Tara Prentice, UC Irvine  Women’s Water Polo Player of the Week  Graduate Student • Utility • Temecula, Calif.

• UC Irvine utility Tara Prentice tallied eight goals, four assists, seven steals and drew eight exclusions to earn The Big West Women's Water Polo Player of the Week. It is her sixth time this season and ninth time in her career she has won the conference's weekly honor. No one in Big West history has had more than two in a season and five in a career. 

• The Temecula product compiled two goals, one assist, one steal and drew one exclusion against No. 4 Hawai'i. With her first goal in the game, Prentice became the all-time leading scorer in Anteater program history, surpassing the previous mark of 224. 

• In a 13-8 win against No. 10 UC Davis, Prentice amassed six goals, three assists, six steals and drew three exclusions.

Also nominated: Emily Aikema (UC Davis), Bennett Bugelli (UC San Diego), Molly DiLalla (Hawai’i),  Orsi Hertzka (Long Beach State), Caitlyn Snyder (UC Santa Barbara);

2021 Big West Weekly Award Winners