Maher and Ross Garner ECAC Honors
Alfred sophomore Nicole Maher and Ithaca freshman Emily Ross have been named the Corvias ECAC Athletes of the Week in softball and women's lacrosse, respectively, for the week of April 7-13.
Softball Player of the Week
Nicole Maher – Alfred University
Sophomore, Shortstop – Newark, Del.
Maher batted .650 (13 for 20) in a 5-1 week for the Saxons, which included sweeps of RIT and Houghton and a split with Fisher. She hit a pair of doubles and a triple and finished the week with seven RBIs and seven runs scored. Maher was a combined 5-for-7 with two RBIs and a run scored in the split with Fisher.
Women's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week
Emily Ross – Ithaca College
Freshman, Goalkeeper, Stony Brook, NY
Ross made 22 saves in 150 minutes in goal for the Bombers to earn three victories between the pipes. She tallied a save percentage of .647 while allowing just 4.8 goals per game. The Bombers remained atop the Empire 8 with weekend victories at Nazareth and Alfred and helped increase their winning streak to seven with a non-conference win over William Smith on Tuesday.