GNAC Weekly Honors for March 23, 2009

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BASEBALL

Player of the Week

Bobby Barrett     Suffolk         Milton, MA         JR

Bobby Barrett led Suffolk with 18 RBI as Suffolk finished their spring trip with a 7-3 record. Barrett was 4-5 with 6 RBI in Sunday's win over Hamilton and also had a 4-4 game on Thursday including a 3-run home run and a 2-run double.


Rookie of the Week

Matt Yaeger        Johnson & Wales     Glendale, Ariz.    SO

Yaeger has made six appearances out of the bullpen for the Wildcats, posting a 1-1 record with one save and a 0.84 ERA.  In 10.2 innings, he has tallied 13 strikeouts with only one walk.


Pitcher of the Week

Tim Doyle         Suffolk         Milton, MA         SR

Tim Doyle went 2-0 on the week defeating Ripon College (WI) and Hamilton College (NY). Doyle went 8 innings to lead the Rams to a 4-1 victory over Ripon on Tuesday, and picked up the win Sunday allowing 1 run over 6 innings of work against Hamilton.

 

SOFTBALL

Player of the Week

Kirsten Griffiths     Johnson & Wales     North Haven, Conn     SR

Griffiths leads the team with a .346 batting average while scoring five runs and a team-best six RBI on the season.  She has a .438 on base percentage and a .462 slugging percentage for the year.  She has also been flawless in the field, posting a 1.000 fielding percentage.


Rookie of the Week

Jackie Saluti         Lasell             Braintree, Mass.     FR

Rookie infielder Saluti played outstanding for the Lasers in ten games over the course of the week. Saluti had 11 RBI's, 9 hits, scoring three runs.  She was a major contributor in all ten contests for Lasell.


Pitcher of the Week

Jackie Loseff     Lasell             Point Pleasant, NJ     JR

Loseff won three games for the Lasers over the course of the week, pitching 28 innings.  Loseff struck out 22, and finished the week with a 2.5 era. Loseff also made one run and had five assists in the field for the Lasers.



MEN'S TENNIS

Player of the Week

Garrett Freeman     Suffolk         Beacon, NY         SR

Garrett Freeman was victorious 6-1, 6-0 in the 5 singles position for Suffolk and partnered with Diego Alvarado in the 1 doubles position for a 8-5 win.


Rookie of the Week

Christopher Staley     Suffolk         London, England     FR

Christopher Staley was victorious 6-1, 6-4 in the 2 singles position for Suffolk and partnered with Jared Orkin in the 2 doubles position for a 8-5 victory.


WOMEN'S LACROSSE

Player of the Week

Caitlyn Murphy     Lasell             Katonah, NY         SR

Murphy was the leader in goals and points for Lasell this week, leading the Lasers to a 3-0 week, including picking up their first GNAC win.  Murphy had seven goals against Anna Maria, 3 against Daniel Webster, and five goals and one assist against Simmons.


Rookie of the Week

Meredith Hessler     Lasell             Middletown, RI    FR

Hessler had a tremendous week for Lasell in the midfield. She scored seven goals and made four assists while also picking up 15 ground balls, causing five turnovers, and controlling the draw 12 times.


Goalkeeper of the Week

Kristin Coderre     Lasell             Monson, Mass.     SO

Coderre led Lasell to a 3-0 week in net making 20 saves in the three contests.  Coderre had 16 saves against conference opponent Simmons College in the Lasers third consecutive victory this week.


MEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Player of the Week

Michael Townsend         Emmanuel        Beaverdam, Va.     JR
This week, junior captain Michael Townsend set an Emmanuel program record for kills in a single season with 392 and also eclipsed the 1,000-
kill plateau.  The outside hitter led the Saints to a 2-2 week, averaging 4.25 kills, 2.25 digs, and 0.81 aces per set.  He is just the 3rd player in
program history to reach 1,000 kills.


Rookie of the Week

Petar Yanakiev         Johnson & Wales    Varna, Bulguria     FR

Yanakiev averaged 3.3 kills and 1.2 digs per game for the Wildcats during the week.  In the loss against Rivier, tallied 12 kills with a .231 hitting percentage.