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Mitrovic Named CWPA Southern Division Defensive Player of the Week
October 17, 2015 | Men's Water Polo
PRINCETON, N.J. – For the second time this season, Vojislav Mitrovic of the 10th-ranked Princeton University men's water polo team has been named the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Southern Division Defensive Player of the Week.
Helping to lead the Tigers to a 6-4 win over Bucknell University, Mitrovic turned away 17 of the 21 shots he faced to set a new career benchmark. In the midst of another solid season, Mitrovic's effort was his ninth double-digit save performance of the season.
Logging 342:46 minutes in net in 2015, Mitrovic has posted a 9-3 record with a 0.592 save percentage. Last season, Mitrovic went 18-3 with a 0.604 save percentage. His 253 saves as a rookie rank second all-time on the program's single-season charts.
Mitrovic's DOTW is the fifth of his career and the third weekly honor earned by a Princeton player this season. On Sept. 7 Thomas Nelson was named the Southern Division Player of the Week, while Ryan Wilson collected Rookie of the Week accolades on Sept. 21. Mitrovic picked up his first DPOTW honor of the year on Sept. 28.
Mitrovic and the Tigers open play the 2015 Ivy Championships tomorrow against Harvard.