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These are the second and third career MPSF weekly awards for Lauren Steele.
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Lauren Steele Sweeps Weekly MPSF Awards
February 27, 2024 | Women's Water Polo
LOS ANGELES -- UCLA freshman goalkeeper Lauren Steele (Old Greenwich, Conn./Orange Lutheran HS) has been named the MPSF/Delfina MPSF Player of the Week and the MPSF/S&R Sport Newcomer of the Week as announced by the league office today.
Steele went 4-0 in the cage as the Bruins' starting goalkeeper against three ranked teams at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational over the weekend helping the Bruins win the title and remain undefeated on the year at 14-0.
She racked up a total of 47 saves (14.5 saves per game) while sporting a 6.77 goals against average in her four appearances in goal. While starting every game, she played just the first quarter in the lopsided win over Cal State Fullerton, making one stop while allowing two goals. She went the distance in each of the next three games, recording a UCLA freshman record of 21 saves in the quarterfinal win over No. 10 UC Irvine, holding the Anteaters to just five goals. It marked the most saves by a Bruin since Caitlin Dement had 22 against UC Davis in 2010. In the semifinal win over No. 4 Stanford, she made nine stops while holding Stanford to just six goals. In the title game, she was credited with 16 saves in the Bruins' 15-9 win over No. 2 Hawai'i. She also had two steals and one assist during the tournament.
These are the second and third career MPSF weekly awards for Steele.
Others Nominated: Julia Janov (USC-POW); Maya Avital (Stan-POW); Rachel Gazzaniga (USC-NOW); Kamryn Barone (Stan-NOW); Elena Flynn (Cal-NOW)
Steele went 4-0 in the cage as the Bruins' starting goalkeeper against three ranked teams at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational over the weekend helping the Bruins win the title and remain undefeated on the year at 14-0.
She racked up a total of 47 saves (14.5 saves per game) while sporting a 6.77 goals against average in her four appearances in goal. While starting every game, she played just the first quarter in the lopsided win over Cal State Fullerton, making one stop while allowing two goals. She went the distance in each of the next three games, recording a UCLA freshman record of 21 saves in the quarterfinal win over No. 10 UC Irvine, holding the Anteaters to just five goals. It marked the most saves by a Bruin since Caitlin Dement had 22 against UC Davis in 2010. In the semifinal win over No. 4 Stanford, she made nine stops while holding Stanford to just six goals. In the title game, she was credited with 16 saves in the Bruins' 15-9 win over No. 2 Hawai'i. She also had two steals and one assist during the tournament.
These are the second and third career MPSF weekly awards for Steele.
Others Nominated: Julia Janov (USC-POW); Maya Avital (Stan-POW); Rachel Gazzaniga (USC-NOW); Kamryn Barone (Stan-NOW); Elena Flynn (Cal-NOW)
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