Feb. 22, 2016
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - The Patriot League announced its weekly awards for Feb. 15-21 in women's lacrosse, baseball, softball and men and women's tennis on Monday.
Corvias Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Weekly Awards
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE ATTACKER OF THE WEEK
KIRSTEN WILHELMSEN, LAFAYETTE Jr., A, Wallingford, Pa.
Wilhelmsen totaled eight goals and three assists as Lafayette split a pair of games last week, and she came up huge in the win with six goals and an assist in a 19-10 victory over Manhattan on Wednesday. Wilhelmsen added three ground balls and two caused turnovers in the contest. She also had two goals and two assists in a 13-9 loss to Monmouth on Saturday. Wilhelmsen is second in the Patriot League in scoring after her 11-point week to open the season.
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE MIDFIELDER OF THE WEEK
OLIVIA MANGAN, AMERICAN Sr., M, Maplewood, N.J.
Mangan helped American to a 1-1 week by totaling five goals, six assists, three ground balls, four draw controls and six caused turnovers in the two games. She started with two goals, an assist, a pair of ground balls and draw controls and a caused turnover in a 16-10 loss to No. 15 Johns Hopkins on Wednesday, then came up big in a 15-12 victory over Saint Joseph's on Saturday with three goals, five assists, a ground ball, two draw controls and five caused turnovers. The eight points marked a career high and are tied for the most in a single game in the Patriot League this season.
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
CHRISTINE LAIBLE, BOSTON UNIVERSITY So., GK, Roseland, N.J.
Laible made 10 saves to lift the Terriers to a 13-8 victory at Fairfield on Saturday in her first career start. She also added a ground ball and caused turnover. She topped her previous high of two saves in a game as the Terriers knocked off the reigning MAAC champion.
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
NIKKI POLHAMUS, ARMY WEST POINT Fr., A, Granger, Ind.
Polhamus led the way in the first varsity victory for Army West Point as she contributed to nearly every goal in an 8-7 win over Central Connecticut, notching five goals and an assist in the win. She finished 3-for-3 on free-position shots and scored all of her points in the first half, with a run of four goals in a row to turn a 1-1 tie into a 5-1 lead before adding an assist and a goal in the final three minutes of the period as the Black Knights built a 7-2 lead at the break.
HONORABLE MENTION
EMMA NOVICK, LAFAYETTE Fr., A/M, New Canaan, Conn.
Novick scored six goals in her collegiate debut to help the Leopards beat Manhattan 19-10 on Wednesday, and totaled nine goals and an assist in a pair of games last week.
ALLY ADAMS, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Sr., M, Severna Park, Md.
Adams had four goals, an assist, five ground balls and five draw controls in Boston University's 13-8 win at Fairfield.
GRETCHEN RICHTER, BUCKNELL So., M, Bronxville, N.Y.
Richter had a combined seven goals and three assists as Bucknell opened its season with victories over Delaware State and Mount St. Mary's.
JENNY THOMPSON, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Sr., A, Londonderry, N.H.
Thompson scored a career-high five goals to lead the Terriers to the 13-8 victory at Fairfield.
JAMIE DeWITT, BUCKNELL Fr., GK, Basking Ridge, N.J.
DeWitt had a total of 10 saves and posted a .667 save percentage in a pair of wins last week, notching eight stops in an 11-5 victory over Mount St. Mary's on Saturday.
JULIANNE D'ORAZIO, LEHIGH Jr., D, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
D'Orazio had a goal and also totaled three ground balls and four caused turnovers as Lehigh came up with a 9-7 win over Yale on Sunday.
ISABEL KREITLER, COLGATE Jr., M, Fairfield, Conn.
Kreitler opened the season with five goals and two assists in a 14-12 loss at Vermont on Saturday.
Corvias Patriot League Baseball Weekly Awards
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
SEAN TRENT, NAVY Sr., OF, Sorrento, Fla.
Trent helped Navy to a three-game sweep of North Carolina A & T by going 7-for-17 (.412) with two home runs, six RBIs, four doubles and four runs scored for the weekend. The nation's returning leader in batting average after hitting .407 last season, Trent picked up where he left off by recording multiple hits in each contest. He was 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBIs, two doubles and two runs scored as Navy opened with a 6-1 win on Friday, and had another home run in an 11-4 victory to complete the sweep on Sunday.
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE WEEK
BRENDAN KING, HOLY CROSS Jr., P, Brookline, Mass.
King gave up just one earned run in six innings of work to pick up the victory as Holy Cross beat Long Beach State, a team receiving votes in both national polls, by a 3-2 score to take the final contest of a three-game set on Sunday. King allowed five hits and a walk with four strikeouts in his outing to outduel Long Beach State starter Chris Mathewson, who was named an All-American heading into the season.
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
JEFF GOTTESMAN, BUCKNELL Fr., P, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Gottesman pitched four scoreless innings of relief while striking out five in Bucknell's 7-6 loss to James on Saturday. He allowed two hits and three walks in his outing and left with a 5-1 lead after the eighth inning, but the Bison could not hold the advantage and fell in a 12-inning contest. He was the only Bucknell pitcher in the four-game series to pitch more than an inning and not allow an earned run.
HONORABLE MENTION
JACEN NALESNIK, LEHIGH Jr., OF, Lehighton, Pa.
