BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — Goalie Courtney Overland (Jr., Honolulu, Hawaii/Iolani) of Division III No. 8-ranked Macalester College posted 29 saves in three games against Utica College, Carthage College and Division III No. 10 Connecticut College at the 2018 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division III Championship hosted by Penn State Behrend at the David M. Hallman III Aquatics Center in Erie, Pa., to earn notice as the April 16 CWPA Division III Defensive Player of the Week.
Following seven save performances against both Utica College (15-3 W) and Carthage College (13-5 W) in the opening and semifinal rounds of the league championship tournament, she wrapped up the weekend by turning away 15 shots and earning First Team All-Tournament recognition for stopping Connecticut, 13-12, in overtime during the league title game.
It is the second consecutive CWPA Division III crown for Overland and the Scots as Macalester previously claimed the 2017 title game home in St. Paul, Minn.
This marks her fourth Defensive Player of the Week nod in 2018 as she previously took the February 26, March 12 and March 19 awards. A six-time honor recipient from the league office, she earned March 6 and April 10 Division III Defensive Player of the Week laurels in 2017.
April 16 CWPA Division III Defensive Player of the Week Honor Roll: Emma Jeronimus (Carthage College); Ginny McCool (Connecticut College); Rachel Blasdell (Grove City College); Natalie Curtis (Monmouth College); Hollyrae Hanson (Penn State Behrend); Michalyn Winkler (Utica College); Megan Arseneau (Washington & Jefferson College)
