April 25, 2016
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - The Patriot League announced its weekly awards for April 18-24 in women's lacrosse, baseball, softball, men's tennis and men and women's outdoor track and field on Monday.
Corvias Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Weekly Awards
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE ATTACKER OF THE WEEK
JESSICA WOJCIECHOWSKI, AMERICAN Sr., A, Monkton, Md.
Wojciechowski combined for eight goals and four assists in a pair of contests for the Eagles last week. She put up three goals and an assist in a 14-9 loss to Navy on Wednesday, and had a huge effort with five goals and three assists in a 14-13 defeat at Holy Cross on Saturday. The eight points were one off the single-game high in the Patriot League this season and marked a career high for Wojciechowski, while the five goals matched a career best. Wojciechowski also added two ground balls and three draw controls for the week. She finished the season with a team-high 50 points and with a hat trick in six straight games.
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE MIDFIELDER OF THE WEEK
JENNA COLLINS, NAVY So., M, Clarksville, Md.
Collins played a key role in a pair of wins for the Mids last week as she combined for five goals, four assists, seven draw controls, two caused turnovers and a ground ball in road victories against American and Bucknell. Collins had three goals and an assist with a career-high tying seven draw controls in a 14-9 win versus the Eagles on Wednesday, and helped Navy pull out a key 11-10 victory at Bucknell on Saturday by recording two goals, three assists and a pair of caused turnovers. Collins has scored multiple points in eight consecutive games.
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
MOLLY WOLF, LOYOLA MARYLAND Sr., GK, Baltimore, Md.
Wolf was excellent in goal in a pair of road victories for the Greyhounds last week as she made a combined 24 saves with a .667 save percentage against Bucknell and Lafayette. Wolf made nine saves and allowed only five goals in a 13-7 win over the Bison on Wednesday that locked up the top seed in the Patriot League Tournament for the Greyhounds, then stopped a career-high 15 shots to lead the way in a 10-7 victory at Lafayette on Saturday that gave Loyola the outright regular-season League title. The 15-save effort was Wolf's seventh double-digit save outing of the year and 22nd of her career, and she also picked up a season-high five ground balls in the contest.
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
MEG O'DONNELL, NAVY Fr., A, Forest Hill, Md.
O'Donnell totaled six goals and an assist to help the Mids to a pair of wins last week. She scored four goals while adding two draw controls and two ground balls in a 14-9 win at American on Wednesday, and came up with two goals and an assist to help the Mids to an 11-10 victory at Bucknell on Saturday. O'Donnell has scored at least one goal in seven consecutive games.
HONORABLE MENTION
JULIA COLLINS, NAVY So., A, Clarksville, Md.
Collins totaled four goals, four assists and 10 draw controls in a pair of road wins for the Mids last week.
CAROLINE MEEGAN, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Jr., GK, Lutherville, Md.
Meegan made 12 saves in an 11-4 win over Holy Cross on Wednesday, and had 16 saves while allowing only seven goals combined in a pair of victories last week.
EMILY PEEBLES, COLGATE Sr., A, Tully, N.Y.
Peebles had seven goals combined in two wins last week, with five goals including the game-winner in a 10-8 triumph over Lehigh on Saturday.
HALEY O'HANLON, COLGATE So., M, Garden City, N.Y.
O'Hanlon had four goals, an assist and 16 draw controls in two Colgate wins last week, with a school-record 13 draw controls in a 16-7 victory at Army West Point on Wednesday.
HANNAH POWERS, LOYOLA MARYLAND Fr., A, Skaneateles, N.Y.
Powers had six goals in a pair of road wins for Loyola last week, including four in a 10-7 victory at Lafayette on Saturday.
COURTNEY HENIG, LEHIGH Fr., A, Millstone, N.J.
Henig had two goals, including the game-winner, in a 6-4 victory over Lafayette on Wednesday before leading the Mountain Hawks with four goals and an assist in a 10-8 loss to Colgate on Saturday.
TESS MACKAY, HOLY CROSS Jr., A, Simsbury, Conn.
