This post was written by Hatchet reporter Nora Princiotti.
GW took home all three of the Collegiate Water Polo Association’s Southern Division awards this past week.
Junior Megan Brolley earned her first career Player of the Week honors, while sophomore goalkeeper Chandler Vilander notched her second Defensive Player of the Week award of the season. Freshman Erin Donoghue was awarded her third Rookie of the Week title this year.
Brolley was critical in GW’s final game of the regular season, a 12-10 victory over VMI Saturday. She led the team with three goals in that contest and drew both an ejection and a penalty. This season she has scored a career-high and team-second 68 points.
In between the pipes, Vilander posted 10 saves, three steals and an assist in the VMI contest, good for a .500 save percentage. The win helped propel her to a career-high 171 blocked shots this season.
Also against the Keydets, Donoghue contributed two goals, three steals and three ejections. Her 43 goals this year rank second on the team.
The Colonials (15-14) begin postseason play this weekend at the CWPA Eastern Championship in Ann Arbor, Mich. GW is seeded seventh and begins the three-day tournament Friday against No. 10 seed Gannon University.
