California women's water polo junior Julia Bonaguidi earned her first career MPSF weekly award with Tuesday's selection as the MPSF Player of the Week. She's the first Golden Bear to secure that honor since 2024.

Bonaguidi tied her career high with four goals -- including three in the fourth period -- to help Cal beat host No. 5 Arizona State 11-10 last weekend. Bonaguidi's first goal tied up the game at 3-3 in the second period, and her next two gave Cal one-goal leads in the fourth. She'd score on a 5-meter penalty shot to tie the game at 9-9, and she'd serve up the game-winning assist on Abbi Magee's goal with one second left. Bonaguidi had two assists and a steal in the win to help Cal to 1-1 in MPSF play with the road victory in Tempe, Arizona.

Bonaguidi's first MPSF Player of the Week award makes her the first Bear honoree since 2024, when Cal's Isabel Williams was a three-time winner and Elena Flynn won it once. This season, Cal freshman Despoina Drakotou has set a new Bear record as a four-time MPSF Newcomer of the Week winner.

The Bears have another MPSF matchup on tap this week as Cal is set to host San José State at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Spieker Aquatics Complex.