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Doruk Ozar Named MAWPC Player, Rookie of the Year
3/24/2021 1:24:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
Four Bison Earn All-MAWPC Honors
BRIDGEPORT, Pa. – The Bucknell University men's water polo team recorded three MAWPC-East All-Conference selections, as announced by the CWPA on Wednesday afternoon.
Doruk Ozar, a first year from Istanbul, Turkey, was named the MAWPC Player of the Year and the Rookie of the Year after helping the Bison to their second straight MAWPC Championship.
Ozar scored four goals in the title game to lead all scorers, and his seven goals this season ranked in a tie for second on the team. The nod for Ozar marks the fifth straight season a Bison has earned MAWPC Player of the Year accolades after Rade Joksimovic earned the honor four times from 2016-19, and also marks the second straight year a Bison has won Rookie of the Year honors after Andu Vlasceanu earned the distinction in 2019. Ozar is also the first player to earn both awards since Joksimovic accomplished the feat in 2016.
Joining Ozar on the First Team were Vlasceanu and Adrien Touzot, who each have played huge roles in Bucknell's back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances. Touzot made 12 saves in Bucknell's championship win in earning Player of the Tournament honors, while Vlasceanu was also named to the First Team during the tournament. Both players were consistent starters as first years, and have contributed to a 27-11 record over the past two years. The three First Team picks are the most by the Bison since the implementation of the MAWPC-East awards in 2016.
Josh Yardley, who was named the MAWPC Player of the Week after his five-goal, two assist performance against No. 4 USC, picked up Second Team accolades after a solid debut season for the Bison. Yardley led the Bison in scoring with 12 goals this season, and picked up all five of his goals in the second half against the Trojans.
Below is a complete list of the MAWPC-East All-Conference Team.
Doruk Ozar, a first year from Istanbul, Turkey, was named the MAWPC Player of the Year and the Rookie of the Year after helping the Bison to their second straight MAWPC Championship.
Ozar scored four goals in the title game to lead all scorers, and his seven goals this season ranked in a tie for second on the team. The nod for Ozar marks the fifth straight season a Bison has earned MAWPC Player of the Year accolades after Rade Joksimovic earned the honor four times from 2016-19, and also marks the second straight year a Bison has won Rookie of the Year honors after Andu Vlasceanu earned the distinction in 2019. Ozar is also the first player to earn both awards since Joksimovic accomplished the feat in 2016.
Joining Ozar on the First Team were Vlasceanu and Adrien Touzot, who each have played huge roles in Bucknell's back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances. Touzot made 12 saves in Bucknell's championship win in earning Player of the Tournament honors, while Vlasceanu was also named to the First Team during the tournament. Both players were consistent starters as first years, and have contributed to a 27-11 record over the past two years. The three First Team picks are the most by the Bison since the implementation of the MAWPC-East awards in 2016.
Josh Yardley, who was named the MAWPC Player of the Week after his five-goal, two assist performance against No. 4 USC, picked up Second Team accolades after a solid debut season for the Bison. Yardley led the Bison in scoring with 12 goals this season, and picked up all five of his goals in the second half against the Trojans.
Below is a complete list of the MAWPC-East All-Conference Team.
| Player of the Year: | Doruk Ozar (Bucknell University) |
| Rookie of the Year: | Doruk Ozar (Bucknell University) |
| Coach of the Year: | Tom Hyham (La Salle University) |
| First Team | |
| Adrien Touzot (Goalie) | Bucknell University |
| Doruk Ozar | Bucknell University |
| Andu Vlasceanu | Bucknell University |
| Hans Zdolsek | Fordham University |
| Andras Levai | George Washington University |
| Daniel Domotor | La Salle University |
| Isaac Salinas | United States Naval Academy |
| Second Team | |
| Veljko Kotarica (Goalie) | La Salle University |
| Cole Strohson | La Salle University |
| Callin Chimilar | La Salle University |
| Bobby Lee | United States Naval Academy |
| Jake Altmayer | United States Naval Academy |
| Josh Yardley | Bucknell University |
| Curtis Vidinoff | Fordham University |
| Viktor Jovanovic | George Washington University |
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