BRIDGEPORT, Pa. – The Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference announced its weekly awards and a pair of Navy student-athletes received honors. Junior attacker Kiefer Black was named Offensive Player of the Week, while freshman center Jack Reif claimed Rookie of the Week.
 
The duo helped lead Navy to a 4-2 record at the Navy Open over the weekend, notching victories over Mount St. Mary's (W, 20-7), Wheaton College (W, 21-5), MIT (W, 25-9), and Penn State Behrend (W, 18-8), while dropping games to #10 Princeton (L, 18-8) and Salem (L, 17-13).
 
Black led the Midshipmen with a team-high 25 points on a team-best 17 goals; while adding a team-high eight assists and notching three hat tricks in four total games played. The junior opened the weekend with a team-best four goals against Mount St. Mary's, helping Navy improve to 2-0 in conference play. He followed that performance with three points on a goal and two assists against #10 Princeton. The San Diego native registered 10 points on seven goals and three assists against MIT. He closed out the weekend with a team-best eight points on five goals and a team-high three assists against Salem.
 
Reif was the top freshman with 10 points on nine goals and an assist, notching a pair of hat tricks. The Naperville, Ill. native, scored a goal against #10 Princeton. The freshman registered a hat trick against Wheaton College with three goals, while adding six points on five goals and an assist against MIT for his second hat trick of the weekend.
 
Up next, the Midshipmen continue their homestand as Navy takes on Air Force for the Freedom Vase on Thursday, Sept. 18 at 7:00 p.m. in Lejeune Hall. The game will be live streamed on YouTube.