S-A of the Week (3-23)
MAAC Sports
Elena Bowman, Manhattan, Softball, Catcher, Jr., San Mateo, Calif.
Bowman has hit eight home runs since March 15 to break Manhattan’s all-time career record. She tied Kiera Fox’s mark with her 30th career long ball in the second game of a doubleheader sweep over Mount St. Mary’s on Monday. Bowman broke the record with a two-run blast in the sixth inning at Saint Mary’s on Thursday. She then belted a go-ahead three-run shot in her next at-bat.
The MAAC Preseason Player of the Year, Bowman took home MAAC Player of the Week honors on March 10 and March 17, and she was named Corvias ECAC Metro/Upstate Player of the Week on March 17. As of Monday, she led the nation with 0.53 home runs per game and was second nationally with a 1.171 slugging percentage. Bowman also ranks among the national leaders in on-base percentage (fourth, .649), RBIs per game (fifth, 1.53) and batting average (10th, .512).
Dave Scarcello, Marist, Men’s Lacrosse, Goalie, Sr., Buffalo, N.Y.
Playing in his hometown, Scarcello led Marist to a 9-7 triumph over Canisius on March 21. He held the Golden Griffins scoreless in the fourth quarter, making nine saves in goal and collecting one ground ball in the Red Foxes’ second straight MAAC victory.
A business marketing major, Scarcello was selected to the 2014 MAAC All-Academic Team. He qualified by completing two semesters at his institution and holding a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.20 on a 4.0 scale. He is a team captain for the second consecutive year and has received the conference’s Defensive Player of the Week award twice in 2015.