March 21, 2016
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - The Patriot League announced its weekly awards for March 14-20 in women's lacrosse, baseball, softball, tennis and track and field on Monday.
Corvias Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Weekly Awards
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE ATTACKER OF THE WEEK
ALLISON LABEAU, LEHIGH Jr., A, Mountain Lakes, N.J.
LaBeau posted a seven-point effort to lead Lehigh to a victory in its Patriot League opener as the Mountain Hawks pulled out a 12-7 win over Holy Cross on Saturday. She tallied three goals and four assists in the contest, with two goals and three assists in the first half alone to help Lehigh build an 8-5 lead at intermission. LaBeau also had a goal and two assists in a 7-5 win at Davidson on Tuesday. She has played a key role in Lehigh's six-game winning streak with team-high totals of 18 goals and 17 assists, and LaBeau leads the Patriot League in both points per game (5.00) and assists per game (2.43).
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE MIDFIELDER OF THE WEEK
SABRINA TABASSO, LOYOLA MARYLAND So., M, Rosemont, Pa.
Tabasso totaled four goals, two assists, five ground balls, eight draw controls and a caused turnover as Loyola won a pair of Patriot League games at home last week. She had three goals and an assist along with a career-high seven draw controls in a 14-6 victory over American on Tuesday, and came up with a goal, assist and four ground balls in an 8-2 triumph over Navy on Saturday. She helped Loyola hold the Mids scoreless for more than 45 minutes in the game, and the Greyhounds forced 17 of Navy's 23 turnovers in the contest.
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
MOLLY WOLF, LOYOLA MARYLAND Sr., GK, Baltimore, Md.
Wolf came up big in a rematch of last year's Patriot League title game as she made 10 saves to lead Loyola to an 8-2 win at home against Navy on Saturday. It was the 19th double-digit save performance of her career and fourth this season. Wolf helped the Greyhounds hold Navy to more than 10 goals below its average, including a 45-minute scoreless drought. Wolf also made three saves in a 14-6 win over American on Tuesday, allowing only three goals in the contest in limited action. Wolf stands second in the Patriot League with a .496 save percentage for the season.
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
HANNAH POWERS, LOYOLA MARYLAND Fr., A, Skaneateles, N.Y.
Powers had a combined three goals, five assists and six ground balls in a pair of Patriot League home wins for the Greyhounds last week. She did most of her damage in a 14-6 triumph over American on Tuesday with two goals, four assists and three ground balls and followed it up with a goal, assist and three ground balls in an 8-2 win over Navy on Saturday. Powers leads the Greyhounds with 11 assists for the season and is second with 19 points.
HONORABLE MENTION
KIRSTEN WILHELMSEN, LAFAYETTE Jr., A/M, Wallingford, Pa.
Wilhelmsen had 10 points last week on seven goals and three assists in two games, doing most of the damage in a 17-4 win at Army West Point on Saturday with four goals and three assists.
JILL HORKA, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Sr., M, Westborough, Mass.
Horka had three goals, a ground ball, four caused turnovers and three draw controls in Saturday's 17-7 win over Bucknell.
JULIANNE D'ORAZIO, LEHIGH Jr., D/M, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
D'Orazio had a goal, four ground balls, three draw controls and five caused turnovers in Lehigh's 12-7 win over Holy Cross on Saturday.
ASIL ASFOUR, COLGATE Fr., GK, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Asfour had seven saves and a ground ball in Colgate's 8-4 win at American on Saturday.
FRANKIE KAMELY, LOYOLA MARYLAND So., A, Homer Glen, Ill.
Kamely had five goals and an assist in Loyola's 14-6 win over American on Tuesday.
JAMIE DEWITT, BUCKNELL Fr., GK, Basking Ridge, N.J.
DeWitt had a pair of wins last week, making six saves in a 6-5 victory over Wagner and five in a 9-6 triumph at Winthrop.
Corvias Patriot League Baseball Weekly Awards
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JACEN NALESNIK, LEHIGH Jr., RF, Lehighton, Pa.
