POUGHKEEPSIE, New York- The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference released its award winners for Student-Athlete of the Week, Wednesday afternoon. Marist Water Polo's Rachel Dean earned the high honors for her dominant season in and out of the pool.

Rachel Dean leads the Red Foxes water polo team in and out of the pool. Dean, at Marist, is a double major in Chemistry and Applied Mathematics. Dean has been a part of the MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Academic Honor Roll every year she has been eligible, earning a 3.9 GPA.

Dean has been a tutor at Marist in various subjects, as well as being a Dean's List member for all seven semesters. Dean also won the Early Career Undergraduate Research Award from the Marist Math Department in Fall of 2024.

In the pool, Dean has had a dominant season. In the past two weeks, Dean has tallied 14 goals for the Red Foxes. In that stretch, the Red Foxes went 8-1 and held an eight-match winning streak. Dean also recorded 15 assists in the nine matches for the Red Foxes.