Hoosier Trio Earns CWPA Weekly Honors
5/17/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Water Polo
May 17, 2011
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Three members of the Indiana Hoosiers women's water polo team earned Western Division weekly honors by the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) after standout performances at the NCAA Championship in Ann Arbor, Mich. over the weekend, the conference announced on Tuesday. Jakie Köhli was named the Player of the Week, while Cassie Wyckoff earned the Defensive Player of the Week and Shae Fournier picked up Rookie of the Week honors.
The trio helped lead the No. 10 Hoosiers to their first NCAA postseason win in program history and a sixth place finish at the 2011 NCAA Championship.
Köhli, an NCAA All-Tournament Second Team honoree, has amassed four weekly honors from the CWPA this season. She finished the three-game slate with 10 goals, six assists, five steals, and two field blocks. Köhli had a team-high three assists in the quarterfinal loss to UCLA, to go along with a goal and a steal.
She caught fire in the next two contests, beginning with a four-goal second half in the consolation round victory over UC San Diego. She also recorded two assists, three steals, and an earned exclusion in the win. Köhli ended the weekend with a five-goal effort in the fifth place game loss to UC Irvine, including a ferocious three-goal flurry in a span of two minutes during the fourth quarter. She also notched an assist and a steal against the Anteaters.
Köhli finished the 2011 campaign with totals of 71 goals, 37 assists, and 89 steals. Her 71 goals is the fifth highest single-season scoring mark in program history, which is a record she holds after scorching the nets for 80 during her sophomore season.
Köhli also became one of seven Hoosiers to eclipse 100 goals, 100 assists, and 100 steals in a career. Kelsey Campbell and Lauren Wyckoff of the 2011 Indiana team have also accomplished that feat. Köhli's career totals are 180 goals, 103 assists, and 223 steals.
Wyckoff's award is the fourth of the 2011 season for the junior. She started all 39 games this season for the Hoosiers, including the past three at the NCAA Championship. Wyckoff posted totals of 26 saves during the weekend, to go along with an assist and a steal.
The Los Altos, Calif. native had seven saves against UCLA, and followed it up by recording her 16th double-digit save outing of the 2011 season on Saturday in the win over UC San Diego, amassing 12 stops against the Tritons. She also connected with freshman Meghan Lappan during the third quarter against UCSD on a counter attack to pick up an assist. In the fifth place game loss to UC Irvine, Wyckoff registered seven saves and a steal.
Wyckoff, the IU single-season saves record holder, increased her 2011 total to 348 stops. She has also picked up 47 steals and dished out 22 assists this season. For her career, Wyckoff has 752 saves, which is second on the school's all-time list.
Fournier adds to her conference record 10 weekly awards this season after posting totals of four goals, two assists, eight steals, and eight field blocks during the trip to the NCAA Championship. She is also the first player in league history to earn all three awards (Players of the Week, Defensive Player of the Week, and Rookie of the Week) during a single-season.
Fournier opened with two goals and team-highs of four steals and four field blocks against UCLA. She recorded a goal, three steals, two field blocks, and two earned exclusions versus UC San Diego. In the fifth place game against UC Irvine, Fournier had a goal, two assists, two field blocks, and a steal.
Fournier has season totals of 61 goals, 39 assists, 88 steals, and 51 field blocks. She has 19 multi-goal efforts during her rookie campaign and has recorded at least three steals on 16 occasions.
