WPOLO2/24/2026 12:00 PM | By: Darcy Couch
Cal's Despoina Drakotou Earns Fourth MPSF Newcomer of the Week Award
She Sets A New Cal Record For Weekly Honors Won
California women's water polo freshman
Despoina Drakotou has now won more weekly MPSF awards than any other Golden Bear, having picked up her fourth MPSF Newcomer of the Week honor this week.
Drakotou had a hat trick on 3-of-4 shooting with two drawn exclusions, an assist and a steal in Cal's 19-18 overtime loss to No. 2 UCLA in MPSF competition last weekend in Berkeley. She leads the Bears in scoring with 29 goals so far this season, tallying multiple goals in a team-best nine game for 8-3 Cal.
Drakotou's four MPSF Newcomer of the Week awards sets a new single-season record for the Bears, who have had two other players earn three weekly honors in a season. In 2024, Isabel Williams was a three-time MPSF Player of the Week, and Kitty Lynn Joustra earned three MPSF Newcomer of the Week honors in 2018.
Drakotou and the Bears have one game on the docket this week, taking a trip to Tempe, Ariz., to face Arizona State at 12 p.m. PT on Saturday in an MPSF matchup.
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