Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Ice Hockey Lacrosse Soccer Swimming & Diving Tennis Track & Field


Basketball Cross Country Field Hockey Lacrosse Soccer Softball Swimming & Diving Tennis Track & Field Volleyball


2007-08 NE-10 Directory About NE-10 Admin Login Championships Corporate Partners Logos & Photos NCAA National Champions Newspapers News Releases Staff Directory





2008 NE-10 Softball



PHONE: (508) 230-9844
FAX: (508) 230-9845
WEBSITE: WWW.NORTHEAST10.ORG

April 28, 2008

For Immediate Release:


[Click Here For Full Release]



Northeast-10 Player of the Week

Sarah Reed, Le Moyne (Sr., OF, DeWitt, N.Y.) - In an 8-0 week for the Dolphins, led the Dolphins with a .581 batting average with two home runs, five doubles and seven RBI's. In the circle, was 4-0 with a 0.31 ERA in 22.2 innings. Pitched a no-hitter against Merrimack.

Northeast-10 Pitcher of the Week

Tracy Chesebrough, Saint Rose (Jr., SP, Duanesburg, N.Y.) - Went 3-1 in the circle with a 2.03 ERA and 59 strikeouts over 31.0 innings of work. Limited opponents to a .173 batting average and issued only five walks as well. Hurled a complete game shutout with 10 strikeouts in an 8-0 win at Saint Michael's. Then fanned 16 and scattered three hits in a 2-1 triumph over Franklin Pierce. Surrendered only a pair of singles while striking out 12 in an 8-0 victory at Merrimack.

Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week

Kelsey Vella, Bentley (Fr., SP, Hampden, Mass.) - In three starts, was 2-1 with a 0.64 ERA and a .160 opponents batting average. Pitched a six-hit shutout against Stonehill, defeated American International 6-1 on a three-hitter, and blanked Pace for eight innings before allowing a ninth-inning homer in a 1-0 loss.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Ashley Deegan, American International (Jr., SP, Madison, Conn.) - Was 1-0 with a 0.64 ERA in two appearances this week. Went the distance, allowing one run on eight hits, helping AIC salvage a split with Assumption. In all, pitched 11 innings giving up 10 hits and only one run. Also struck out 11, walking only one batter.

Katie Elie, American International (So., C, Worcester, Mass.) - Had a strong week batting .500 with seven hits, two runs and four RBI in a six game span. Had a .500 on-base percentage and a perfect 1.000 field percentage as the catcher.

Amanda Monge, Assumption (Sr., C, Reading, Mass.) - Batted .500 (16-for-32, 5 RS, 4 2B, HR, 7 RBI) and slugged .719 (23 TB) last week. Went 3-for-6 with a run scored, a double, and a RBI in a doubleheader against Franklin Pierce. In a doubleheader sweep of Saint Michael's, went 4-for-7 with 2 runs scored, 2 RBI, and a double. In a doubleheader split with American International, went 5-for-7 with 2 runs scored, RBI, and a home run. Made no errors in 46 chances.

Marissa Palumbo, Assumption (Fr., SS, Worcester, Mass.) - Batted .516 (16-for-31, 6 RS, 3 2B, 1 HR, 7 RBI) and slugged .710 (22 TB) last week. In a doubleheader sweep of Saint Michael’s, went 5-for-8 with a run scored, 3 RBI, and a stolen base. In a doubleheader with UMASS-Lowell, went 5-for-8 with a run scored. In a game two win at Bryant, went 2-for-3 with a runs scored, a RBI, and a double. Went 3-for-3 with 2 runs scored, 3 RBI, a home run, and a double in a game one win over American International.

Alison Chouinard, Bryant (So., SS, Swansea, Mass.) - Finished the week with a .611 batting average and 1.00 slugging percentage. The shortstop knocked four doubles and a home run while getting on base at a .667 clip. Went 3-3 with a home run in a win over St. Michael's.

Anne Dobmeier, Bryant (Jr., 1B, Buffalo, N.Y.) - Hit a blistering .571 on the week including a team-high 12 hits. Slugged .714 and finished the week with a .609 on base percentage. Among the hits were 3 doubles and a walk off RBI against St. Anselm and the winning RBI against Assumption.

Janine Enos, Bryant (Sr., SP, Wareham, Mass.) - Was dominant during a 4-1-1 week for the Bulldogs. The senior went 3-0 with a 0.58 ERA in three starts. Two of the wins came in complete game shutouts, including a ten inning, 13 strikeout win over St. Anselm. The senior won her fiftieth career game, a school record, and also became Bryant's career leader in strikeouts this week. For the week, struck out 24 batters in 24 innings, allowing just two runs.

Emma Murphy, Le Moyne (Sr., 1B, East Syracuse, N.Y.) - In a 8-0 week for Le Moyne, batted .433 with one home run, two doubles and 12 RBI's. Connected for 13 hits and scored eight runs in slugging .600.

Jenna Vanacore, Le Moyne (Fr., SP, Hicksville, N.Y.) - Compiled a 2-0 record for the Dolphins in four appearances in a 8-0 week for Le Moyne. Sporting an 0.76 ERA, pitched 18.1 innings and allowed six hits and two earned runs while striking out 22. Also collected a save against Merrimack.

