Feb. 23, 2015

Patriot League Weekly Awards - 2.23.15

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. -- The Patriot League announced its weekly awards for Feb. 16-22 in men and women's lacrosse, baseball, softball and men and women's tennis on Monday.

Patriot League Men's Lacrosse Weekly Awards

CORVIAS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
CLAY HAARMANN, HOLY CROSS Sr., A, Mendham, N.J.
Haarmann led the Crusaders with four goals and scored the game-winner in a 13-12 win Saturday at No. 8 Loyola (Md.). The win was Holy Cross' first ever versus a nationally ranked team and they are also the the first team to defeat Loyola in Patriot League action. Haarmann now has nine career hat-tricks and four career game-winning goals.

CORVIAS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
CASEY EIDENSHINK, LEHIGH Jr., D, Wyncote, Pa.
Eidenshink continued his strong play defensively for the Mountain Hawks, tallying three groundballs and a career-high four caused turnovers in a 10-9 win over Boston University. Led a Lehigh defense that didn't allow a goal for a stretch of 18:20 bridging the end of the first through beginning of the third quarters as the Mountain Hawks scored four straight goals to turn a 2-2 tie into a 6-2 lead.

CORVIAS GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK
MICHAEL ORTLIEB, HOLY CROSS Jr., GK, Newport Beach, Calif.
Ortlieb tallied 13 saves as the Crusaders defeated No. 8 Loyola 13-12 for the first win in program history over a ranked team. The junior made a save with two seconds remaining to prevent the Greyhounds from netting the equalizer after mounting a furious comeback.

CORVIAS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
WILL SANDS, BUCKNELL Fr., A, Locust Valley, N.Y.
Sands handed out three assists on Saturday as Bucknell rallied for an 8-7 win at Navy in its Patriot League opener. All three of the freshman's assists came during the Bison' five-goal fourth quarter as he set up Connor O'Hara, Ryan Joseph and Sean Doyle in a 4-0 run that turned a 5-3 deficit into a 7-5 advantage.

HONORABLE MENTION

PATRICK CORBETT, LEHIGH Sr., A, Burlington, Ontario
Corbett scored a career-high five goals, including the game-winning goal with 2:37 remaining, in the Mountain Hawks 10-9 win over Boston University.

NIKKO PONTRELLO, LOYOLA MARYLAND Sr., A, Marlton, N.J.
Pontrello averaged 5.5 points per game as the Greyhounds posted a 15-11 win over No. 14 Towson and a 13-12 loss to Holy Cross.

AUSTIN SCHULTZ, ARMY Jr., D, Lancaster, Pa.
Schultz held 2014 Tewaaraton Award nominee Kevin Rice to three points, including one empty net goal, in a 12-9 loss to No. 2/3 Syracuse.

CONNOR MURPHY, COLGATE Jr., D, Bridgewater, N.J.
Murphy led the Colgate defense with five groundballs and also caused a turnover in a 12-10 victory over Lafayette.

SAM GRINBERG, BUCKNELL Sr., GK, New York, N.Y.
Grinberg made 10 saves while yielding only seven goals (.588 save percentage) in Bucknell's 8-7 win at Navy.

MATT POILLON, LEHIGH Sr., GK, Mount Sinai, N.Y.
Poillon made a season-high 15 saves, including one with 42 seconds remaining, to preserve the Mountain Hawks 10-9 win over Boston University.

Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Weekly Awards

CORVIAS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
CARLI SUKONIK, LEHIGH Sr., A, Penn Valley, Pa.
Sukonik had a pair of strong efforts as Lehigh won twice at home last week. She tallied four goals and an assist to lead the Mountain Hawks to a 7-2 win over UC Davis on Friday, and came right back with three goals and an assist in a 14-7 win over Niagara on Sunday. Sukonik added a ground ball in each game. She leads Lehigh and is tied for fourth in the Patriot League with eight goals this season. Sukonik earns the second Corvias Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week award of her career.

