BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — Freshman Sawyer Koetters (Santa Monica, Calif./Santa Monica) of Division III No. 4-ranked the Massachusetts Institute of Technology contributed two goals and a steal as the Engineers claimed Third Place at the inaugural Division III Collegiate Water Polo National Championship sponsored by USA Water Polo. For his performance, Koetters earns recognition as the December 9 Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) Rookie of the Week.
He grabbed a steal in a 12-8 loss to host/Division III No. 1 Whittier College on Saturday, December 7, prior to chipping in a pair of goals during a 20-13 defeat of Division III No. 7 Johns Hopkins University in the Third Place game on Sunday, December 8.
