Liebowitz Named MPSF Newcomer of the Week
April 10, 2018 | Women's Water Polo
WOODLAND, Calif. โ Lexi Liebowitz of the No. 4 UCLA women's water polo team has been named the MPSF Newcomer of the Week for April 10, the conference announced Tuesday.
Without scoring a goal, Liebowitz played a big role in the No. 4 Bruins' rally and near upset of No. 1 Stanford Saturday. The freshman assisted on two goals during a 4-0 scoring run over 8:09 of gameplay and won the second-half-opening sprint to keep UCLA's momentum rolling. Liebowitz added one earned exclusion and one field block during the third stanza that saw the Bruins temporarily pull even.
The conference honor marks the first of the Danville, Calif. native's career. On the year, the lefty is among the top five Bruins in goals scored (17), assists (17), earned exclusions (19), sprints won (14), steals (11) and field blocks (11).
Liebowitz and the Bruins will be back in action April 21, when they conclude their regular season at No. 3 USC. Play from the Uytengsu Aquatics Center will begin at 7 p.m., with Pac-12 Networks providing live television coverage.
