Player of the Week
Tristin Koerner, Mount St. Mary's
Sr., Leesburg, VA,
Tuscarora High School
Koerner was critical to the Mount's MAAC opening doubleheader sweep of Merrimack, going 3-for-5 with a double, a triple, a home run and four RBI in the two games. She went 2-for-3 with a double and a triple in the opening 5-2 victory. Her two-run triple in the third inning gave the Mount the lead for good at 3-2. Koerner then provided all the offense in the Mount's 2-0 win over Merrimack in the nightcap, belting a two-run homer in the bottom of the first inning. For the week, she hit .600 (3-for-5), slugged 1.800 and drove in four of the Mount's seven runs.
Pitcher of the Week
Ava Metzger, Marist
Gr., Freehold, NJ, Colts Neck High School
Ava Metzger pitched a two-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts in Marist's 2-0 victory over Fairfield on Sunday. Metzger retired eight straight batters between the first and fourth innings. She struck out the side in the third, and took a no-hitter into the fourth. Fairfield only had one runner reach second base the entire contest, and no one got as far as third. The opposition hit .083 against Metzger in her only outing of the week.
Rookie of the Week
Emmaleigh Zagrodnicheck, Mount St. Mary's
Fr., Charlotte Hall, MD, St. Mary's Ryken
Zagrodnicheck had a complete-game victory for the Mount in a 5-2 win over Merrimack in the MAAC opener. She struck out a pair and scattered seven hits allowed in the win. Zagrodnicheck allowed just one base runner over the final three innings, and kept Merrimack off the scoreboard after a two-run first inning.
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About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 45th year of competition during the 2025-26 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena University.
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