MacKay had five goals and an assist in a 14-13 win over American on Saturday, and tallied the game-winning goal with 12 seconds to play to complete a comeback win for the Crusaders.
Corvias Patriot League Baseball Weekly Awards
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
PATRICK DONNELLY, LEHIGH Jr., 3B, Bethlehem, Pa.
Donnelly played a big part in Lehigh's four-game sweep of Lafayette over the weekend as he went 6-for-17 with a home run, two doubles, seven RBIs and three runs scored in the series. Donnelly had a hit and RBI in each contest, with multiple RBIs in three of the four games, and scored a run in three of the four victories. He went 2-for-8 with a run, double and three RBIs in Saturday's doubleheader sweep, and had a huge effort on Sunday by going 4-for-8 with a home run, double, four RBIs and two runs scored as Lehigh won a pair of three-run games. The series sweep brought Lehigh from last place to a tie for third in the Patriot League standings. For the week, Donnelly was 8-for-23 with a home run, eight RBIs, three doubles and five runs scored in six games for the Mountain Hawks.
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE WEEK
ANDREW ANDREYCHIK, BUCKNELL Sr., P, Danville, Pa.
Andreychik tossed nine scoreless innings with eight strikeouts to keep the score even before the Bison would fall 3-0 in 10 innings in the series opener against Holy Cross on Saturday. He allowed four hits and two walks in the scoreless outing and pitched two innings beyond the originally scheduled seven for the contest. Andreychik retired 20 hitters in a row at one point, giving up a pair of first-inning singles and not allowing another hit until the ninth inning. He faced the minimum 21 batters in the second through eighth innings, then got out of a bases-loaded situation in the ninth.
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
TRAVIS CLONEY, HOLY CROSS Fr., OF, Wall, N.J.
Cloney helped Holy Cross to three close wins against Bucknell over the weekend by going 3-for-8 with a home run, three RBIs, four runs scored and six walks while playing the final three contests of the four-game sweep. He was 1-for-2 with a double, a run scored and four walks as Holy Cross won 10-6 in 14 innings in Saturday's nightcap, then went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run to help the Crusaders to a 5-3 win in eight innings in Sunday's opener. The two-run shot accounted for all of Holy Cross' scoring before the Crusaders tallied three runs in the eighth. Cloney finished the series by going 1-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored in a 12-10 victory in Sunday's finale. For the week, Cloney went 4-for-11 with a home run, three RBIs and five runs scored in four games and finished with a .588 on-base percentage.
HONORABLE MENTION
LUKE GILLINGHAM, NAVY Sr., P, Coronado, Calif.
Gillingham did not allow an earned run and struck out 10 in a seven-inning complete game as Navy beat Army West Point 3-2 in Saturday's series opener.
DANNY RAFFERTY, BUCKNELL Jr., OF/P, Chicago, Ill.
Rafferty was 7-for-16 with two home runs, two triples, a double, seven runs scored and five RBIs in Bucknell's weekend series against Holy Cross.
GEORGE CAPEN, HOLY CROSS Jr., P, Gainesville, Va.
Capen pitched in all three extra-inning contests against Bucknell, helping the Crusaders win each game by tossing a combined six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts and picking up the victory in the opening contest each day.
KEVIN BOSWICK, LEHIGH Sr., P, Medford Lakes, N.J.
Boswick had a win and a save in Lehigh's four-game sweep of Lafayette, tossing a combined four scoreless innings with three strikeouts.
Corvias Patriot League Softball Weekly Awards
CORVIAS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
MEGHAN KOVAC, BUCKNELL So., 1B, Warren, N.J.
Kovac had a big series in Bucknell's weekend sweep of Colgate as she went 5-for-11 with a home run, six RBIs and three runs scored in the three victories. Her biggest outing came in the closest game of the weekend as Kovac accounted for all of Bucknell's runs in a 4-3 victory in the series opener by belting a grand slam in the top of the fifth inning to overcome a 3-0 deficit. Kovac then went 4-for-8 with two runs scored and two RBIs as the Bison posted shutout wins of 6-0 and 9-0 in the final two games of the series. She also went 3-for-4 with a home run, double, two RBIs and two runs scored in a 9-3 win over St. Francis (Pa.) on Tuesday, and finished 8-for-18 with two home runs, two doubles, eight RBIs and five runs scored in five games last week.
