Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week: Yesenia Moffett, Pittsburg water polo

Pittsburg water polo player Yesenia Moffett is the Bay Area News Group’s girls athlete of the week for Oct. 16-21 after she received 39.87% of the vote by the deadline Wednesday.

Archbishop Mitty water polo player Gracie Imrisek finished second.

Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.

Moffett scored six goals — five in the first half — to go along with six steals and three assists to propel Pittsburg to a 12-3 victory over rival Antioch. The junior began this week with 49 goals on the season.

To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday, Oct. 30, at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results.

We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps.com by coaches/team statisticians for consideration.

Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News & East Bay Times websites and in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.