LATHAM, N.Y. - Week 26 of our Athletes of the Week features eight student-athletes from four different member institutions. St. Mary’s College of Maryland swept the men’s lacrosse awards as Ethan Little and Aiden Doyle were tabbed the Defensive and Offensive Players of the Week, respectively.
In women’s lacrosse, Lancaster Bible College swept this week as Kym Kouterick was tabbed the Defensive Player of the Week and Katelynn Perrotta the Offensive Player of the Week.
Over at the diamond, Penn State Abington took both baseball awards with Justin Fogel being named the Player of the Week and Brandon Hightower the Pitcher of the Week.
The only sport not to be swept by one institution was softball, courtesy of Phoebe Clemens (LBC) being named the Player of the Week and Mackenzie Weaver (PCT) the Pitcher of the Week.
Read about all eight players HERE:
Women’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week
Kym Kouterick
Lancaster Bible College | Senior | Defense
Kouterick helped stymie the Notre Dame (MD) offense on Saturday, helping the Chargers pick up a second-straight win. The senior caused a trio of turnovers on the day while scooping five groundballs. On the draw, Kouterick controlled three, while also picking up two goals and an assist.
Women’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week
Katelynn Perrotta
Lancaster Bible College | Junior | Attack
Perrotta helped lead the attack on Saturday as her offense propelled the Chargers to their second win of the year. The junior scored six goals while dishing out three assists to end the contest with nine points. On the restart, Perrotta controlled three draw controls as well. She’d pitch in defensively as well, causing two turnovers and scooping three groundballs.
Softball Player of the Week
Phoebe Clemens
Lancaster Bible College | Junior | Outfield
Clemens was a force at the plate for the Chargers as she helped Lancaster Bible go 4-2 on the week. The junior had multiple hits in each of the six games, finishing with 15 total and a batting average of .652. Clemens accrued seven RBI during the Spring Break stint while also crossing the plate 12 times herself. To round out her plate success, she tallied a double and a triple while failing to strikeout in any of the 23 at-bats.
Softball Pitcher of the Week
Mackenzie Weaver
Penn College | Sophomore | Pitcher
Weaver was crucial to the Wildcat success in the circle this week, finishing the week with a record of 2-1 from the rubber. The sophomore opened up with a complete game victory over Gettysburg where she struck out a trio of batters. She then topped that with another CG win, this time racking up 11 punch outs in an 8.0 inning outing against Fitchburg State. In the loss to William Peace University, the righty also tossed nine K’s. Over those three contests, Weaver only allowed a single earned run per game, finishing the week with an ERA of 1.0. Weaver also added a hit and two runs scored on offense.
Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Brandon Hightower
Penn State Abington | Senior | Pitcher
Hightower picked up his first win of the season with an impressive outing over St. John Fisher University. The senior went the first 7.1 innings, striking out 12 while allowing just three hits and zero runs. Earlier in the week, Hightower also saw an inning of relief in which he didn’t allow a single hit. The righty finished with an ERA of 0.00 while allowing just two walks over 8.1 innings.
Baseball Player of the Week
Justin Fogel
Penn State Abington | Junior | Catcher / Designated Hitter
Fogel was a menace at the plate as he helped his Abington squad go 5-2 on the week. The junior slashed a .487/.515/..800 while racking up 14 hits. Over that span, the Yardley, Pa. native knocked multiple hits in five games while also registering four doubles and a pair of homeruns. Offense spewed from the junior as he recorded 12 RBI and 14 runs scored. Across the entire seven games, Fogel didn’t strikeout a single time.
Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week
Aiden Doyle
St. Mary’s College of Maryland | Sophomore | Attack
For the second time in as many weeks, Doyle picked up OPotW honors, helping the Seahawks go 1-1. In the conference opener against Penn College, the sophomore picked up four goals on 11 shots. He then bettered that in the game against Elizabethtown as he scored three times and assisted on two others. With his first goal in that game, Doyle eclipsed the 100-career points mark (just 26 games into his career).
Men’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week
Ethan Little
St. Mary’s College of Maryland | Junior | Defense
Little did a little of everything for St. Mary’s College this week, helping his team go 1-1. In the win over Penn College, the junior scooped a season-best six groundballs while causing one turnover. He then added another four GBs and three caused turnovers against Elizabethtown. To add to his stat sheet, Little also notched a goal and an assist on the week.
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