Landmark Recognizes 14 Players of the Week

MADISON, N.J. - With one Landmark sport holding its Championship and the remaining spring sports concluding Landmark regular-season competition, a total of 14 student-athletes have been chosen as Landmark Players of the Week. The Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark office.

Baseball Player:
USMMA senior David May helped the Mariners clinch the first postseason berth in program history with several strong performances. He went 5-for-5 at the plate in the first game of a doubleheader with Scranton, and finished the week with a .500 batting average knocking out nine hits in 18 at-bats. He added a home run, and nine RBI to go with his nine hits, and scored four runs while also stealing a pair of bases.

Baseball Pitcher:
Moravian freshman Brendan Close helped the Greyhounds lock up the second-seed for the Landmark postseason with a complete-game win over Juniata. He allowed just three hits and one run over seven innings while striking out six, which gave him 71 Ks for the season, setting a new Moravian single-season record. He took a no-hitter into the sixth inning in the contest.

Men's Field:
Moravian senior Blair Maginnis won three field events and was named the Male Field Athlete of the Year at the Landmark Outdoor Track & Field Championships. He placed first in the discus on day one (42.57-meters) then won the shot put (15.28-meters) and the hammer throw (48.82) meters on the second day of competition. All three throws earned ECAC qualifying status.

Women's Field:
Catholic freshman Kelly Carioto enjoyed a memorable first Landmark Outdoor Track & Field Championship as she was named the Female Field Athlete of the Year. She earned a victory in the shot put with a best toss of 12.09-meters and then was the runner-up in the discus with a best effort of 35.75 meters.

Men's Lacrosse Offense:
Junior attack Jon Bucknam had a hand in 13 of Drew’s 17 goals over the week as the team picked up a pair of wins. In a season-ending victory over Scranton he found the back of the net himself twice and collected five assists in the Ranger win. Earlier in the week he did the goal scoring as he tallied five times and added an assist in a 7-5 Drew win over Swarthmore. He finished the week with seven goals and six assists.

Men's Lacrosse Defense:
Drew goalkeeper Michael Celentano turned in a pair of stellar performances in a 2-0 week for the Rangers. In the team’s regular-season finale he posted 12 saves as Drew blanked Scranton for the team’s first shutout since the 1994 season. Earlier in the week he made 15 saves while allowing just five goals in a non-conference win over Swarthmore. For the week he boasted a 2.50 goals against average and a .844 save percentage.

Women's Lacrosse Offense:
Susquehanna’s Sarah Wright erupted offensively as the Crusaders closed the regular season with a win over Moravian. Wright found the back of the net eight times, and added another two assists to collect 10 points in the win. She also contributed five draw controls in the win.

Women's Lacrosse Defense:
Drew goalkeeper Rachel Hanley earns the honor for the second-straight week after turning in one of the best performances of her career in a win over Landmark foe Catholic. She stopped 21 shots in helping to hold off 10th-ranked Catholic to just eight goals, with 15 of those saves coming in the second half as the Cardinals tried to rally from an early deficit.

Softball Player:
Moravian outfielder Amanda Paulus helped the Greyhounds close out the regular season with four victories as she provided big offensive output. She hit .692 for the week with nine hits in 13 at-bats. She had at least two hits in all four games, including a total of five in the team’s Landmark doubleheader wins against Drew. She also scored a pair of runs in both Drew games, and drove in three runs in the finale as she belted a pair of home runs. She finished the week with three RBI and six runs scored.

Softball Pitcher:
Susquehanna hurler Cara Swerdlow picked up a pair of victories for the Crusaders. She tossed 18 innings for the week, including a pair of complete-game victories and allowed just one earned run for an ERA of 0.39. She tossed a complete-game four hitter in a win over Landmark foe USMMA, while striking out 13. She fanned 27 hitters over 18 innings for the week, and surrendered just 11 hits.

Men's Tennis:
Moravian freshman Kevin Holze picked up a pair of singles victories in two Landmark wins for the Greyhounds. He moved up to second singles due to injury and still earned a pair of singles wins. He went to three sets in a win over Scranton, and then captured a straight-set wins in a victory over Juniata. The singles win gave him 20 for the year, which establishes a new school record. He also teamed up to earn a doubles win at second doubles in the Scranton.

Women's Tennis:
Sophomore Kerry McKinley enjoyed a perfect 4-0 week as Moravian concluded the regular season with a pair of victories and clinched the number-one seed in the Landmark postseason. She earned a win at 4th singles against Juniata in straight sets, and then teamed for a win at 3rd doubles. She had victories at the same positions earlier in the week as the Greyhounds pulled out a 5-4 non-conference win over Ursinus.

Men's Track:
Sophomore Eric Woodruff was awarded Track Athlete of the Year honors for his performance for Moravian at the Landmark Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He won the 200-meter dash in an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 21.23, also breaking a school and Landmark record. He added another school and Landmark record when he won the 100-meter dash in a time of 10.59, which was an NCAA provisional qualifying time.

Women's Track:
Alycia Woodruff of Susquehanna posted three individual event victories en route to being named the Femake Track Athlete of the Year at the Landmark Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The sophomore won the 1,500 on the opening day of the meet in a time of 4:47.31. She then added a win in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in a time of 11:46.56 and the 5,000-meter with a time of 18:51.27.