Nalesnik belted three home runs and batted .524 for the week as Lehigh went 2-3 in its contests in Winter Haven, Florida. He went 11-for-21 with five extra-base hits as he added two triples to go with the three home runs and also drove in five runs and scored eight. Nalesnik had two home runs and three RBIs in a 15-7 win against Dartmouth on Friday, and added a solo shot in a 5-4 loss to the Big Green on Sunday. Nalesnik had at least one hit and one run scored in each of the five contests, and notched an extra-base hit in four of the five games. He was 5-for-9 with a pair of triples, two runs scored and an RBI in Lehigh's doubleheader against Bradley and Maine on Tuesday, and was a combined 5-for-8 with five runs scored and the three home runs in the final two games against Dartmouth. Nalesnik is tied for the Patriot League lead with three home runs for the season, and is tied for second in the League with 16 runs scored.
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE WEEK
ANDREW BARTEK, NAVY Sr., P, Jefferson, Ga.
Bartek picked up a pair of wins in relief for the Mids last week as he gave up just one hit over 6.1 shutout innings against Buffalo and Rutgers. He came into Wednesday's contest against the Bulls with the score tied 2-2 and gave up just one hit in 3.2 scoreless innings to help the Mids pull out a 6-2 win. Bartek entered Friday's matchup against Rutgers with the Mids trailing 2-0, and again shut the door with 2.2 scoreless frames as the Mids scored a run in the eighth inning and two in the ninth to walk off with the win. Bartek had four strikeouts in his two outings.
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
NOAH SONG, NAVY Fr., P, Claremont, Calif.
Song threw a three-hit shutout as Navy completed a perfect 5-0 week with a 4-0 blanking of NJIT to sweep a doubleheader on Sunday. He went the full nine innings and gave up just the three hits and one walk to go with six strikeouts. Song also threw 1.2 scoreless innings without a hit allowed in a 6-5 win at Towson on Thursday as he finished the week with no runs, three hits and two walks allowed with seven strikeouts in 10.2 innings.
HONORABLE MENTION
DAVID GIUSTI, LAFAYETTE Fr., P, New Canaan, Conn.
Giusi pitched 3.1 scoreless innings to pick up the victory in Lafayette's 7-6 win at Gardner-Webb on Sunday as the Leopards dealt the Bulldogs their first home loss after a 16-0 start.
PHIL REESE, HOLY CROSS Jr., P, Frederick, Md.
Reese pitched 7.1 shutout innings with six hits allowed and four strikeouts in an 8-1 win over Yale on Saturday.
JOHN MCCARTHY, ARMY WEST POINT So., OF, Jupiter, Fla.
McCarthy went 7-for-16 (.438) with four runs scored and five RBIs in four games for the Black Knights last week.
THOMAS RUSSO, HOLY CROSS So., INF, Weston, Mass.
Russo went 5-for-11 with five runs scored and two RBIs as Holy Cross won two out of three in a weekend series at Yale.
AJ KLOEHN, LAFAYETTE So., C, Canton, Ohio
Kloehn went 4-for-9 with two doubles, two runs scored and two RBIs in a 2-1 week for the Leopards.
BRETT SMITH, BUCKNELL Jr., CF, Hanover, Pa. Smith batted .375 (12-for-32) with five runs scored and five RBIs in seven games for Bucknell last week.
Patriot League Softball Weekly Awards
CORVIAS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
EMILY GRAY, ARMY WEST POINT So., DP, Naples, Fla.
Recording multiple-hit games in four of the five played by the Black Knights, Gray helped Army West Point to four victories and finished the week hitting .647 and slugging 1.059. The sophomore collected a total of 11 hits in 17 plate appearances, while knocking in six. After dropping the first of a doubleheader at Penn 8-4, the Naples, Fla. native jump started the Black Knights' dominate 13-0 (5 inn.) second-game performance with her first home run of the season in the first inning, giving her team a lead that they wouldn't give up the rest of the way. Gray also tallied four doubles, three of which she hit in Army's 11-2 win over Rider.
