BOSTON - For the first time this season, all nine conference softball games were completed over the weekend as UMBC swept UMass Lowell while Albany and Stony Brook each took two of three form Maine and Binghamton, respectively. Read about the weekly award winners here: Player of the WeekBria Green, Stony Brook - Sr., OF, Wheatley Heights, N.Y.
- Had a slash line of .429/.571/1.357 for the week in leading Stony Brook to four wins in six games.
- Mashed four home runs, including two in a series win over Binghamton.
- Drove in 11 runs and scored seven.
- Reached base eight times in 11 plate appearances vs. the Bearcats, driving in six runs and scoring three.
- This is Green's second Player of the Week honor of the season.
Pitcher of the Week
Devin Durando, Albany - Fr., P, Oakland, N.J.
- Went 2-1 with a 1.62 ERA in 13 IP last week.
- Allowed just six hits.
- Struck out 13 hitters.
- This is her second award of the season.
Rookie of the Week
Tori Alexander, UMBC - Fr., OF, Bear, Del.
- Slashed .438/.471/.812 to lead UMBC to three wins in four games, including a three-game sweep of UMass Lowell.
- Drove in a team-best nine runs and scored six times.
- Belted two homers against the River Hawks.
- The award is her second straight and third of the year.
Notes
- UMBC swept UMass Lowell by scores of 13-3, 5-1 and 10-2 to improve to a perfect 6-0 in league play.
- The Retrievers, who sit atop the league standings, have won eight of their last nine games.
- Stony Brook took two out three from Binghamton by outscoring the Bearcats 18-0 in Saturday's doubleheader (15-0, 3-0).
- Binghamton clubbed 18 hits in the season finale led by Lisa Cadogan (3-4, HR, 6 RBI) en route to a 13-7 win.
- Albany took the final two games of its series vs. Maine, 5-3 and 7-3, to win the set.
- Alexis Bogdanovich fired a complete-game two hit shutout with 10 strikeouts in the series opener, a 2-0 Maine win.
- This weekend, Albany hosts UMBC, UMass Lowell entertains Maine and Stony Brook visits Hartford.
Weekly Award Winners
Feb. 10 - Player of the Week: Alyssa Zinkiewicz, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: Erica Armenti, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Vanessa Cooper, UMass Lowell
Feb. 17 - Player & Rookie of the Week: Kate Richard, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Alexis Bogdanovich, Maine
Feb. 24 - Player of the Week: Ariana Darcy, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: Devin Durando, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Vanessa Cooper, UMass Lowell
March 3 - Player & Rookie of the Week: Erika Leonard, Maine; Pitcher of the Week: Alexis Bogdanovich, Maine
March 10 - Player of the Week: Sydney Harbaugh, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Cara Martin, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Devin Durando, Albany
March 17 - Player of the Week: Bria Green, Stony Brook; Pitcher of the Week: Alexis Bogdanovich, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Tori Alexander, UMBC
March 23 - Player of the Week: Kelly Costello, Albany; Pitcher of the Week: Mackenzie Thompson, Albany ; Rookie of the Week: Emily Neal, UMBC
March 30 - Pyer of the Week: Taylor Hall, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Jane Sallen, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Tori Alexander, UMBC
April 7 - Bria Green, Stony Brook; Pitcher of the Week: Devin Durando, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Tori Alexander, UMBC