Christina Pane, Pace (Jr., OF, Stony Point, N.Y.) - Batted .533 (16-for-30) and slugged .833, while scoring 12 runs, driving in eight runs with four doubles, a triple, one homerun and two stolen bases in an 8-2 week. Went 3-for-5 with three runs and a double in a split with Dominican. Had a double and two RBIs in a split with Merrimack. Had three hits in six at-bats with a double in a sweep over UMass Lowell. Went a perfect 5-for-5 with six runs scored, two RBIs, two doubles, a triple and one homerun in a sweep over Southern New Hampshire. Went 3-for-7 with two runs scored and two RBI in a sweep over Bentley.

Kiryl Shada, Pace (Jr., SP, Pleasant Prairie, Wis.) - Posted a 4-1 record with a 1.35 ERA, while recording 23 strikeouts in 36.1 innings and tossed two complete game shutouts. Struck out six and allowed two runs on four hits in a 2-1 loss to Dominican. Pitched a complete game allowing three earned runs, and struck out two in a win over Merrimack. Tossed a complete game three-hit shutout, while striking out eight in a win over UMass Lowell. Threw a complete game, allowing eight hits and two earned runs, while striking out two in a win over Southern New Hampshire. Tossed a four-hit shutout, striking out five in a win over Bentley.

Amanda Morano, Saint Rose (So., C, Highland, N.Y.) - Batted .483 (14-for-29) with six runs, five RBI and three doubles in a 6-4 week for Saint Rose. Also walked five times, slugged .586 and registered a .559 on base percentage. In a doubleheader sweep at Saint Michael's on Tuesday, went a combined 6-for-8 with three RBI, two runs and two doubles. Was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate at UMass Lowell before going 4-for-7 with three runs, an RBI and a double in a twin-bill at Merrimack.

Jessica Dempsey, Southern Connecticut (Sr., SP, Stratford, Conn.) - Was 2-0 with a save in three appearances. Did not surrender a run in 16.0 innings of work. Pitched two complete game shutouts. Gave up only six hits, all singles, and did not surrender a walk or hit a batter. Struck out 14 batters.

Andrea Clausi, Southern New Hampshire (So., 3B, Kingston, N.Y.) - Batted .375 (15-40) with four home runs and 10 RBI in a 6-6 week. Had a home run in each game in a doubleheader sweep of Saint Rose.

Julie Brodie, UMass Lowell (Sr., 2B, Chelmsford, Mass.) - Batted .481 (13 for 27), slugged .593 and reached base an average of .533 in a 6-4 week. Highlights included a collective 6-6 effort with four runs and three RBI in a 13-7/13-1 sweep at Assumption; a 3-6 effort with three runs in a 3-0/4-1 sweep at Southern New Hampshire; and a 3-6, three-run effort in a 6-4/4-1 sweep over Saint Rose.

Weekly Notes:

BENTLEY: Bentley has amassed 20 wins for just the second time in the program's history and is one victory shy of the school record. Freshman Christine D'Amico (Shrewsbury, Mass.) has hit safely in 19 straight games, breaking the record set by teammate Alex Hitchcock (Abington, Mass.) two years ago. Senior Leigh Cavanaugh (Cheshire, Conn.) broke the school record for career games, with her total currently at 163. She needs six AB to break that career mark as well, and is also number one in school history in putouts. Briana Kneeland (Winthrop, Mass.) became the third Bentley player this year to reach the century mark in career hits.

UMASS LOWELL: Senior Laurie Tanguay reached a pair of milestones over the weekend. After setting UML's career home run record with her 18th in a 10-0 win at Saint Michael's on Apr. 8, Tanguay drove in the 125th and 126th RBI of her career in Saturday's 4-1 win over Saint Rose to eclipse the all-time mark of 125 set by former standout Donna Mills (1993-96). Tanguay also tied the single season RBI record with her 42nd, also in the 4-1 win over Saint Rose.

PACE: Junior outfielder Christina Pane set the school record for hits in one season, connecting on her 68th hit of the season in a game two win over Bentley. The record was previously held by Tess Bair, who set the record in 2003.

SAINT ROSE: Junior right-hander Tracy Chesebrough established a single-season school record with 215 strikeouts so far this year .She has registered double-digit strikeout totals in eight straight outings and in 14 of her 21 appearances throughout the season.

SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT: Senior pitcher Jessica Dempsey has not surrendered an earned run in her last 36.2 innings of work. The streak spans nine appearances. With a win in game one of a doubleheader at Saint Anselm on Saturday, Owl's Head Coach Lisa Barbaro earned the 100th victory of her four-year SCSU coaching career.

SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE: Juniors Ashley Bernstein (Stoughton, MA) and Karissa Bettencourt (Norton, MA) each recorded their 100th career hit in Sunday's first game against Stonehill.

STONEHILL: Courtney Young (Danvers, Mass.) blasted her 17th career homerun, moving her into first place on the school's all-time list. The homer was also her seventh of the season, tying her own single season mark set in 2006. Danielle Mason (Salisbury, Mass.) won her 28th career game on Sunday, moving into a tie for third on the school's all-time list for wins. Stonehill is poised to make its first postseason tournament appearance since 1996. The 23 wins for the Skyhawks are the most in a single season under head coach Danielle Delude.