CORVIAS PITCHER OF THE WEEK
AMANDA FAZIO, BUCKNELL Sr., P, Chatham, N.J.
Fazio started four games in the circle for the Bison, pitching a total of 25 innings and adding a pair of shutouts against Rider. In the second game of the doubleheader with the Broncs, the senior lefty allowed just one hit across seven innings pitched, while striking out 11. She struck out a total of 23 batters and finished the week with a 1.12 ERA. Fazio also helped her cause on offense, recording a total of five hits, scoring three runs, and stealing eight bases.
CORVIAS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
EMILY SOREM, LEHIGH Fr., P, Tigard, Ore.
Starting four games last week, Sorem helped the Mountain Hawks to three victories, which included two complete-game shutouts. The freshman notched her first collegiate shutout when she allowed just four hits against Hartford, then added another with a two-hit shutout against Quinnipiac. In her only loss of the week to Northwestern, Sorem still posted a strong outing of allowing four hits and two runs. She finished the week with a 2.07 ERA and struckout a total of 23 batters.
HONORABLE MENTION
VICKY LATTANZIO, LEHIGH Jr., Util., Fishkill, N.Y.
Lattanzio hit safely in six of Lehigh's seven games last week, while recording eight RBI. The junior came in to pinch hit against Marist and picked up two runs with her single, helping head coach Fran Troyan collect his 700th career win.
LAUREN HYNES, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Sr., P, San Diego, Calif.
Hynes allowed just one run in seven innings against the defending America East champions Binghamton, giving up seven hits, walking one, and striking out seven. She was the only pitcher in four games at the Maryland Invite to hold the Bearcats below four runs.
STACY GORDON, LAFAYETTE Fr., P., Niskayuna, N.Y.
Making her first-collegiate start and just second career appearance in the circle, Gordon scattered three hits across seven innings and allowed just one run in the Leopards 5-1 victory over Wagner. In addition, the rookie only put one baserunner on over the final four innings.
Patriot League Tennis Weekly Awards
CORVIAS MALE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JEREMY KOCHMAN, LEHIGH Sr., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Kochman helped the Mountain Hawks to a 7-0 victory over the Greyhounds to open Patriot League play, earning a pair of wins at the top flights in singles and doubles. The senior first paired up with teammate Graham Lehman and captured a 6-1 win to help Lehigh earn the doubles point. He then added a three-set victory over Loyola Maryland's Jordan Kuchta 62-, 4-6, 6-1.
CORVIAS FEMALE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
BARBARA RODRIGUEZ, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Jr., Caracas, Venezuela
Rodriguez captured a pair of wins at singles play, defeating No. 68 Brown's Katie Ta and No. 71 Old Dominion's Natalya Malenko. After dropping the first set to Ta at No. 5 singles, the junior came back to take the next two, winning the final in a tiebreak 2-6, 6-3, 10-8. Against Malenko, Rodriguez earned a straight-set victory 6-4, 6-4 at the sixth flight.
HONORABLE MENTION
CHRISTINA AUYEUNG, LEHIGH So., Midland, Mich.
Auyeung helped the Mountain Hawks defeat Loyola Maryland in their Patriot League opener with wins at No. 1 singles and doubles. The sophomore partnered with Jamie Campisi to win the doubles match 6-1 and then followed with a 6-2, 6-1 win against the Greyhounds' Megan Hahn.
MARIA CIOFFI, BUCKNELL Sr., Williamsport, Pa.
Cioffi went 3-0 at the top flight in singles play and added a 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles against Bryant during the Bison's spring break trip in Florida. The senior captured an exciting three-set victory over Quinnipiac's Sophia Dzulynsky (2014 MAAC Player of the Year) and then added straight-set wins at No. 1 against Milwaukee's Labina Petrovska and Bryant's Ryan Brown (2015 NEC Player of the Year).
