BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — Goalie Jessica Gaudreault (Sr., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada/St. Joseph) of No. 10-ranked Indiana University made 53 saves in the span of 104 minutes between the pipes to lead the Hoosiers to a 4-0 record at the Santa Clara University Invitational. For her efforts, she is named the February 26 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division I Defensive Player of the Week.
She opened the weekend on Saturday, February 24, by helping the Hoosiers down Sonoma State University, 16-2, prior to stopping 10 shots in an 8-5 defeat of No. 13 University of California-Davis. She closed out the tournament with 11 saves in an 8-7 victory over the host Broncos of Santa Clara before splitting time between the pipes with Davis Simmons (So., Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island) in a 13-4 win against California State University-Monterey Bay.
The award marks the 11th weekly honor from the league for Gaudreault who previously earned the January 29 Defensive Player award earlier this season after taking seven nods in 2014 (January 20, February 3, March 31, April 28, May 5, May 12 – Western Division Defensive Player of the Week; March 31 – Western Division Player of the Week) and two in 2013 (February 4 – Western Division Rookie of the Week; February 25 – Western Division Defensive Player of the Week).
February 26 CWPA Division I Defensive Player of the Week Honor Roll: Marisol Dakan (Brown University); Heidi Ritner (University of Michigan)