CORVIAS MIDFIELD PLAYER OF THE WEEK
LOREN GENERI, NAVY Sr., A, Bayport, N.Y.
Generi had another huge all-around effort in Navy's 16-11 win at Davidson on Saturday as she tallied five goals, two assists and a school-record 14 draw controls in the victory. The draw control total is tied for the 10th-best single-game mark in NCAA history and is just one off the Patriot League record. Generi has recorded at least five points and 10 draw controls in three of Navy's four games this season. She leads the Patriot League in goals (13), points (20) and draw controls (40) for the season. Generi is up to 380 draw controls for her career, just 18 away from the Patriot League record of 398 held by Lafayette's Ana White (2011-14). Generi is named Corvias Patriot League Midfield Player of the Week for the second straight time and sixth in her career.

CORVIAS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JENNIE BERGLIN, COLGATE Sr., GK, Glen Head, N.Y.
Berglin came up big with 12 saves to lead Colgate to a 12-6 win over Siena on Saturday in Hamilton. She added three ground balls while recording a .667 save percentage in the game. Berglin had a double-figure save total for the 11th time in her career and stopped the first seven shots she faced to help Colgate race to a 6-0 lead. Berglin leads the Patriot League with 9.50 saves per game this season and has a .514 save percentage.

CORVIAS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
ROSE REDFOOT, AMERICAN Fr., GK, Apex, N.C.
American suffered a pair of one-goal losses last week, but Redfoot helped the Eagles stay in both contests with a combined 20 saves against both Saint Joseph's and Richmond. She had 10 saves in a 13-12 triple overtime loss at Saint Joseph's on Wednesday, with three in the second overtime to keep the Eagles alive. Redfoot kept the team in a low-scoring game against Richmond as she had 10 saves and a .667 save percentage in a 5-4 defeat on Saturday. Redfoot added three ground balls in the two games. She is tied for the Patriot League lead with 26 saves this season.

HONORABLE MENTION

MADISON HOON, AMERICAN So., M, Sayville, N.Y.
Hoon totaled six goals in a pair of one-goal losses for the Eagles, and put up four ground balls, six draw controls and four caused turnovers along with three goals in a 12-11 triple overtime loss to Saint Joseph's.

MALLORY COLLINS, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Jr., A, Boston, Mass.
Collins scored five goals in Boston University's 16-9 loss at Vanderbilt on Friday.

KATIE GALLAGHER, NAVY Jr., A, Bel Air, Md.
Gallagher had three goals and two assists in Navy's 16-11 win at Davidson on Saturday.

LAUREN BEAUSOLEIL, LEHIGH So., M, Ridgewood, N.J.
Beausoleil totaled four goals, two assists, two ground balls, eight draw controls and four caused turnovers in a pair of wins for the Mountain Hawks last week.

KENDALL GARDEN, LEHIGH Jr., M, Davidsonville, Md.
Garden put up four goals, an assist, five ground balls and seven caused turnovers in two wins for Lehigh.

Patriot League Baseball Weekly Awards

CORVIAS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JOE OGREN, BUCKNELL Jr., 2B/OF, Jackson, N.J.
Ogren helped lead the Bison to a three-game sweep of VCU by batting .727 (8-for-11) with a home run, three RBIs and four runs scored for the weekend. He started off by going 3-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored in a 5-1 win in Saturday's opener, and batted 3-for-4 with a double, run scored and an RBI in a 6-4 victory in the nightcap. Ogren went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI as Bucknell completed the sweep with a 3-2 win on Sunday. Ogren added two walks and two steals in the three contests. He has multiple hits and at least one run scored and one RBI in each of Bucknell's five contests this season. Ogren leads the Patriot League in batting average (.619), on-base percentage (.667) and slugging percentage (.952) for the season.

CORVIAS PITCHER OF THE WEEK
LUKE GILLINGHAM, NAVY Jr., P, Coronado, Calif.
Gillingham has opened the season with two incredible performances after giving up just one hit and one walk with 14 strikeouts in seven shutout innings on Saturday against Maryland Eastern Shore. He kept the Mids in a contest they eventually lost 3-0 in 10 innings. He took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and struck out a pair of batters in each of his seven frames. The outing comes after Gillingham had 16 strikeouts in seven shutout, one-hit innings and picked up the win in an 8-1 triumph over Norfolk State to open the season on Feb. 13. For the season he has thrown 14 shutout innings and allowed just two hits and one walk with 30 strikeouts to lead the Patriot League in ERA, innings pitched and strikeouts. Gillingham earns his second straight Corvias Patriot League Pitcher of the Week award.

