GNAC Rookies of the Week: September 22

John Blazo (Men’s Cross Country, Suffolk), Laura Furfaro (Women’s Cross Country, Johnson & Wales), Amy Guttierez (Women’s Soccer, Emerson), Sarah Hawkes (Women’s Volleyball, St. Joseph’s - Maine), Eric Moreno (Men’s Soccer, Rivier) and Sabrina Salmela (Women’s Tennis, Simmons) have been named Great Northeast Athletic Conference Rookies o f the Week.

Men’s Cross Country – John Blazo, Suffolk, Fr., Pembroke, Mass.
John Blazo finished the Daniel Webster Invitational in fifth place for the Rams with a time of 31:47. Blazo was the Rams' top finisher for the second consecutive week.

Women’s Cross Country – Laura Furfaro, Johnson & Wales, Fr., North Warren, N.J.
Ran a season-best time of 20:44 over the 5k UMass Dartmouth Invitational for a 119th place finish, the best finish of the day for the Wildcats.

Men’s Soccer – Eric Moreno, Rivier, Fr., Lynn, Mass.
Eric opened his Rivier College career with a goal in the Mountaineer Invitational Tournament. In Eric's first GNAC game he scored the Raiders game tying goal.

Women’s Soccer – Amy Guttierez, Emerson, Fr., Fredricksburg, Texas
Scored Emerson's first two goals in Emerson's 3-1 victory over Norwich that led the way to a 2-0 GNAC week for the Lions.

Women’s Tennis – Sabrina Salmela, Simmons, Fr., Beverly, Mass.
Sabrina Salmela went 3-0 in the GNAC this week. She also had a n upset win at the ITA Championship over Elizabeth Anderson of Vassar, the 21st ranked team in the nation.

Women’s Volleyball – Sarah Hawkes, St. Joseph’s (Maine), Fr., Pownal, Maine
In a 3-1 week for the Monks, Hawkes recorded 41 kills, 37 digs and 17 blocks. The first-year middle blocker collected a season-high 7 blocks against UNE on September 17th and notched her second career double-double with 16 digs and 12 kills against Suffolk on September 19th.