STEFAN LEMIRE, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Sr., Houston, Texas
Lemire began the week with a double bagel of Holy Cross' Henry Harrs at No. 2 singles, helping the Terriers sweep the Crusaders in their first League contest of the season. He then added a second win a at No. 2 singles against Illinois State's Jakub Eisner 6-1, 6-3. Lemire went 1-1 in doubles.
M-F Athletic Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field Weekly Awards
M-F ATHLETIC PATRIOT LEAGUE MALE TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
DEVIN ENSLEN, NAVY So., Alamagordo, N.M.
Enslen has finished in first place in three races this season, taking the 100-meter dash in times of 10.49 and 10.53 and the 200-meter in 21.14 as Navy has competed at the UCSD Collegiate Challenge and Point Loma Invitational. The 200-meter time places Enslen fifth in the NCAA East Region while his top 100-meter time places Enslen eighth in that event in the region.
M-F ATHLETIC PATRIOT LEAGUE FEMALE TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
TORIA LEVY, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Jr., Weston, Fla.
Levy had a trio of outstanding efforts at the Hurricane Invitational, placing first in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 58.08, third in the 100-meter hurdles in 13.81 and helping BU come in fourth in the 4 X 100m relay in 46.65. The 400-meter hurdle time places Levy fourth in the NCAA East Region.
M-F ATHLETIC PATRIOT LEAGUE MALE FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
LEE BARES, ARMY WEST POINT So., Lakeville, Minn.
Bares has his outdoor campaign off to a brilliant start after winning the pole vault at both the Anteater Four-Way (5.20 meters) and the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational (5.12 meters). The 5.20-meter mark places Bares in a tie for fourth place in the event in the NCAA East Region this season.
M-F ATHLETIC PATRIOT LEAGUE FEMALE FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
LOVIE BURLESON, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Fr., Murrieta, Calif.
Burleson won the long jump at the Hurricane Invitational with a leap of 5.94 meters, and came in third place in the triple jump with a mark of 12.07 meters. The long jump stands ninth and the triple jump places Burleson 21st in the NCAA East Region this season.
M-F ATHLETIC PATRIOT LEAGUE MALE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
KORDELL WILLIAMS, NAVY Fr., Upper Marlboro, Md.
Williams has won the 110-meter hurdles at each of Navy's first two events of the season, doing so in a time of 14.57 at the UCSD Collegiate Challenge and in 14.47 at last weekend's Point Loma Invitational. The latter time places Williams in the top 25 of the NCAA East Region rankings this season.
M-F ATHLETIC PATRIOT LEAGUE FEMALE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
ABBY HALBROOK, ARMY WEST POINT Fr., Tyler, Texas
Halbrook took first place in the 5,000-meter run at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational by crossing the line in 17:07.68, the best mark in the NCAA East Region to date this season. She also won the 1,500-meter run at the Anteater Four-Way in a time of 4:38.13, which is a top 50 mark in the region.
HONORABLE MENTION
DAVID LAGERBERG, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Sr., Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire, England
Lagerberg won the 400-meter at the Hurricane Invitational with a time of 47.30, which is the eighth-fastest in the country.
DAVID OLUWADARA, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Sr., Boston, Mass.
Oluwadara took first place in the triple jump at the Hurricane Invitational with a leap of 15.51 meters.
DAVE MCGRIFF, LAFAYETTE So., Flemington, N.J.
McGriff took third place in both the discus (54.71m) and hammer (53.71) at the Philadelphia College Classic.
JOHN CAMPBELL, NAVY So., Amarillo, Texas
Campbell has two winning marks in the discus (52.63m/53.06m) and a pair of runner-up finishes in the hammer (52.29m/54.66m) so far this season.
BRIYAH BROWN, ARMY WEST POINT So., New Rochelle, N.Y.
Brown has marks of 14.24 meters and 13.94 meters in the shot put in Army West Point's first two outdoor events.
KENNETH BRINSON, ARMY WEST POINT Fr., Kennesaw, Ga.
Brinson has solid marks in the discus (49.43m/48.96m) and hammer (55.72m/55.58m) in Army West Point's first two events of the outdoor season.