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Landmark Announces Athletes of the Week

TOWSON, Md. - The Landmark Conference has released the Athletes of the Week. The conference will recognize a student-athlete for each sport based on their contributions to their team throughout the season.

For the spring season, baseball, softball, and lacrosse will be announced on Monday, followed by golf, tennis, and outdoor track and field on Tuesday.

  • Baseball Athlete of the Week: Nick Fiorini (Elizabethtown College)
    Fiorini put together a dominant week at the plate, going 11-for-19 (.579) with five runs scored and eight RBI. He put together five multi-hit performances, extending his hitting streak to seven games. He opened the week with a 2-for-3 performance against Hood, scoring twice with two RBI and a double, then followed it up at Franklin & Marshall by going 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBI, matching career highs in both categories. In a three-game series against Scranton, Fiorini added six hits, going 6-for-12 with three RBI and a double.

    Baseball Pitcher of the Week: Josh Domaracki (Susquehanna University)
    Domaracki pitched seven innings of shutout ball as Susquehanna won 4-1 in game two of its series against Catholic on Sunday. In seven innings, he struck out seven batters while allowing three hits after facing 25 batters. 

  • Men's Lacrosse Offensive Athlete of the Week: Jack Minetti (Moravian University) 
    Minetti led the Greyhounds with 10 goals and three assists to go with three ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers in a 2-0 week for Moravian in Landmark Conference action. Minetti had four goals, including the game-winner and two ground balls in a 9-6 victory over Drew University, and he added six goals and three assists in an 18-5 win at Juniata College. 

    Men's Lacrosse Defensive Athlete of the Week: Liam Kelly (Moravian University)
    Kelly helped the Greyhounds to a 2-0 week in Landmark Conference action as he posted a 5.64 goals-against average, a 2-0 mark, 23 saves, a .697 save percentage, seven ground balls, and two caused turnovers while playing 106 of 120 minutes. Kelly made 12 saves with four ground balls in a 9-6 victory over Drew University, and he added nine saves and three ground balls over the first 46 minutes of an 18-5 win at Juniata College.

    Women's Lacrosse Offensive Athlete of the Week: Jillian Lopez (University of Scranton)
    Lopez powered Scranton to a 2-1 week, totaling 14 goals and 16 points across three games. Against No. 22 Williams, she had a hand in half of the team’s goals and added one assist. In the victory over Lycoming, she scored six goals on 11 shots, including eight shots on goal (.727 SOG%), while adding four draw controls for the 24-6 victory. She followed with another strong showing against Elizabethtown, recording three goals and one assist for four points while contributing two ground balls, one caused turnover, and three draw controls in a decisive 19-8 win

    Women's Lacrosse Defensive Athlete of the Week: Eileen Hewitt (University of Scranton)
    Hewitt delivered a strong performance for Scranton in a three-game stretch, making a significant impact on both ends of the field. Against No. 22 Williams College, she had four ground balls, four caused turnovers, and two draw controls. Against Lycoming, she added two ground balls, one caused a turnover, and 11 draw controls. To end the week against Elizabethtown, Hewitt was a force defensively, recording five ground balls, five caused turnovers, and five draw controls. For the week, Hewitt totaled eleven ground balls, 10 caused turnovers, and 18 draw controls. 

  • Softball Athlete of the Week: Katie Scolese (Catholic University) 
    Scolese put together a monster week at the plate, finishing 8-for-12 (.667) with four homers, two doubles, and 10 RBI to help the Cardinals go 3-1 over four games.  She went 3-for-6, homering in both games against Messiah while driving in four runs, before helping Catholic sweep conference foe Susquehanna, going 5-for-6 in the two games while smacking two more long balls. Scolese has homered in four consecutive games as well as five of the last six to bring her season total to eight.

    Softball Pitcher of the Week: Sarah DeStefano (Moravian University) 
    DeStefano helped the Greyhounds to a 3-1 week in non-conference action as she went 2-0 in the circle with a shutout and a 0.00 earned run average, allowing just seven hits and a walk to go with 10 strikeouts in 13 innings. DeStefano posted a 4-0 shutout at rival Muhlenberg with five strikeouts, one walk, and two hits in seven innings. She then tossed six shutout innings with five hits, no walks, and five strikeouts in a 9-3 victory at Ursinus College.