Player of the Week
Tori Bowles, Mount St. Mary's
Sr., Leonardtown, Md., Leonardtown
 
Senior Tori Bowles had a tremendous weekend for the Mount, hitting .600 (6-for-10) with four home runs, four runs scored and six RBI.  She went 2-for-4 with a home run in the Mount's 4-3 win over Saint Peter's on Saturday.  On Sunday, she had a career day, going 4-for-4 with three home runs, a double, 14 total bases and six RBI.  Her three home runs match a Mount record for HR's in a game.
 
Pitcher of the Week
Megan Giese, Canisius
Sr., Buffalo, N.Y., Orchard Park

Pitcher Megan Giese went 3-0 on the weekend pitching 15 innings with 20 strikeouts and a 0.47 ERA against Siena. Giese only allowed 1 run on 6 hits during the weekend.
 
Rookie of the Week
Kiersten Buchanan, Rider
Fr., Holly Springs, NC, Holly Springs
 
Freshman Kiersten Buchanan drove in five runs in the Broncs' sweep of Fairfield, including three in Game 1 and the walk-off, two-out, two-run triple to turn a 3-2 deficit into a 4-3 win in Sunday's series finale. In Game 1, she drove in a run on a fielder's choice, before delivering a two-run double. Her game-winning triple was an opposite-field line drive that got over the right fielder's head as she hit the fence.
 
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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