Player of the Week
Morgan Sylvestre, Fairfield
Jr., Foxborough, Mass., Foxborough
Morgan Sylvestre finished the Stags' West Coast trip with a .625 batting average, stroking 10 hits in 16 at-bats over a five-game week. She registered a hit in all five games including four multi-hit games. She posted three hits including a double and two singles with two RBI against Toledo before adding two more hits later that day with an RBI in a win over North Dakota. She finished the week with three RBI and two runs scored.
Pitcher of the Week
Alissa Eimont, Siena
R-So., Aberdeen, NJ, Matawan Regional
Redshirt sophomore Alissa Eimont held a 1.50 ERA and a 2-1 record in four appearances over 18.2 innings at The Spring Games last weekend Picked up complete game victories with 4 K's and only one run allowed in eight innings against Stonehill and three strikeouts and one earned run allowed in seven innings against LIU.
Rookie of the Week
Samantha Rogers, Marist
Fr., Southington, CT, Southington
Freshman Samantha Rogers hit her first collegiate home run, a grand slam, in Marist's 14-1 triumph over Presbyterian. Rogers' blast was the focal point of a seven-run first inning for the Red Foxes, as her grand slam expanded Marist's lead from three to seven.
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About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 43rd year of competition during the 2023-24 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College. Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University will join the MAAC as full members in the 2024-25 academic year, expanding the conference to 13 institutions.
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