Landmark Honors Spring Sport Players of the Week
MADISON, N.J. - Teams taking a little bit of time away from competition to celebrate the holidays did not prevent 12 student-athletes from being recognized for their performances with selection as Landmark players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
Baseball
Player:
Senior catcher Greg Hoffman helped Juniata post a three-game series
sweep of Landmark foe Drew this past weekend. He went 7-for-13 at
the plate over the weekend, scoring four runs and driving in nine,
as he accounted for 13 total runs in the series. He closed the
series by going 4-for-5 and producing a walk-off single in the
bottom of the ninth to give Juniata a 6-5 win in the series finale.
Pitcher:
Ryan Cummings tossed a complete-game win to help Moravian
sweep a three-game series with Landmark foe USMMA. In the final
game of the series, Cummings went seven innings, allowing just one
unearned run and scattering four hits to claim the victory. He
struck out eight and walked just one in the game.
Men's Lacrosse
Offensive Player:
Rory Averett earns the honor for the second-consecutive
week as he helped Goucher improve to 2-0 in Landmark play with a
win over USMMA. Averett scored four times, including finding the
net on both of Goucher’s man-up opportunities, and also
contributed an assist for five points in the 11-7 win. He also
added a ground ball, and has now scored at least one goal in
25-straight matches.
Defensive Player:
Scranton’s Ben Worthington earned the victory in
goal in his first collegiate start to help Scranton outlast
Susquehanna for its first Landmark win. The freshman allowed only
five goals while making 11 saves in the contest. He played a big
role as the Royals limited Susquehanna to one second-half goal as
Scranton rallied from a 4-2 halftime deficit to earn the win.
Women's Lacrosse
Offensive Player:
Catholic’s Meghan Brady scored a key goal in one
game and then struck multiple times in another as the Cardinals
claimed two wins over nationally-ranked foes. Brady erupted with
six goals and one assist, along with six ground balls and a pair of
caused turnovers in a win over 16th-ranked Mary Washington. That
came after she netted the tying goal early in the second half as
Catholic knocked off number-14 Williams. She had seven goals, one
assist, six ground balls and four caused turnovers over the two
contests.
Defensive Player:
Goalkeeper Melissa Brashear turned in a pair of strong
performances as Catholic earned a pair of wins over
nationally-ranked foes. She recorded 13 saves and added a ground
ball while conceding only six goals in a win over 14th-ranked
Williams. She then stopped eight shots while facing 29 shots as
Catholic knocked off 16th-ranked Mary Washington. She averaged 10
saves and had a 10.50 goals against average for the week.
Softball
Player:
Juniata’s Sarah Eckard was an offensive force in a
3-1 week for the Eagles that included a split of a Landmark
doubleheader. She hit safely in all four games, and produced a pair
of four-hit games, finishing the week with 11 hits in 19 at-bats
for a .579 average. She also scored seven runs and drove in a pair
of runs. She was 6-for-8 in the Landmark doubleheader against Drew,
and scored a pair of runs including the game-winning run in the
final game of the series.
Pitcher:
Cara Swerdlow helped Susquehanna claim a sweep of a Landmark
doubleheader against Catholic with a pair of strong performances.
The junior tossed complete-game shutouts in both ends of the
twinbill, holding the Cardinals to three hits and no runs in each
game. She fanned 11 hitters over the 14 innings, and allowed only
one extra-base hit.
Men's Tennis:
Elliot Smego had a perfect 4-0 week while helping Drew remain
unbeaten in Landmark play. He posted a 6-0, 6-4 win at third
singles and then was part of an 8-0 win at 3rd doubles as the
Rangers beat Goucher 9-0. Earlier in the week he picked up a
straight-sets win with a score of 6-3, 6-1 and then posted an 8-4
win at first doubles in a loss to 25th-ranked Vassar.
Women's Tennis:
Vivian Peng did not drop a game in singles action and
remained unbeaten for the season as she claimed two wins in
Drew’s Landmark victory over Goucher. She posted a 6-0, 6-0
win at first singles and then teamed with Michelle Gbelama for an
8-1 win at first doubles as Drew posted a 7-2 win. She is a perfect
3-0 in both singles and doubles competition for the 2009-10 season.
Men's Track & Field
Field:
Gregory Haklar turned in a strong performance for Susquehanna at
the Millersville Spring Opener. The junior placed 19th out of 34
Division II and III athletes with a throw of 36.35 meters in the
hammer throw. The throw was his best of the season and ranks in the
top-10 in the Landmark this year.
Women's Track & Field
Field:
Caitlin Anderson had the top performance for Susquehanna at the
Millersville Season Opener. She set a new school record and bested
36 other competitors to win the hammer throw with a toss of
45.46-meters. The mark is the best throw in the Landmark so-far
this season.
