CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Caspar Lightner of the MIT water polo team has been named the Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) Player of the Week for the week ending November 11. This is the first Player of the Week honor for Lightner. 

In a 2-1 week for the Engineers in conference play, Lightner totaled 13 goals and four assists. In MIT's thrilling 19-17 overtime win over Iona, Lightner scored the second most goals in a single game in program history with nine, including the game winner. For the season he has collected a team-leading 59 goals and 77 points. 

MIT is on a bye week and will return to action for the NWPC Tournament when they will take on LIU on Friday, November 20 at 3:00 PM on the campus of Harvard.  

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