Shannon McDonnell, Penn State Behrend, Player of the Week

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: PS-Behrend C/INF Shannon McDonnell led the Lions to an 8-0 week, batting .654 behind 17 hits and 16 RBI. She only struck out once in 26 at-bats and smacked four doubles and two triples. She hit perfect games in three contests, including a 4-for-4 performance with four RBI in game one against Mt. Aloysius. McDonnell currently leads the AMCC with 27 RBI.

BEST OF THE REST: Mount Aloysius INF Taylor Swatsworth recorded 10 hits, seven RBI and seven runs scored and slugged two home runs on the week, while also finishing with a perfect .1000 fielding percentage in six games from her shortstop position...D'Youville 1B Lauren DeVantier hit for a .417 average with 10 hits, nine RBI, five runs, two home runs, two walks and a double...Medaille OF Morgan Ziemba helped the Mavericks go 5-3 overall and 5-1 in conference play by hitting .414 (12 for 29) with two doubles, one triple, four RBI and 11 runs scored...Pitt-Greensburg UTIL Kara Barclay hit .500 with six hits in 12 at bats including two walks and four homeruns in a four game span while also adding five runs scored and six RBI...PS-Altoona C/SS Clarissa Keller batted .409 (9-for-22) with five runs scored, four RBI, two doubles, two home runs, two steals, and one walk...La Roche INF Kara Sainato hit .350 (7 for 20) with four runs, two RBI and a stolen base in six games last week...Hilbert C Morgan McNeill played every inning behind the plate and called the pitches herself while also hitting .385, including four RBI, four runs scored, and three stolen bases...Franciscan SS Lindsey Finch led the team with a .421 batting average (.526 slugging percentage) for the week, driving in a run while scoring four.