Nalesnik went 5-for-8 with five runs scored in Lehigh's doubleheader sweep of Norfolk State on Sunday.
BRETT SMITH, BUCKNELL Jr., OF, Hanover, Pa.
Smith went 8-for-18 (.444) with four RBIs and five runs scored as Bucknell split a four-game series at James Madison.
LUKE GILLINGHAM, NAVY Sr., P, Coronado, Calif.
Gillingham allowed one run on two hits with no walks and eight strikeouts over six innings in Navy's 6-1 season-opening victory against North Carolina A & T on Friday.
CONNOR VAN HOOSE, BUCKNELL So., P, Alexandria, Va.
Van Hoose pitched seven innings and allowed one run on three hits and two walks with six strikeouts in Bucknell's 9-1 win over James Madison on Sunday, retiring the final 14 hitters he faced in the game.
Corvias Patriot League Softball Weekly Awards
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
MEGHAN KOVAC, BUCKNELL So., 1B, Warren, N.J.
Kovac opened the 2016 season with a five-game hitting streak, including multiple hits in four games, helping the Bison to a 2-3 week at the ECU Pirate Clash. The sophomore first baseman also collected at least one RBI in four games, totaling five. She was 11-for-16 at the place, hitting two doubles against Saint Francis and hit her first home run of the season, a two-run shot in the sixth inning against UMass.
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE WEEK
AMANDA FAZIO, BUCKNELL Sr., P, Chatham, N.J.
Fazio pitched a total of 19 innings across four games, allowing just five earned runs for a 1.84 ERA, as Bucknell opened the 2016 season at the ECU Pirate Clash. The senior allowed just four walks and struck out 15 batters, including two five-strikeout performances in the circle. Fazio is 1-2 to start the season.
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
BROOKE WENSEL, LAFAYETTE Fr., SS, Bechtelsville, Pa.
Wensel helped the team to a pair of wins as the Leopards played five games in the Lafayette Ford Lincoln of Fayetteville Showcase to open the 2016 season. The freshman recorded at least one hit in four of the five games and recorded a hit and knocked a pair in during her collegiate debut, an 11-8 decision over Rhode Island. She collected a total of five RBI and in 17 at bats, Wensel struck out once.
HONORABLE MENTION
KASEY MCCRAVEY, ARMY WEST POINT Sr., 3B, Scottsdale, Ariz.
McCravey helped the Black Knights start the 2016 season 4-6, going 14-for-35 to hit .400. The senior scored a total of eight runs and knocked in five.
EMMA WONG, BOSTON UNIVERSITY So., OF, Solana Beach, Calif.
After playing in three games to open the 2016 season, Wong finished with a .429 average, five runs, three hits, and two RBI. The sophomore tied the school record with four runs scored in a game.
KRISTEN WEST, ARMY WEST POINT Jr., P, Houston, Texas
West appeared in nine games to start the 2016 season and tossed a total of 29.2 innings, allowing no earned runs in 16 of them. The junior struck out 16 batters, including a seven Ks, the most in a game this season, in an 8-0 win over Loyola Marymount. West holds a 2.12 ERA.
Patriot League Tennis Weekly Awards
CORVIAS MALE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JEREMY KOCHMAN, LEHIGH Sr., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Kochman tallied a pair of wins at No. 1 singles and doubles over the weekend against Delaware and Mount St. Mary's, helping the Mountain Hawks earn two more wins to improve to 4-1 this season. The senior teamed up with Graham Lehman and collected a 6-4 win against the Blue Hens then added a 6-2, 7-5 win over Mike Furr to lead Lehigh to a 7-0 sweep. He then picked up a second doubles win at No. 1, this time with Ricardo Prince, against Mount St. Mary's and followed up with another win at the top singles flight 6-3, 7-5 to help the Mountain Hawks secure a 4-3 team win.
CORVIAS FEMALE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
CARLEE CONWAY, NAVY Fr., Grand Island, N.Y.
Conway and teammate Summer Ralston took on No. 36 Florida State's Ariana Rahmanparast and Lana Rush at No. 3 singles on Saturday and came away the victors, 6-4. The next day against Florida A&M, the freshman played at the top singles spot and defeated Alexis Dean 6-3, 6-4. Conway has now won 11 straight singles matches and is 13-3 overall this season.
HONORABLE MENTION
JACOB DAUGHERTY, COLGATE So., Burke, Va.
Daugherty won all four matches he played in last week to help lead the Raiders to a 2-1 record. He played at No. 2 singles, earning a 6-3, 6-4 win against Rochester and then a pair of 6-3, 6-3 wins against Fordham and Villanova. The sophomore also added a 7-5 doubles victory at the top flight against Rochester.
CHRISTINA AUYEUNG, LEHIGH So., Midland, Mich.
After defeating Mount St. Mary's No. 1 singles duo 6-1, Auyeung earned a second victory of the day at the top spot in singles. The sophomore won the first set 6-2 then bagelled her opponent in the second set to earn the straight-set victory.
LAUREN DAVIS, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Sr., Mitchellville, Md.
Davis earned a pair of wins at No. 2 singles, defeating Harvard's Nikki Kallenberg 7-6, 1-1 (ret.) and then Maryland's Alexandra Stanova 6-4, 6-2. The senior also played at No. 3 doubles against the Crimson but fell 6-4.