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May 11, 2009

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Northeast-10 Player of the Week
Caitlin O’Neill, Le Moyne (Sr., 3B, Pittsford, N.Y.) - Hit .750 (6-for-8) with two doubles and a run batted in to lead the three victories at the EastRegional and advance the team to the NCAA East Super Regional. Opened the regional with two hits against Dominican in a 3-2 victory. Capped the regional with three hits, including a double, and drove in a run in 7-1 win over Caldwell in the finals.

Northeast-10 Pitcher of the Week
Jennifer Farrelly, Le Moyne (Sr., SP, Latham, N.Y.) - Hit .429 (3-for-7) at the plate with a double, a home run, two RBI and a run scored and went 1-0 with a save and a 0.70 ERA in 10 innings pitched in a 3-0 week. Tossed three innings to pick up the save, while allowing just an unearned run, in the 2-1 win over Caldwell in the semi-finals. Capped the regional a home run, and struck out five over seven innings pitched to record the victory in 7-1 win over Caldwell in the finals.

Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week
Alyssa Pagano, Southern Connecticut (Fr., OF, Monroe, Conn.) - Went 2-for-5 with a walk in two games in the NCAA Tournament last week. Against Georgian Court, blasted a go-ahead solo homerun and tallied an on-base-percentage of .500. Collected five total bases as well (1.000 slugging percentage).

Weekly Honor Roll:

Kelcie Cashel, Le Moyne (Fr., OF, Lacona, N.Y.) - Hit .273 (3-for-11) with a double, a run batted in and two runs scored in a 3-0 week. Opened the regional with a hit and a run scored against Dominican in a 3-2 victory. Drove in the first run of the game in the 2-1 win over Caldwell in the semi-finals and capped the regional with a double and a run scored in the 7-1 win over Caldwell in the finals.

Nicole Downs, New Haven (Jr., 3B, Seymour, Conn.) - Hit a game-winning home run to defeat C.W. Post in the opening game of the NCAA Championship. Finished the week with a .308 batting average. Went 3-for-6 with two runs scored and one RBI in two wins over C.W. Post. Hit an RBI triple against Georgian Court.

Breanne Gleason, New Haven (Jr., SP, Bristol, Conn.) - Pitched two complete game shutouts in the NCAA Regional, both against C.W. Post. Finished with eight strikeouts while allowing just four hits in the first contest. Struck out four and allowed three hits in the second game against C.W. Post. Finished with a 1.62 ERA for the week.

Weekly Notes:

NEW HAVEN: The Chargers concluded their season in the NCAA East Regional Championship round for the second-straight season. Junior Nicole Downs became the Chargers all-time leader in home runs with a one-run homer on Friday. The team finished with 34 wins this season, third most in program history and the most since 1995.