ECAC Weekly Honors for Six E8 Athletes
The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced the Corvias Players of the Week for the week of play ending March 19 and six Empire 8 student-athletes have been recognized.
Baseball – Metro
Pitcher of the Week
Danny Poidomani – Stevens Institute of Technology, So., LHP
Poidomani tossed 12.2 innings in a pair of appearances. He gave up one earned run, five hits and struck out 11 batters against Piedmont. In a 3-0 victory over New Paltz he scattered five hits and struck out nine, including a strikeout with the bases loaded and Stevens clinging to a 1-0 lead.
Men’s Lacrosse – North
Offensive Player of the Week
Jake Cotton – Ithaca College, Jr., A
Cotton had a huge week in helping the No. 4 Bombers to a pair of blow-out victories against No. 19 Bowdoin and Western New England during their spring break trip to Florida. He began the week with six points, scoring twice and adding four assists in Ithaca's 17-7 victory over the Polar Bears. He continued his offensive surge with a seven-point outing against the Golden Bears, finishing with three goals and four more assists.
Men’s Lacrosse – North
Defensive Player of the Week
Jack Deragon – Ithaca College, Sr., GK
Deragon posted an excellent week in helping Ithaca to a pair of victories in Florida. He finished with 25 saves and just 10 goals allowed while playing the entirety of two games, helping the No. 4 Bombers to a 17-7 victory over No. 19 Bowdoin and a 19-3 triumph over Western New England. He stopped 11 shots against the Polar Bears and finished with 14 saves against the Golden Bears on Friday night.
Women’s Lacrosse – North
Offensive Player of the Week
Laura Roberts – Stevens Institute of Technology, Sr., A
Roberts scored 11 goals with three ground balls and a draw control in three games for the Ducks that included 15-6 and 19-5 wins over Pomona-Pitzer and Whitman respectively. Roberts opened the week with a career-high five scores in the win over Pomona, before matching the scoring mark the following day against Whitman.
Softball – Metro
Player of the Week
Lauren Shirley – Stevens Institute of Technology, Jr., 2B/SS
Shirley led the Stevens offense at the Tucson Invitational Games. Over eight games, Shirley batted .500 (12-for-24) with two home runs and 12 RBIs. She also scored eight runs, stole three bases on three attempts, and had five doubles and three walks.
Softball – North
Pitcher of the Week
Rachel Mertens – Nazareth College, Sr., P
Mertens went a perfect 3-0 on the mound for Nazareth, allowing just one earned run (.34 ERA) in 20.2 innings pitched for the Golden Flyers in Fort Myers, Florida. She held previously undefeated UMass-Dartmouth (7-1) to a shutout in a 3-0 win to start the week. Later last week she held North Central scoreless in an 8-0 win (6 innings). She had 14 strikeouts for the week.