Trio that Led Teams to League Wins Tabbed Softball Weekly Honorees

Trio that Led Teams to League Wins Tabbed Softball Weekly Honorees

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Albany, Binghamton and Hartford each too kAmerica East softball series over the weekend with the Great Danes and Bearcats earning sweeps of Maine and UMBC, respectively and Hartford taking two of three from Boston U. Three players who led those teams to strong weekends are this week's conference award winners, which were announced Tuesday afternoon.

Hartford's Chelsey Mooney earned Player of the Week honors, Albany's Brittany MacFawn is the Pitcher of the Week and Binghamton's Taylor Chaffee is the Rookie of the Week.

Mooney (Corona, Calif.) enjoyed one of the best weeks of her career, batting a robust .643 (9-for-14) in helping leading Hartford to an impressive 4-1 mark, which included the program's first-ever series win over Boston University as the Hawks took two of three games. The junior designated player slugged .786 by hitting a pair of doubles and drove in three runs while scoring two last week.

MacFawn (Orlando, Fla.) picked up her second straight Pitcher of the Week honor by going 3-0 in four appearances last week and allowing just two runs (0.51 ERA) in 27 1/3 innings. The junior hurler, who came within one out of a perfect game against Siena Monday, allowed just 12 hits and two walks all week while striking out 34. She fired a five-hit shutout in Albany's 1-0 win over Maine Thursday, which finished off the series sweep.

Chaffee (Watkins Glen, N.Y.) earned Rookie of the Week accolades by hitting .421 with a team-best two home runs and nine RBI in leading Binghamton to a 4-1 week, including a series  sweep over UMBC. She also finished the week with a .442 on-base percentage and .842 slugging percentage. Chaffee hit safely in all five games and had three multiple-hit performances.

2013 America East Softball Weekly Award Winners
Feb. 18 – Player of the Week: Kristen Koslosky (Maine); Pitcher of the Week: Kate Price (Binghamton); Rookie of the Week: Sydney Harbaugh (Binghamton)
Feb. 25 – Player of the Week: Shayla Giosia (Stony Brook); Pitcher of the Week: Christine Lucido (Stony Brook); Rookie of the Week: Bridget O'Malley (UMBC)
March 4 – Player of the Week: Taylor Hall (UMBC); Pitcher of the Week: Heather Brown (UMBC); Rookie of the Week: Maggie Cocks (Albany)
March 11 - Player of the Week: Kayla Margentino (UMBC); Pitcher of the Week: Zuzana Kudernatschova (Hartford); Rookie of the Week: Lisa Cadogan (Binghamton)
March 18 - Player of the Week: Lisa Cadogan (Binghamton); Pitcher of the Week: Allison Cukrov (Stony Brook); Rookie of the Week: Annie Johnson (Albany)
March 25 - Player of the Week: Vicky MacFarland (Albany); Pitcher of the Week: Zuzana Kudernatschova (Hartford); Lisa Cadogan (Binghamton)
April 1 - Player of the Week: Shayla Giosia (Stony Brook); Pitcher of the Week: Brittany MacFawn (Albany); Kelly Costello (Albany)
April 9 - Player of the Week: Chelsey Mooney (Hartford); Pitcher of the Week: Brittany MacFawn (Albany); Taylor Chaffee (Binghamton)