CORVIAS PITCHER OF THE WEEK
MELANIE RUSSELL, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Sr., P, San Diego, Calif.
Russell had an amazing week in the circle as she tossed 22.2 scoreless innings over five appearances, striking out 32 batters and allowing only 10 hits with no walks while going 4-0 with a save in her outings. She tossed a two-hit shutout with a career-high tying 10 strikeouts as Boston University topped Lafayette 6-0 in Saturday's series opener, and closed out the weekend sweep on Sunday by going six scoreless innings with five hits allowed and eight strikeouts in a 5-0 victory. Russell also threw 2.1 hitless frames with six strikeouts to get the save in the middle game of the series where BU posted a 4-1 win. In non-League action on Wednesday and Thursday, Russell threw a total of 7.1 scoreless innings while picking up the victory against both Bryant and UMass-Lowell.
CORVIAS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
RENEE POIRIER, ARMY WEST POINT Fr., P, Plainville, Mass.
Poirier did not allow an earned run over 14 innings in a pair of complete-game victories for the Black Knights last week. She gave up just four hits and a walk with three strikeouts in a 3-1 victory over Quinnipiac on Wednesday, then tossed a three-hit shutout with two walks allowed and a strikeout in Army's 4-0 win in the middle contest of a three-game weekend sweep of Holy Cross.
HONORABLE MENTION
KASEY MCCRAVEY, ARMY WEST POINT Sr., INF, Scottsdale, Ariz.
McCravey went 9-for-17 with two doubles, a triple, eight RBIs and eight runs scored to help the Black Knights to a perfect 5-0 record last week.
BRITTANY YOUNAN, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Jr., SS, Chico, Calif.
Younan was 8-for-20 with a double, triple, six RBIs and two runs scored in a 5-0 week for the Terriers.
AMANDA FAZIO, BUCKNELL Sr., P, Chatham, N.J.
Fazio threw 13 scoreless innings in a pair of shutout wins over Colgate, allowing just seven hits and a walk while striking out 14 in her two outings.
CHRISTINE CAMPBELL, LEHIGH Jr., P, San Diego, Calif.
Campbell threw a one-hit shutout with a walk and four strikeouts to lead Lehigh to a 1-0 win over Princeton on Wednesday.
M-F Athletic Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field Weekly Awards
M-F ATHLETIC PATRIOT LEAGUE MALE TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
CAMERON WILLIAMS, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Jr., San Antonio, Texas
Williams had a strong overall performance in three races at the Virginia Challenge, hitting the IC4A standard in each competition. He placed fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 20.89 that leads the Patriot League and ranks in the top 30 in the NCAA East Region, and came in seventh place in the 100-meter in a time of 10.57 that is in the top 80 in the region. Williams also ran on BU's 4 X 100m relay team which finished in fourth place with a time of 40.47.
M-F ATHLETIC PATRIOT LEAGUE FEMALE TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
TORIA LEVY, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Jr., Weston, Fla.
Levy won the 400-meter dash at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational with a personal-best time of 55.22, surpassing the ECAC standard of 55.94.
M-F ATHLETIC PATRIOT LEAGUE MALE FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
DAVID OLUWADARA, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Jr., Boston, Mass.
Oluwadara won both the triple jump and long jump with IC4A qualifying marks at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational. His triple jump mark of 15.74 ranks among the leaders in the NCAA East Region though it is shy of his personal best, while the long jump of 7.34 was the best in the Patriot League this season and 55th in the region. The long jump mark also set a personal best for Oluwadara.
M-F ATHLETIC PATRIOT LEAGUE FEMALE FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
COURTNEY AVERY, LEHIGH Jr., Wynantskill, N.Y.
