OAKLAND, Calif. – McKendree University women's water polo graduate student Jaleh Moaddeli (Newport Beach, Calif./George Washington University) has been named this week's Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Player of the Week as announced by the conference on Wednesday afternoon.

Moaddeli earns this week's WWPA Player of the Week accolade after leading the Bearcats to a 2-1 mark at last weekend's Curtis Robinette Invitational as she recorded 10 goals, six assists and seven steals over the three games.

In a 28-5 win over Penn State Behrend, Moaddeli scored on all three of her shots and added two assists and three steals in one quarter of action. She followed up that performance by scoring five goals and recording two assists in a 12-9 win over Mount St. Mary's.

She concluded the weekend by scoring two goals, recording four assists and tallying three steals in an 11-10 loss to Villanova.

Moaddeli led the Bearcats in goals this season with 18 goals and eight assists.

The Bearcats, who are 3-1 overall on the season, returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 26 as they travel to Kenosha, Wis., for two games with Carthage College. The doubleheader will begin at 2 p.m., with a second game to follow at 5 p.m.