PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Alicia Burnett, Lesley
(JR, P - Gulf Breeze, Fla.)
Junior pitcher Alicia Burnett pitched five complete games in three days to lead the Lynx to the NAC Softball Championship this past weekend. For her efforts, Burnett earned NAC Tournament MVP as she averaged six strikeouts per game.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Cassie Berry, Husson College
(So., 2B - Damariscotta, ME)
Cassie Berry helped lead the Eagles to an 8-0 week, going 19 for 31 at the plate (.612). She had 3 doubles, 6 RBI's, scored 9 runs and had 3 stolen bases. Berry also had the game winning double in the 7th inning versus Bowdoin College, to drive in the tieing and winning runs giving the Eagles the 2-1 victory.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Alyson Durben, Lesley University
(FR, OF - Stow, Mass.)
Alyson Durben continued her impressive rookie season batting .579 this past week. Durben scored six runs and knocked in six on the week. She tallied three doubles and a triple in week that saw the Lynx go 5-1 to get the #2 seed in the NAC playoffs.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Nicole Smith, Thomas
2008, Pitcher - Bucksport, ME)
Smith went 6-0 this past week to keep the Terriers unbeaten in the NAC. Smith pitched 43 innings, striking out 41, walking only 4 batters, and lowering her ERA to 1.14.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Alyson Durben, Lesley
(FR, OF - Stow, Mass.)
The Lynx went undefeated on the week, including 6-0 against the conference opponents Elms, Johnson, and Castleton. Durben batted .433 on the week with 11 runs scored and 12 runs batted in. She had four doubles, a triple, and three stolen bases. The outfielder is now batting .469 in her rookie season.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Shawna Bell, Husson
(Sr., Catcher - Corinth, ME)
Going 6-0 in conference action this week, Bell posted a .529 batting average going 9 for 17 at the plate. She had 1 double, 1 triple, 4 homeruns, 8 RBI's, 5 walks and scored 11 runs. She also hit in the tieing run in the 7th inning on a triple against Lesley.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Megan Richard, Husson
(Fr., DP - Wilton, ME)
Richard helped lead the Eagles to a 6-0 record in conference play this week going 10 for 18 (.555) at the plate. She had 2 doubles, 3 triples, and 1 homerun, with 7 RBI's. She also scored 6 runs and had 3 walks.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Carolyn McAvoy, Husson College
(Sr., SS - Brewer, ME)
The Eagles went 4-0 this weekend in conference action. Senior shortstop Carolyn McAvoy hit .615 this weekend going 8 for 13 at the plate, with 2 doubles, 1 homerun, 5 runs scored, 5 RBI's and 1 BB. In the 3-1 win over Castleton, McAvoy had a 2 run homerun in the 3rd.

Alicia Burnett , Lesley University
(JR, P - Gulf Breeze, Fla.)
In three starts this past week, Burnett went 3-0. The junior pitched 15.0 innings and struck out 25 batters while only giving up nine hits and one run. The Lynx went 6-0 on the week thanks to Burnett's solid pitching performance and started off North Atlantic Conference play undefeated at 4-0.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Mallery Stanley, Maine Maritime Academy
(Freshman, Second Base - Standish, ME)
Stanley had a great weekend at the plate going 12 for 15 in the four games she played. Along with her .800 batting average Stanley scored seven runs and collected three RBI's. Of her 12 hits she had two doubles and two triples to go along with her eight singles.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Tiffany Williams, Elms College
(So., C - Berlin, CT)
Williams batted .545 (6 for 11) with a double, three RBI and two runs scored in a 3-1 week for the Blazers. She also registered 21 putouts and a .958 fielding percentage in four starts behind the plate.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

 
Amanda Barker, Maine Maritime Academy
(Freshman, Pitcher - Waterville, ME)
The freshman pitcher was outstanding again picking up her third win in as many starts in 2008. Barker pitched seven innings against Wheelock striking out 15 batters and giving up only one hit. All three runs scored against her were unearned keeping her ERA at 0.00 in 17 innings pitched this season. Barker also went 1 for 4 from the plate in two games with three runs scored. 

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Tosha Whittemore, Castleton
(Freshman, P/INF - Bridport, VT)
In her first collegiate game, Whittemore went 3-for-3 at the plate, scored a pair of runs and drove in one. The freshman pitcher smacked a double and a homerun in the 12-6 loss to the Coast Guard Academy.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Amanda Barker, Maine Maritime Academy
(Freshman, Pitcher - Waterville, ME)
The freshman pitcher got her career off on the right foot, helping MMA to a 2-0 start and contributing on the mound and at the plate. Barker got both of MMA's wins and had 19 strikeouts in 10 innings of work. She had 11 k's in just 5 innings against Fisher breaking the school record for k's in a game. She also went 1 for 3 from the plate in that game with a run scored and a rbi. In the second game of the weekend she pitched 5 innings, picking up a win and striking out 8 batters in MMA's 3-1 win over UMaine Presque Isle. She helped her own cause at the plate once again, going 1 for 3 with 2 RBI's. Along with the 19 k's, Barker did not give up an earned run in the 10 innings she pitched.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Alyson Durben, Lesley University
(Freshman, Outfielder - Stow, Mass.)
Freshman outfielder Alyson Durben batted .370 (10-27) down in Fort Myers, FL this past week and led the Lynx with 17 total bases. Durben finished with four runs, five runs batted in, and three stolen bases. She posted an impressive .630 SLG% as she crushed a home run and had four doubles on the week.