno Classic For her performance, the Most Valuable Player of the 2025 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Championship earns the league’s January 26 CWPA Division I Defensive Player of the Week award.
She opened the weekend by turning aside five shots in a 12-5 victory versus Iona University on Friday, January 23. On Saturday, January 24, she blocked 13 scoring tries in three quarters as the Crimson dominated No. 20 Wagner College, 12-5, prior to notching five saves in a pair of quarters during a 23-3 dispatching of Long Island University.
January 26 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division I Defensive Player of the Week Honor Roll: Lindsey Lucas (Princeton University)
