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Four Seahawks Earn MAAC Postseason Honors; Arias Pérez Named Co-Defensive Player of the Year

Women's Water Polo

Four Seahawks Earn MAAC Postseason Honors; Arias Pérez Named Co-Defensive Player of the Year

EDISON, N.J. – Four members of the Wagner women's water polo team have earned postseason honors from the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), the league office announced today.

Leading the way is junior attacker Ana Arias Pérez, who was named Co-Defensive Player of the Year while also earning All-MAAC Second Team honors. Senior attacker and captain Magali Ogg was selected to the All-MAAC First Team, while senior goalkeeper and captain Francesca Sena joined Arias Pérez on the Second Team. Junior center Catherine Mentz rounded out the honorees with All-MAAC Third Team recognition.

Arias Pérez had a well-rounded junior season, finishing with 30 goals, 38 assists, and 35 steals to go along with 14 earned exclusions. The Madrid, Spain native earned MAAC Offensive Player of the Week honors on March 18 after totaling 12 goals, seven assists, and 15 steals across three games, including an eight-goal performance against Villanova. Arias Pérez becomes the ninth Seahawk all-time to earn the honor.

 
On the season, Ogg totaled 65 goals, along with 23 assists and 68 steals, while adding 39 earned exclusions and seven field blocks. The Sydney, Australia native earned two MAAC Offensive Player of the Week honors this season, highlighted by a standout performance at the Harvard Invite, where she totaled nine goals, nine steals, and three drawn exclusions across three games. She also recorded four goals, one assist, and four steals against Princeton on April 1.

 
Sena anchored Wagner defensively, posting 229 saves along with 45 steals and 19 assists on the year. The senior goalkeeper earned three MAAC Defensive Player of the Week honors, including a 34-save performance across three games at the Harvard Invite. She followed that with a 33-save week against LIU, Villanova, and La Salle, and added eight saves in a strong outing against Princeton on April 1. Sena adds to her decorated career after being named the conference's Goalkeeper of the Year in each of the previous two seasons.

 
Mentz, from Grook Brak Rivier, South Africa, tallied 52 goals on 115 shots while adding 77 earned exclusions and 11 field blocks. Her standout performace this season came against LIU on March 11, when she erupted for eight goals against the Sharks. Mentz was part of Wagner's 2025 and 2024 MAAC Championship teams and a member of the MAAC All-Academic Team. She also brings international experience, having represented the South Africa U17 National Team, where she won the EU Nations Cup and earned All-Star honors as a tournament recognition.

 
Wagner now turns its attention to the 2026 MAAC Championship as the third seed after finishing 6–2 in conference play. The Seahawks will look to capture their third straight league title and 13th all-time. Wagner opens tournament play against No. 2 Villanova on Saturday, April 11 at 1 p.m. at McCann Natatorium in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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Players Mentioned

Catherine Mentz

#20 Catherine Mentz

Center
5' 6"
Junior
Magali Ogg

#6 Magali Ogg

Attacker
5' 10"
Senior
Francesca Sena

#1 Francesca Sena

Goalkeeper
5' 9"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Catherine Mentz

#20 Catherine Mentz

5' 6"
Junior
Center
Magali Ogg

#6 Magali Ogg

5' 10"
Senior
Attacker
Francesca Sena

#1 Francesca Sena

5' 9"
Senior
Goalkeeper

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