Avery notched her best high jump mark of the season as she took first place at the Larry Ellis Invitational with a leap of 1.78 meters. The mark places her 14th in the NCAA East Region and is the top high jump in the Patriot League this season. Avery was just off her own school record of 1.79 meters.
M-F ATHLETIC PATRIOT LEAGUE MALE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
ALEXANDER SEAL, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Fr., Austinmer, Australia
Seal placed ninth in the 1,500-meter run at the Virginia Challenge as he finished the race in 3:42.35. The time is the best in the Patriot League this season and stands 15th in the NCAA East Region.
M-F ATHLETIC PATRIOT LEAGUE FEMALE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
ABBY HALBROOK, ARMY WEST POINT Fr., Tyler, Texas
Halbrook placed 12th in the 1,500-meter run at the Larry Ellis Invitational as she came in with an ECAC-qualifying time of 4:29.77. It was a personal best for the freshman and the top time for a Black Knight runner in the event this season.
HONORABLE MENTION
STEVE SCHROEDER, NAVY Sr., Monticello, Ill.
Schroeder placed 10th in the 1,500-meter run at the Virginia Challenge in a time of 3:42.95 that stands 18th in the NCAA East Region.
JAY STELL, NAVY Sr., Carlsbad, N.M.
Stell came in third place in the javelin at the Virginia Challenge with a toss of 68.75 meters that places him 18th in the NCAA East Region.
BEN SIMS, ARMY WEST POINT Fr., Sierra Vista, Ariz.
Sims won the 100-meter dash at the Larry Ellis Invitational with a time of 10.47, which ranks 40th in the NCAA East Region this season.
LEE BARES, ARMY WEST POINT So., Lakeville, Minn.
Bares took fourth place in the pole vault at the Larry Ellis Invitational with an IC4A-qualifying mark of 5.10 meters.
LOVIE BURLESON, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Fr., Murrieta, Calif.
Burleson won both the triple jump (12.20m) and long jump (5.86m) at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational with ECAC-qualifying marks that each place in the top 80 of the NCAA East Region.
CRYSTAN MCLYMORE, NAVY Sr., Raleigh, N.C.
McLymore won the triple jump at the James Madison Invitational with a leap of 12.20 meters that stands 60th in the NCAA East Region.
NICHOLAS LOMBARDO, BUCKNELL So., Darien, Conn.
Lombardo won the long jump at the Bucknell Team Challenge with a leap of 7.33 meters which stands in the top 60 of the NCAA East Region.
CODY ROTHSCHILD, ARMY WEST POINT Sr., Malabar, Fla.
Rothschild finished in third place in the discus at the Larry Ellis Invitational with an ECAC-qualifying toss of 44.18 meters.
WILLIAM MELCHIONNI, BUCKNELL Fr., Loudonville, N.Y.
Melchionni won the 400-meter dash at the Bucknell Team Challenge in an IC4A-qualifying time of 48.69.
Corvias Patriot League Tennis Weekly Awards
CORVIAS MALE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
THOMAS PECOR, NAVY Jr., Houston, Texas
Pecor clinched the victory for the Mids in the Star Match against rival Army West Point with a 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 victory at No. 2 singles over Grant Riechmann on Saturday to send Navy to a 4-2 triumph. The win gave Navy a perfect 5-0 mark in the Patriot League while dealing the Black Knights their first League defeat, and the Mids also won the Star Match against their rivals for the first time since 2012. Pecor also helped Navy win the doubles point in the match as his 7-5 victory with teammate Andrey Majkic over Army's Sam Lampmann and Michael Nguyen turned out to be the decisive margin at the No. 3 flight. Pecor also posted a 6-2, 6-2 victory at No. 1 singles against Loyola's Jordan Kuchta for the clinching point as Navy won the match 5-2.
HONORABLE MENTION
JEREMY KOCHMAN, LEHIGH Sr., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Kochman won in straight sets at No. 1 singles against both Lafayette's Chris Matturri (6-4, 6-4) and Holy Cross' Michael Varda (6-0, 6-0) while also winning his doubles match against both the Leopards and Crusaders as Lehigh won each contest 7-0.