Tierney, Dittmeier & Patriss are April 1 Skyline Award Winners

Skyline Spring Sports Reports for April 1, 2013

Baseball Report
Softball Report
Women's Lacrosse Report
Men's Tennis Report

Softball Players of the Week
 Saide Hoeschen – NYU-Poly
 Junior, Outfielder, Huntington Beach, CA/Sage Hill HS
Hoeschen hit a grand slam on Mar. 30 as NYU-Poly earned a 9-0 win over Sage in the second game of a doubleheader…had two hits and scored the game-winning run in the Jays’ 3-1 victory in game one…scored three runs in NYU-Poly’s only two contests of the week. 
 
Julianne Tierney – St. Joseph’s-L.I.
 Sophomore, Outfielder, Bethpage, NY/Bethpage HS
Tierney collected four hits in eight at-bats with four runs scored, four RBI and four walks…her two-run homer in the seventh inning on Mar. 28 lifted the Golden Eagles to a 2-1 win at Richard Stockton…also slugged a two-run homer in a 5-4 loss to Richard Stockton. 
 
Softball Pitcher of the Week
 Lyndsey Rathburn – NYU-Poly
 Junior, RHP, San Celemente, CA/Capistrano Valley HS
Rathburn fired a one-hit shutout on Mar. 30 as NYU-Poly earned a 9-0 victory over Sage…fanned three and walked just one…improved to 3-0 with a 0.71 earned run average on the season. 
 
Softball Rookies of the Week
 Meagan Anderson – Farmingdale State
 Freshman, Catcher, Patchogue, NY/Patchogue-Medford HS
Anderson batted .588 (10-for-17) with six runs scored and four RBI over four games…cracked a pair of triples and one double…had a team-high 15 total bases on the week…named the Skyline Rookie of the Week for the second time this season.
 
Katie Kovage – The Sage Colleges
 Freshman, RHP, Hoosick Falls, NY/Hoosick Falls Central HS
Kovage tossed a no-hitter on Mar. 29 as Sage earned an 11-0 win over Cobleskill…fanned five and did not walk a batter…allowed one hit in 3.1 innings of scoreless relief on Mar. 30 in the Gators’ 9-0 loss to NYU-Poly…struck out three with no walks. 
 
Baseball Player of the Week
 Steven Maio – Mount Saint Vincent
 Sophomore, Infielder, Thornwood, NY/Westlake HS
Maio collected five hits in six at-bats (.833) with five RBI and two runs scored over two games…added three walks and a pair of doubles…went 2-for-2 with two RBI on Mar. 26 in a 15-5 loss to the College of Staten Island…in a 10-8 loss to Lehman on Mar. 27, Maio went 3-for-4 with three RBI. 
 
Baseball Pitchers of the Week
 Glenn Patriss – St. Joseph’s-L.I.
 Sophomore, RHP, Wading River, NY/Riverhead HS
Patriss fired a three-hit complete-game shutout on Mar. 26 as St. Joseph’s-L.I. earned a 4-0 win over Oneonta State…struck out four and walked just one.
 
James Powers – Farmingdale State
 Junior, RHP, Jamesport, NY/Riverhead HS
Powers surrendered just one hit over seven shutout innings while fanning seven on Mar. 26 as Farmingdale State downed Baruch, 6-1…issued one walk while earning his fourth win of the year…tabbed the Skyline Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season. 
 
Baseball Rookie of the Week
 Adam Brant - Purchase
 Freshman, RHP, Hyde Park, NY/Our Lady of Lourdes HS
Brant allowed an unearned run on two hits over seven innings to earn a no-decision on Mar. 26 against No. 13 Keystone…struck out three…opposing hitters are batting. 164 on the year.
 
Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week
 Tierney Conlon – Montclair State
 Sophomore, Attack, Caldwell, NJ/Caldwell HS
Conlon compiled seven goals and 14 assists and added seven ground balls as Montclair State posted victories over Kean (22-9) on Mar. 26 and FDU-Florham (21-9) on Mar. 28…had three goals and seven assists against Kean and tallied four goals and seven assists versus FDU-Florham…marked her third performance with double-digit points on the year...named the Skyline Player of the Week for the second time this season.
 
Alexa Pajak – The Sage Colleges
 Senior, Attack, Earlton, NY/Academy of the Holy Names
Pajak scored 14 goals and added four assists while amassing 30 shots as Sage notched wins over Old Westbury (14-4) and Green Mountain (10-7)…added six ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers…scored six consecutive goals as the Gators rallied from a 6-3 deficit against Green Mountain…recorded seven goals and three assists versus Old Westbury…has scored 70 goals in 19 career games. 
 
Women's Lacrosse Rookie of the Week
 Danielle Dittmeier – St. Joseph’s-L.I.
 Freshman, Midfielder/Attack, Patchogue, NY/Patchogue-Medford HS
Dittmeier scored six goals – including the game-winner – on eight shots as St. Joseph’s-L.I. registered a 16-6 win over Ramapo on Mar. 27 in the Golden Eagles’ lone contest of the week…added one ground ball.