Four Tigers Take CWPA Athlete Of The Week Honors

BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — Savanah Phillips (Jr., San Diego, Calif./Grossmont) of Wittenberg University posted nine goals, four steals and two kickouts drawn during an 11-8 non-conference victory at Grove City College to earn status as the April 8 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division III Player of the Week.

Goalie Anya Bennett (Fr., Portland, Ore./Lincoln) of Wittenberg University made 22 saves with a steal and a pair of assists in an 11-8 non-conference road victory at Grove City College to earn recognition as the April 8 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division III Defensive Player of the Week.

A two-time weekly honor selection by the league office in 2019 after previously taking the March 18 Division III Defensive Player of the Week nod, Bennett helped the Tigers down the CWPA Division III-East Region champion Wolverines in a potential preview showdown of a clash from this weekend's CWPA Division III Championship at Connecticut College on Friday-Sunday, March 12-14.

The duo first-year duo of Calista Spring (Fr., Napoleon, Ohio/Napoleon) and Tatum Bruno (Fr., Riverside, Ill./Riverside-Brookesfield) combined for two goals, six assists, two steals and four kickouts drawn during an 11-8 non-conference victory at Grove City College to share status as the April 8 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division III Rookie of the Week.

Spring notched a goal, four assists and a pair of kickouts drawn to record her inaugural award from the league office, while Bruno posted a goal along with pairs of assists, steals and kickouts drawn to record her second Rookie of the Week nod after previously earning recognition on February 25.