Week 1 - March 15, 2021

NE10 Player of the Week

Cailey Botteon, Southern Conn. St.
Graduate Student | OF | Moodus, Conn.

Botteon was a spitfire in the Owls against Felician on March 14. She had a .857 batting average over two games that saw her go 6-for-7 at the plate and included a triple, four RBI and three runs to help power the Owls to the two-game sweep.

NE10 Pitcher of the Week

Nicole Mengel, Adelphi
Senior | Pitcher | Lititz, Pa.

Mengel was dominant for the Panthers in a 8-0, five-inning victory over Felician last week as Adelphi improved to 2-0 with the victory. The senior struck out one batter, allowed just one hit, a bunt single, and only three runners reached base in the impressive performance.

NE10 Rookie of the Week

Marissa Dwyer, Stonehill
Freshman | Infield | Orange, Conn.

Dwyer assisted the Skyhawks to their first win of the season playing in two doubleheaders this weekend. Stonehill defeated AIC in 8 innings, 4-3, as she went 1-for-2 with 2 runs scored and 2 walks. After this weekend, the freshman leads the team with a .429 batting average going 3-for-7 with 3 runs scored, 1 RBI, 2 walks, and a stolen base.

NE10 Weekly Honor Roll

Lauren O'Neill, Adelphi (Sr., OF, Stamford, Conn.)
O'Neill started both games for the Panthers last week, batting .625 overall and scoring three runs with five hits. The senior went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI in a season-opening win over Felician. She followed it up by going 2-for-3 in the second game of the doubleheader to lead Adelphi to a 8-0 shutout in five innings. 

Kacie Allison, American International (Sr., 1B/P, Woodburne, N.Y.)
Allison dominated in every aspect of the game in a series with Stonehill to open the 2021 season. She went 4-for-6 in the two game set, driving in three runs in both games. Her two-run single in the fifth inning of game one was the deciding margin, and her three-run home run in the sixth inning of game two tied that contest 3-3. Additionally, she pitched the last two frames of the first game, allowing just one hit as she earned the save.

Alexis Jimenez, American International (So., P/UT, Claremont, Calif.)
Jimenez was effective at every position in AIC's split with Stonehill in the season opening series for the Yellow Jackets. She allowed just two earned runs over five strong innings of pitching, helping her own cause with a 3-run double in the first inning. She added two more hits in the second game to bat .429 on the weekend.

Mia Iodice, New Haven (Jr., P, Rehoboth, Mass.)
One of two junior hurlers for the Blue and Gold, Iodice threw a complete game one-run gem in the season debut against Stonehill. She finished the game allowing just four hits and struck out six batters in the complete game victory. In addition, Iodice added a putout and three assists in the field to her credit.

Nahtali Simpson, New Haven (Jr., Inf/OF, West Orange, N.J.)
Simpson had herself a day as the Chargers kicked off the 2021 campaign with a sweep of Stonehill. The junior finished the day with three hits in four at bats and a pair of walks but also couldn't stand still on the base paths, swiping five bases in as many attempts. Among her three hits was a double as she closed out the day with a .750 batting average.

NE10 Weekly Winners

2020-21 NE10 Softball Standings

Northeast Division

	Conference			Overall
-	GP	W-L	PCT	GP	W-L	PCT
Saint Anselm	24	21-3	0.875	40	33-7	0.825
Franklin Pierce	24	18-6	0.750	30	21-9	0.700
Assumption	24	15-9	0.625	26	16-10	0.615
So. New Hampshire	24	12-12	0.500	26	13-13	0.500
Bentley	24	9-15	0.375	25	9-16	0.360
Saint Michael's	24	5-19	0.208	25	5-20	0.200
Stonehill	24	4-20	0.167	29	5-24	0.172

Southwest Division

	Conference			Overall
-	GP	W-L	PCT	GP	W-L	PCT
New Haven	24	20-4	0.833	37	28-9	0.757
Adelphi	24	20-4	0.833	40	30-10	0.750
Le Moyne	24	11-13	0.458	26	12-14	0.462
So. Connecticut	25	11-14	0.440	29	14-15	0.483
Pace	24	9-15	0.375	29	9-20	0.310
American Int'l	25	8-17	0.320	32	9-23	0.281
Saint Rose	24	6-18	0.250	25	6-19	0.240