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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

SPRING 2004
WEEK ENDING 4/25/04

PLAYER OF THE WEEK - WEEK 7

Liz Sisca, William Paterson University
Freshman, Outfielder, Andover, NJ/Newton

Sisca earns NJAC Player of the Week honors for the second time this season after hitting .529 (9-for-17) with four doubles, two home runs, six RBI and four runs scored during a 4-2 week for the Pioneers. After a 2-for-4 performance in a conference doubleheader against Rutgers-Camden, she went a combined 3-for-6 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI in Paterson's 3-2 and 4-0 doubleheader sweep of No. 1 ranked Moravian. She wrapped up her week by going 4-for-7 with three doubles in the Pioneers' 3-2 and 11-0 sweep of Richard Stockton. Sisca currently leads the NJAC in hitting with a .486 batting average. She also leads the conference in slugging percentage (.876), on-base percentage (.538), hits (51), RBI (39), doubles (13), triples (5) and total bases (92).  

PITCHER OF THE WEEK - WEEK 7

Jamie Anzaldi, Ramapo College
Senior, Pitcher, Clifton, NJ/Clifton

Anzaldi earns NJAC Pitcher honors for the second consecutive week after leading the Roadrunners to the number one seed in the NJAC Tournament for the second consecutive season. She opened the week by pitching a two-hit, eight-inning shutout over Rowan in Ramapo's 1-0 game-one victory. In game-two against Rowan, she entered in the seventh inning and picked up her second save of the season as Ramapo clinched a first place NJAC regular season finish with a 2-0 win. She wrapped up the week by earning a complete-game three-hit victory over Rutgers-Camden while striking out eight in the Roadrunners' 3-1 win. Anzaldi, 16-2 overall on the season, currently ranks second in the NJAC among all pitchers with a 0.41 earned run average. The Roadrunners, 28-4 overall, return to action on April 27 when they host Nyack.

ROOKIE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - WEEK 7

Jessica Kohut, The College of New Jersey
Freshman, Infielder, Hillsdale, NJ/Pascack Valley

Kohut becomes the second different Lion to earn NJAC Rookie honors after hitting .875 in a 3-1 week for the Lions. After going a combined 3-for-3 in TCNJ's 7-0 and 8-0 doubleheader sweep of NJCU, she went a combined 4-for-6 in the Lions' 2-3 and 6-5 split with Kean. She wrapped up the week with a .917 on-base percentage including four walks and three RBI. Kohut finished her rookie season with a .397 batting average.

ROOKIE PITCHER OF THE WEEK - WEEK 7

Mary Gardiner, Kean University
Freshman, Pitcher, Tinton Falls, NJ/Tinton Falls

Gardiner earns NJAC Rookie Pitcher honors for the fourth time this season and the second consecutive week after posting a 1.35 earned run average during 20.2 innings of work for the Cougars. She opened the week by allowing only four hits in a 4-3 complete-game victory over DeSales. The next day, she surrendered only three hits while posting a career-high six strikeouts in the Cougars' 17-0 win over John Jay. She wrapped up the week by allowing just one earned run in Kean's 6-5 loss to NJAC rival TCNJ. Gardiner currently ranks 14th among all NJAC pitchers with a 2.55 earned run average. The Cougars wrap up their season on April 27 when they travel to face FDU-Florham.   

PREVIOUS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - SPRING 2004

   Player Pitcher Rookie
Player
Rookie
Pitcher
Week 1 Becky Johnson
Rutgers-Camden
Jessica Donohue
TCNJ
Kristin Boyer
TCNJ
Mary Gardiner
Kean
Week 2 *Kate Schrumpf
Rutgers-Newark
*Crystal Sweeney
Montclair State
Liz Sisca
William Paterson
Marissa Marino
Ramapo
Week 3 Kristen Zimmerman
TCNJ
*Sara Dickey
Rowan
Autumn Millett
Rutgers-Camden
Jessica Kohut
TCNJ
Week 4 Kari McDonnell
Montclair State
*Becky Johnson
Rutgers-Camden
Michele Rossi
Ramapo
Mary Gardiner
Kean
Week 5 Liz Sisca
William Paterson
*Sara Dickey
Rowan
Michele Rossi
Ramapo
Kristin Lawrence
Kean
Week 6 Nicole Panikiewsky
Rowan
Jamie Anzaldi
Ramapo
Stacy Haas
Rutgers-Camden
Mary Gardiner
Kean
Week 7 *Liz Sisca
William Paterson
*Jamie Anzaldi
Ramapo
Jessica Kohut
TCNJ
Mary Gardiner
Kean

* Indicates ECAC Player of the Week selection as well