CORVIAS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
CAM O'NEILL, HOLY CROSS Fr., INF, Lynn, Mass.
O'Neill had a solid weekend as he hit .545 (6-for-11) and added a walk in Holy Cross' three-game series against Richmond. O'Neill had two hits in each contest as he started all three games. He leads Holy Cross and is fourth in the Patriot League with a .476 batting average while starting all six games this year.

HONORABLE MENTION

ADRIAN CHINNERY, NAVY So., C, Wilmington, Del.
Chinnery batted .692 (9-for-13) with two doubles, a triple, three RBIs and a run scored as Navy took two out of three games against Maryland Eastern Shore over the weekend.

XAVIER HAMMOND, BUCKNELL Sr., P, Broadheadsville, Pa.
Hammond threw a nine-inning complete game with no walks allowed and nine strikeouts in Bucknell's 6-4 win over VCU on Saturday.

Patriot League Softball Weekly Awards

CORVIAS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
AMANDA FAZIO, BUCKNELL Jr., P/OF, Chatham, N.J.
Fazio went 8-for-10 with two runs scored and stole four bases as Bucknell split four games at the Chanticleer Showdown in Conway, S.C. Including a walk, the junior reached base in 9-of-11 plate appearances for an on base percentage of .818. Fazio has a team-leading 10 stolen bases on the season.

CORVIAS PITCHER OF THE WEEK
AMANDA FAZIO, BUCKNELL Jr., P/OF, Chatham, N.J.
Fazio appeared in all four of Bucknell's games in the circle at the Chanticleer Showdown, posting a record of 2-1. The junior went all six innings in a 9-1 win over Sacred Heart, giving up one unearned run on three hits and no walks while striking out eight. In the Bison finale on Sunday, Fazio came on in relief to pitch the final 3 1/3 innings in a 4-3, 10-inning win over Murray State.

CORVIAS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
MEGHAN KOVAC, BUCKNELL Fr., 3B, Warren, N.J.
Kovac started all four games at third base for the Bison in the Chanticleer Showdown and contributed a two-run single against Coastal Carolina as well as her first career home run, a three-run shot in a 9-1 win over Sacred Heart. The freshman had four hits in 11 at-bats for a .364 batting average over the four games and led Bucknell with six RBI.

Patriot League Tennis Weekly Awards

CORVIAS MALE TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
NICK BYBEL, BUCKNELL Jr., Lancaster, Pa.
Bybel went 2-0 at No. 1 singles for the Bison in matches against Saint Francis (Pa.) and Duquesne. The junior earned his first win in three tries (6-3, 6-2) against the Dukes Rich Robbie. Bybel also teamed with sophomore Bryan Adams for a pair of victories at No. 1 doubles

CORVIAS FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JOHANNA HYOTY, BOSTON UNIVERSITY So., Tampere, Finland
Hyoty was recognized as Player of the Week for the third consecutive week after posting wins at No. 1 singles and doubles in the Terriers 7-0 victory over Binghamton. The 2014 Patriot League Women's Player of the Year won 6-1, 6-1 in singles against the Bearcats Sara Kohtz, a 2014 America East All-Conference First Team member. Hyoty also teamed with Barbara Rodriguez for a 6-1 win in doubles.

Honorable mention

GRANT RIECHMANN, ARMY So., Houston, Texas
Riechmann won all four of the matches he was involved in last week, going 2-0 in both singles and doubles competition, in wins over Marist and St. Bonaventure.

JAY LEELAVANICH, BOSTON UNIVERSITY So., Canoga Park, Calif.
Leelavanich defeated Colgate's Nick Laub 6-4, 6-3 at No. 3 singles and teamed with Jake DeVries for an 8-5 victory at No. 3 doubles.

BLAKE DANIEL, NAVY Sr., Overland Park, Kan.
Daniel won 6-3, 6-3 at No. 2 singles in Mids victory over George Mason and teamed with Calvin Mark to defeat the Patriots No. 1 doubles team 6-2.

SUMMER RALSTON, NAVY So., Roswell, Ga.
Ralston went 3-0 in three Navy wins last week, winning straight set singles matches against Howard and Longwood and teaming with Claudia Mackenzie to defeat Seton Hall at No. 2 doubles.