Senior earns the first award of the season for SDSU
Source: goaztecs.com
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February 15, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State water polo senior Caroline Israels has been named the Golden Coast Conference Player of the Week, the league announced Wednesday night. The weekly award is the first for the Aztecs this season and the fourth of Israels’ career.
A native of Pompano Beach, Florida, Israels helped SDSU to a 3-2 record last week, with a GCC win over Santa Clara (home) and upsets over No. 16 Hartwick (neutral) and T-No. 9 UC San Diego (road) at the UCSD Triton Invitational. For the week, she totaled 11 goals, which included four multiple-goal efforts, two assists, 10 steals and three drawn ejections.
Israels started her week by tallying two goals, a team-high-tying two assists and a team-high seven steals vs. the Broncos in the Aztecs’ conference opener at home. Then as the action moved north to La Jolla, she led the team with four goals, which were a San Diego State and individual season high, while adding two steals and one drawn ejection vs. the Hawks in SDSU’s tournament opener. In game No. 2 of the first day of the invitational, Israels led the team with two goals in a loss to second-ranked USC.
The senior finished her and the team’s weekend vs. T-No. 9 UC Santa Barbara and the Tritons. Against the Gauchos, Israels had a team-high-tying two goals and drew two ejections, and followed it with a one-goal, one-steal performance vs. UC San Diego.
The Aztecs have this week off to prepare for the UCI Invitational, which is scheduled to start next Friday, Feb. 24.