CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Four softball student-athletes who helped lead their teams to wins last week are America East’s weekly award winners this week:
Player of the Week
Danielle O’Neill, So., Utility, UMBC
- Reached base 10 times in 13 plate appearances (.769 OBP) last week.
- Hit .625 (5-for-8) and hit two home runs for a 1.375 slugging percentage.
- Scored three runs and drove in four runs.
Co-Pitcher of the Week
Alexis Bogdanovich, Jr., Pitcher, Maine
- Went 1-0 and did not allow a run in 9 2/3 innings of work last week.
- Allowed just three hits, a league-best .091 BA against, while striking out seven.
- Fired a three-hit shutout vs. UMBC on Saturday.
Co-Pitcher of the Week
Allison Cukrov, Sr., Pitcher, Stony Brook
- Went 4-0 with a 0.88 ERA, surrendering just three runs over 26 innings.
- Allowed just nine hits and fired three one-hitters.
- Struck out 29 while walking only six.
Rookie of the Week
Elizabeth Snow, Fr., Outfielder, Albany
- Hit .333 (8-for-24) to lead Albany to a 6-1 week.
- Scored four runs and drove in a pair.
- Had a pair of doubles.
Around the League
- Albany and Stony Brook swept series last week while UMBC took two of three from Maine. Recap
- Stony Brook holds a two-game lead on Albany in the conference standings.
- Albany extended its conference-win streak to six games, outscoring Hartford, 22-2 over three games en route to a sweep.
- Stony Brook outscored UMass Lowell, 17-2, to sweep the River Hawks over the weekend.
- UMBC posted its first two league wins, taking two of three at Maine.
- Brittany MacFawn became Albany’s all-time strikeout leader and has 736 for her career.
- This weekend UMBC visits Maine, UMass Lowell hosts Stony Brook and Hartford entertains Albany.
2014 Softball Weekly Awards
Feb. 18 – Player of the Week: Lisa Cadogan, Binghamton
Pitcher of the Week: Demi Laney, Binghamton
Rookie of the Week: Jaclyn Buckley, UMBC
Feb. 25 – Player of the Week: Taylor Hall, UMBC
Pitcher of the Week: Jessica Holte, UMBC
Rookie of the Week: Elizabeth Snow, Albany
March 4 – Player of the Week: Taylor Hall, UMBC
Pitcher & Rookie of the Week: Jessica Holte, UMBC
March 11 – Player of the Week: Chelsea Bertoglio, UMBC
Pitcher of the Week: Hannah Hill, Maine
Rookie of the Week: Kelly Lane, UMBC
March 18 – Player of the Week: Vicky McFarland, Albany
Pitcher of the Week: Jessica Holte, UMBC
Rookie of the Week: Shelby Obert, Maine
March 24 – Player of the Week: Jessica Burk, Maine
Pitcher of the Week: Allison Cukrov, Stony Brook
Rookie of the Week: Rachel Harvey, Maine
April 2 – Player of the Week: Kristen Koslosky, Maine
Pitcher of the Week: Alexis Bogdanovich, Maine
Rookie of the Week: Felicia Lennon, Maine
April 7 – Player of the Week: Bria Green, Stony Brook
Pitcher of the Week: Brittany MacFawn, Albany
Rookie of the Week: Bridget Hunt, Binghamton
April 14 – Player of the Week: Danielle O’Neill, UMBC
Co-Pitchers of the Week: Alexis Bogdanovich, Maine/Allison Cukrov, Stony Brook
Rookie of the Week: Elizabeth Snow, Albany
