GNAC Weekly Honors for March 30, 2009

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BASEBALL

Player of the Week

Keith Carter    Suffolk    Newburyport, MA    SR

Senior Keith Carter hit .563 on the week. Carter was 3-4 and scored 3 times in Thursday's 6-2 win over Bridgewater St. Carter was also 5-5 and scored 6 times, knocking in 4 runs with 2 doubles and a triple in a game 1 victory over Rivier on Saturday.


Rookie of the Week

Daniel Achorn   Saint Joseph's (ME)   Bow, NH   FR

Achorn batted .467 (7-15) with four runs, five RBI's and two doubles in a 3-1 weekend for the Monks. In a twin bill with JWU on March 29th, the freshman shortstop was 4-8 with four runs scored and a pair of RBI's and made a handful of exceptional defensive plays.



Pitcher of the Week

Reid Jackson   Suffolk   Burlington, MA   SR

Senior Reid Jackson threw a complete game 6 hitter to lead the Rams to a 2-1 victory over Babson College on Tuesday. Jackson cruised in the later innings only allowing two hits in his final 7 innings of work to pick up his second win on the year.


 

SOFTBALL

Player of the Week

Jess Ferreira   Suffolk   Cambridge, MA   SR

Jess Ferreira went 7 for 11 on the weekend with four extra base hits, driving in seven and scoring five times as Suffolk swept both double headers.


Rookie of the Week

Karina Bolster   Suffolk   Carlisle, PA   FR

Karina Bolster was 4-4 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI in Suffolk's game one victory of Albertus Magnus. Bolster reached base safely in all six plate appearances in the two games. Karina was also 2-3 with 2 runs scored in Suffolk's game one victory over Johnson & Wales.


Pitcher of the Week

Kelsey Tuthill   Emerson   Middlefield, CT   FR

Tuthill had a perfect 3-0 record and did not surrender a run in four starts.  She left the first game against Emmanuel with a 6-0 lead but did not pitch long enough to qualify for the win inorder that she could start the second game.  She had a strike oput to walk ration of nearly 8:1.




MEN'S TENNIS

Player of the Week

Devin Kitterick   Johnson & Wales   Bridgewater, MA   JR

Kitterick was perfect this week at No. 4 singles, posting a 2-0 record.  Also posted a 1-1 record in doubles play for the Wildcats to open the season.


Rookie of the Week

Christopher Staley     Suffolk         London, England     FR

Freshman Christopher Staley was 2-0 on the week for Suffolk. Staley picked up his second victory of the year in the 2 position for the Rams, and was victorious in doubles play as well in a GNAC match this week against Emerson College.



WOMEN'S LACROSSE

Player of the Week

Caitlyn Murphy     Lasell             Katonah, NY         SR

Murphy scored five goals and added and assists early in the week against Emerson for six points, then put in four goals and tallied one assist against St. Joseph's (CT) and adding two ground balls in a 1-1 week for the Lasers.


Rookie of the Week

Amy Gervis   Emerson   Randolph, NJ   FR

Gervis rallied the Lions from a three goal deficit in the last 17 minutes and scored five goals
including the game winner against Lasell, then had three goals and assisted on the
game winner vs. St. Joseph's.

Goalkeeper of the Week

Kristin Coderre     Lasell             Monson, MA     SO

In a 1-1 week for Lasell, Coderre made 21 saves, including 16 against Emerson College.


MEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Player of the Week

Scott Wright   Rivier   Salem, NH   SR

Scott Wright, the GNAC Tournament MVP, had a great overall week as the Raiders went 4-0 and kept their winning streak going.  Scott had 12 kills and hit .625 against Johnson and Wales then added 7 more kills (.357) along with 5 blocks in the Championship game against Emmanuel
College.  Earlier in the week, in a thrilling 5 set win over Endicott College, Scott took over the match as he recorded 7 blocks, 18 kills and 4 aces, including 3 aces in game 5 to give the Raiders a comfartable cushion to pick up the win.

Rookie of the Week

Drew Corwin    Rivier    Sudbury, MA    FR

Drew had a great week, contributing both on offense and defense.  Drew picked up 11 digs in the 5 set victory against Endicott College along with 5 blocks.  He then hit .500 with 3 kills on 6 swings with 0 errors and 4 blocks in the GNAC Tournament finals against Emmanuel College to help Rivier to a 3-0 victory and their secong straight GNAC title.