MORGAN JONES, UC IRVINE – WOMEN’S WATER POLO PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sophomore • Goalkeeper • Murrieta, Calif. • Murrieta Valley HS

UC Irvine sophomore Morgan Jones was stout in net, earning Big West Women’s Water Polo Player of the Week honors for her play against No. 4 Hawai‘i and No. 9 UC Davis.

• Jones made 19 saves combined in the two matches. She helped the Anteaters knock off the Rainbow Wahine (7-6) and Aggies (11-4) at home as UCI pulled into a first place tie with UH in the league standings.

• Jones registered a .625 save percentage against UH with just six goals allowed in all 32 minutes of action. She notched 10 saves and a steal to help No. 8 UCI to the upset win.

• Against the Aggies, Jones allowed just a pair of goals and tallied nine saves for an .818 save percentage.

• She added two steals in the UC Davis match.

• For the week, Jones posted a minuscule 4.24 goals against average.

Others nominated: Noelle Wijnbelt (UC Davis); Sarah Kreiser (UC Santa Barbara); Irene Gonzalez (Hawai‘i)