New York, NY--- With the release of the Skyline Conference’s weekly award winners, The Sage Colleges have tallied several players that garnered either player or pitcher of the week honors, while an additional pair earned a spot on the weekly honor roll in their respective sports.
Men's Volleyball Skyline Conference Weekly Release
In men’s volleyball, sophomore Dylan Krowicki (Little Falls, NY/Little Falls) was named the Skyline Conference men’s volleyball player of the week, his second selection for the award. In the team’s lone match of the week, Krowicki helped spur a come from behind win over Southern Vermont College as he racked up a double-double with 25 kills with 10 digs.
Sage’s sophomore Scott Fitzgerald (Hudson Falls, NY/Queensbury) was named to the Skyline Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the third time this season after he tallied 15 digs with nine kills in the Gators’ 3-2 win over SVC.
Women's Lacrosse Skyline Conference Weekly Release
In women’s lacrosse, Sage's junior Alexa Veeder (Earlton, NY/Academy of the Holy Names) earned Skyline Conference Player of the Week honors. Veeder exploded for a school-record 12 goal performance as she helped the Gators to the first win of the season as they beat the Trailblazers of Elms College, 19-13. Veeder had eight of her 12 goals in the first half to help the team to a 12-7 halftime lead. By game’s end, she had established Sage single-game records for most goals (123), most points (14), most shots (16) and most draws won (10). Veeder leads the 2012 team with a program-best best 19 goals this season, which is just one shy of tying the single-season goal scoring record set in 2009 by Brianna Thompson (20 goals). She broke the single-season point record just 4 games into the 2012 season as she leads the Gators with 22 points on 19 goals and 3 assists, one more than the mark set by Thompson in 2009 with 21 points. She added a pair of goals and an assist in the team’s first contest of the week at Bard College.
Softball Skyline Conference Weekly Release
For Sage’s softball team, which went 4-0 last week and boasts an impressive 8-4 overall record, the Gators garnered the Player of the Week and the Pitcher of the Week in rookie infielder Kristen Beikirch (Brockport, NY/Brockport) and junior pitcher Kelsey Newberg (New Britain, CT/New Britain).
Newberg earned Pitcher of the Week for the first time this season after she tossed a no-hit gem on Sunday after fanning 10 in the team’s 8-0 win over Southern Vermont College. Her performance came on the heels of an 11-k effort the day before and she helped Sage down Cazenovia, 9-1. She was 2-0 last week with 21 K’s and a 0.64 ERA, while limiting the opposition to a 0.30 batting average in 11 IP. She surpassed the 100 career strikeout plateau as well and now has 104, which stands 4th best on the Gator career list. She is now just 44 K’s away from breaking the career record established by Kristin Hazelton (147).
Last week’s Skyline Conference Softball Rookie of the Week, Beikirch continues to draw attention for her outstanding play. A four-game starter last week with time at second and behind the plate, she batted .833 last week alone with 10 hits and 6 RBIs. She leads Sage overall with a .571 average and has 20 hits with 7 RBIs and is also 5-5 on stolen bases.
Men's Tennis Skyline Conference Weekly Release
Drawing his first award of his men’s tennis career at Sage, senior Dylan Spring Sage's senior Dylan Spring (East Greenbush, NY/Columbia) as he earned a spot on the Skyline Conference Men’s Tennis Weekly Honor Roll. Spring made his collegiate tennis debut on Friday against Green Mountain College as he posted a 6-3, 6-0 win at second singles in his debut as a Gator. He teamed at No. 1 doubles for an 8-4 victory to jump to a 2-0 start to his career.