Almeda Named MPSF Newcomer of the Week

Itziar Almeda Practice SEATTLE, Wash. – Sun Devil freshman attacker Itziar Almeda was named the MPSF Newcomer of the Week, the first weekly conference honors of the season for the Sun Devils.

The young attacker adds a dynamic point scoring component to the Sun Devil offense. Almeda posted an 11-point weekend at the Rainbow Invitational, which included eight goals and three assists. She notched two plus goals in every game and scored three of the seven goals versus No. 5 Hawaii.

The week prior was the season opener for the Sun Devils who went 4-0 in their first four games played in the ASU Invitational. She was an instrumental part of their undefeated stretch tallying nine goals scored and…