FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Adelphi & Bentley Take Home Two Major Awards Each
MANSFIELD, Mass. – Franklin Pierce's Ashley Cangiano was selected as the Northeast-10 Player of the Year as the NE10 released its All-Conference awards on Wednesday afternoon.
Cangiano was named Player of the Year following an outstanding season as the NE10 offensive leader and first Raven to earn the honor. Overall, she ranked first in the conference with a .444 batting average, .537 on-base percentage and .854 slugging. She also ranked first with 64 hits, 49 runs, 54 RBIs and 10 home runs. Cangiano also had the most walks, triples and total bases in the conference this season.
NE10 Regular Season Champion Adelphi had two major award winners in Lindsey Hibbs as Pitcher of the Year and Brianna Fischer as Rookie of the Year. Hibbs was a threat from inside the circle this season with her 344 strikeouts (most in Division II) and 0.56 ERA (second in Division II). She averaged 12.83 strikeouts per game and tallied 10 shutouts, including three perfect games.
Fischer had a line of .337/.361/.574 as a first year player in the conference. She totaled 34 hits, 20 runs scored and 20 RBIs. Fischer also had 10 doubles, a triple and four home runs on the season.
Sam Petow was honored as Defensive Player of the Year for her work in the outfield for the Falcons. She boasted a 1.000 fielding percentage in the outfield with 64 total chances, 61 put outs and three assists. She is the first Falcon to earn the honor and is joined by head coach Terry McDonough as Coach of the Year.
McDonough led the Falcons program to a 28-13-1 overall record for second place rank in the NE10 tournament. Her team ranked third in batting average (.310), on-base percentage (.371) and hits (374). McDonough is looking to take her team to the NE10 Championship final for the first time in program history.
SOFTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
Player of the Year: Ashley Cangiano, Franklin Pierce
Pitcher of the Year: Lindsey Hibbs, Adelphi
Defensive Player of the Year: Sam Petow, Bentley
Rookie of the Year: Brianna Fischer, Adelphi
Coach of the Year: Terry McDonough, Bentley
First Team All-Conference
1B: Mckenzie Bergdoll, Le Moyne
2B: Kylie Fitzpatrick, Saint Anselm
SS: Sabrina Grizzaffi, Bentley
3B: Gracie O'Hara, Saint Anselm
C: Ashley Cangiano, Franklin Pierce
OF: Jordan Krause, Bentley
OF: Melissa Konopinski, Franklin Pierce
OF: Alyssa Dybacz, Le Moyne
DH: Ava Caputo, Saint Anselm
P: Lindsey Hibbs, Adelphi
P: Payton Doiron, Bentley
UT: Jacqueline Dumont, SCSU
AT-Large: Gisselle Garcia, Pace
Second Team All-Conference
1B: Brianna Fischer, Adelphi
2B: Alyssa DiMauro, SNHU
SS: Summer Sheerin, Assumption
SS: Bella Dickinson, SNHU
3B: Haley Bigwood, Franklin Pierce
C: Ella Hillier, Bentley
OF: Courtney Wengryn, Adelphi
OF: Jordan Dwyer, Assumption
OF: Kate Irwin, Saint Anselm
DH: Alexa Sacripante, Adelphi
P: Haile Hicks, Saint Anselm
UT: Kendall Winn, Adelphi
At-Large: Zee Zee Shreter, Adelphi
At-Large: Corin Mahan, Assumption
Third Team All-Conference
1B: Jenna Devens, Saint Michael's
2B: Katrina Roy, SCSU
SS: Lita Vorseth, Franklin Pierce
3B: Kendall Winn, Adelphi
OF: Bella Williams, Franklin Pierce
OF: Bella Chenet, New Haven
DH: Audrey Benderski, Le Moyne
P: Laura Bennett, Le Moyne
P: Jessica Perucki, SCSU
UT: Brianna Harzula, AIC
At-Large: Isabelle Boudreau, Le Moyne
At-Large: Sam Petow, Bentley
At-Large: Kaitlyn Cahill, Assumption
All-Defensive Team
1B: Brianna Fischer, Adelphi
2B: Kylie Fitzpatrick, Saint Anselm
SS: Sabrina Grizzaffi, Bentley
3B: Gracie O'Hara, Saint Anselm
OF: Sam Petow, Bentley
OF: Bella Chenet, New Haven
OF: Bryn Garczynski, SNHU
P: Jessica Perucki, SCSU
C: Alexa Sacripante, Adelphi
C: Cassidy Barrett, Le Moyne
At-Large: Kaitlyn Cahill, Assumption
At-Large: Shannon Gifford, SNHU
All-Rookie Team
Brianna Fischer, Adelphi
Jordyn Pasqueralli, Adelphi
Emma Bloom, Assumption
Kaitlyn Cahill, Assumption
Heather Junjulas, Assumption
Kaelin Waldron, Assumption
Savannah Arreguin, Franklin Pierce
Amy Jones, Franklin Pierce
Hannah Wodecki, Franklin Pierce
Audrey Benderski, Le Moyne
Bella Chenet, New Haven
Jamie Hearn, Saint Michael's
Gianna LaSpina, SNHU
Abby Lineman, SNHU
ABOUT THE NE10
The NE10 is an association of 13 diverse institutions serving student-athletes across 24 NCAA Division II sports. Together we build brilliant futures by embracing the journey of every student-athlete.
Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the NE10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
