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Skyline Winter/Spring Sports Report - April 5

Old Westbury's Nicole DeCola
Baseball Report
Men's Lacrosse Report
Women's Lacrosse Report
Softball Report
Men's Tennis Report
Men's Volleyball Report

 

Baseball - Player of the Week
 
William Kaul – Purchase
Senior, Outfield, Eastchester, NY/Fordham Prep
 
Over the Panthers’ four-game stretch (3-1, 3-0 Skyline), went 7-for-16 (.438) with seven runs scored, six stolen bases and seven RBI…accounted for seven runs (four scored, three driven in) in the twinbill versus Mount Saint Vincent.

Baseball - Pitcher of the Week
 
Miguel Reyes – Purchase
Junior, Bronx, NY/James Monroe
 
Earned his second-consecutive win with a seven-inning complete game over Mount Saint Vincent in Skyline play…allowed just six baserunners (3 H, 3 BB) and one unearned run while striking out four…lowered his ERA to 0.95 on the season…second weekly honor of the season (March 21).
 
Baseball - Rookie of the Week
 
Nick Attardi – Farmingdale State
Freshman, Outfield, Smithtown, NY/Smithtown West
 
Third accolade in as many weeks…went 7-for-16 (.438) at the dish with eight runs scored, five stolen bases, one triple and four RBI…highlight game of the week came against USMMA, where he went 3-for-5 with two runs and as many RBI in the victory over the Mariners.

Men's Lacrosse - Player of the Week
 
Matt Speciale – Kean
Senior, Attack, Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough
 
Over a two-game span, recorded 10 points (5 g, 5 a) with 12 ground balls…notched three assists in non-conference play versus Scranton…posted a seven-point day (5 g, 2 a, 1 gwg) in the Skyline lid lifter over Maritime…second weekly honor of the season (March 7).

Men's Lacrosse - Rookie of the Week
 
Tyler Bollard – Stockton
Freshman, Midfield, Philadelphia, PA/Abp. Ryan
 
Second-consecutive weekly honor for the Philadelphia native…won 29-of-36 face-offs (.806) and scooped 19 ground balls in the Ospreys’ two-game week…went a perfect 15-for-15 at the “x” in the conference opener against Mount Saint Vincent…ranks No. 4 and  nationally in ground balls and face-off percentage, respectively.

Women's Lacrosse - Players of the Week
 
Zoe Hines – Purchase
Sophomore, Midfielder, Maplewood, NJ/Columbia
 
Fired home seven goals while adding three assists and six ground balls in the Panthers’ conference-opening triumph versus Maritime…added six draw controls in the middle of the field.
 
Brittany Rosino – Farmingdale State
Junior, Midfielder, No. Babylon, NY/No. Babylon
 
Posted a 12-point week (10 g, 2 a) with 14 draw controls…seven of her goals came in the conference-opener at Mount Saint Mary, where she won the contest with an overtime tally to lift the Rams over the Knights.

Women's Lacrosse - Rookie of the Week
 
Natasha Treuman – Old Westbury
Freshman, Midfielder, Merrick, NY/Calhoun
 
Second weekly honor (Player of the Week, March 14)…controlled the midfield in the Panthers’ 2-1 week with 10 goals, nine draw controls, eight ground balls and seven caused turnovers…three of her five tallies against Sage in the Skyline opener came from the eight-meter arc.

Softball - Player of the Week
 
Rachel Heizer – Mount Saint Vincent
Sophomore, Catcher, Vacaville, CA/Vacaville
 
Hit .667 (8-for-12) over the Dolphins’ 3-1 week in non-conference play, including two doubles, one homer, seven runs scored and nine RBI…reached base safely on three walks, while swiping two stolen bases.

Softball - Pitcher of the Week
 
Nicole DeCola – Old Westbury
Junior, New Hyde Park, NY/New Hyde Park
 
Picked up a pair of victories, including her first-career perfect game, for the Panthers last week…set down 15-of-15 hitters from York (NY) with five strikeouts mid-week…added a five-inning Skyline win over Yeshiva (ER, 4 H, 4 K).

Softball - Rookies of the Week
 
Taryn Penna – Sarah Lawrence
Freshman, Center Field, Sparta, NJ/Sparta
 
Put on a power-hitting display in the Gryphons’ lone contest of the week – a victory over John Jay…went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run (first of her career), two runs scored and three RBI…slugged 2.000 on the evening.
 
Samantha Scharff – Old Westbury
Freshman, Catcher/Shortstop, Seaford, NY/Island Trees
 
Has now hit safely in seven-straight games…went 8-for-10 (.800) over the Panthers’ four victories, including three triples and one double…drove in five RBI, while also notching two walks and one stolen base.

Men's Tennis - Player of the Week
 
David Papis Elon – Yeshiva
Senior, Herzliya, Israel/Rothberg
 
Earned a pair of three-set triumphs at the top of the Macs’ singles lineup against Ramapo and Vassar…also picked up points at No. 1 doubles (along with Mikey Ozery) against both foes.

Men's Tennis - Rookie of the Week
 
Andy Bentz  – Farmingdale State
Freshman, Massapequa Park, NY/Massapequa
 
Went undefeated at the top of both the singles and doubles lineups in the Skyline opener over Sarah Lawrence…won 7-5, 6-0 in singles play, after earning an 8-6 win to start the competition in doubles action.

Men's Volleyball - Players of the Week
 
Tyler Cucullu – Mount Saint Vincent
Junior, Outside Hitter, Las Vegas, NV/Coronado
 
Second weekly honor in the last three weeks…over three matches (nine sets), hit .315 with averages of 4.89 kills, 0.67 service aces and 2.89 digs per set.
 
Ivan Prensa – NJCU
Senior, Middle Hitter, Jersey City, NJ/Dickinson
 
Put down 5.12 points, 4.0 kills, 1.00 blocks and 0.50 service aces per set, while hitting .500 in the middle during the Gothic Knights’ three-match stretch.

Men's Volleyball - Rookie of the Week
 
Paul Close – Ramapo
Freshman, Outside Hitter, Sayville, NY/Sayville

Hit .308 while registering averages of 3.62 kills, 0.69 total blocks, 0.38 service aces and 1.69 digs per set during the Roadrunners’ four-match stretch (3-1 record).