EDISON, New Jersey -- Marist water polo senior co-captain Jessica Hermosillo was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Water Polo Defensive Player of the Week the conference announced on Wednesday.

The award is the second of the season and career for Hermosillo and fourth of the year for the program after junior Grace Doerfler and freshman Lauren Smith were named MAAC Offensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week on Jan. 25.

Hermosillo had an outstanding weekend at the LMU Invitational, finishing with 37 saves and three steals in three games. She had 9 saves vs #22 Harvard, had 10 saves and one steal vs #17 Princeton and a career high 18 saves and one steal vs #21 San Jose State to send the game into five overtimes.

The Red Foxes travel to New Rochelle, NY for Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference action vs. the Virginia Military Institute Keydets (10:30 a.m.) and the #18 Wagner College Seahawks (3 p.m.) on Saturday and the Villanova Wildcats (10:30 a.m.) on Sunday.