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Ward Named CWPA Southern Division Defensive Player of the Week
February 14, 2012 | Women's Water Polo
Senior women's water polo goalie Kristen Ward has been named the CWPA Southern Division Defensive Player of the Week announced Tuesday, as she was a key contributor in helping the No. 20 Tigers go a perfect 4-0 at the Princeton Invitational to open the 2012 season.
Ward started three games over the weekend, seeing 77:05 minutes of action. Over that span, Ward tallied 26 saves, two steals and an assist, while only allowing 10 goals. In the cage on Feb. 12 versus Colorado State, a squad who received votes towards a national ranking entering the weekend, she tallied 12 saves, including four in the fourth quarter, to help secure Princeton's 6-5 win over the Rams.
The nationally-ranked Tigers next head to Lewisburg, Pa. to participate in the two-day four-game Bucknell Invitational from Feb. 18-19. Princeton will face Gannon, Marist, Siena and Wagner in their first road trip of the young season.
Southern Division:
Player of the Week: Aisha Price (Harvard University)
Rookie of the Week: Meagan Moreland (George Washington)
Defensive Player of the Week: Kristen Ward (Princeton University)