Player of the Week
Emma Petersen, Siena
So., Phoenix, AZ, Xavier College Prep
 
Petersen exploded with a .619 batting average including 13-21 with ten RBI's, five runs, one double, one triple, and two home runs. This included a 3-4 day with six runs batted in and a home run against Army West Point, and four multi-hit days - one with four hits and two with three hits. Petersen slugged 1.048 and held a .619 on-base percentage on the week.
 
Pitcher of the Week
Nicole Patille, Siena
Gr., Ocean View, DE, Laurel High School
 
Patille held a 1.34 ERA and a 2-0 record in four appearances last week, allowing just three earned runs with 20 strikeouts and only seven walks in 15.2 innings pitched. She fanned a career-high 11 batters at Delaware State in a 1-0 Siena win, while striking out eight in a complete-game win over Mount St. Mary's.
 
Rookie of the Week
Kendall Reda-Fehsal, Rider
Fr., Succasunna, NJ, Roxbury
 
Reda-Fehsal hit .375 (6-for-16) with two home runs, three RBI's and three runs scored in the Broncs' 2-3 week. She homered to begin the week against Princeton, before going 5-for-11 with another home run as the Broncs took 2-of-3 over Canisius. She also scored twice in the series.
 
The 2024 MAAC Softball Championship will take place May 8-11, 2024. The six-team, double-elimination championship will be hosted by the highest seed. For all information regarding the 2024 MAAC Softball Championship, please visit http://maacsports.com/softball.
 
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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