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Player of the Week
\nKendall Reda-Fehsal, Rider<\/a>
\nJr., Succasunna, NJ,\u00a0Roxbury High School
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\nReda-Fehsal hit .417 with three home runs and 12 RBIs in a 3-1 week for the Broncs. In the win over Lehigh, the junior hit a pair of home runs to help Rider to a 9-8 win. In the first game of the series against Canisius, Reda-Fehsal hit a two-run double in the bottom of the fifth to break a 3-3 tie in an eventual 5-3 victory. In the series finale against the Golden Griffins, she broke the game open turning a 3-0 lead into a 7-0 lead with a grand slam to help secure the series win.
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\nPitcher of the Week
\nPeyton Shields, Fairfield<\/a>
\nJr., Magnolia,\u00a0DE, Caesar Rodney High School
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\nPeyton Shields pitched all 18 innings to win both ends of a doubleheader against Siena on Saturday, allowing just one run over those two games. She opened with a one-hit shutout in the opener, retiring the first 15 batters she faced before the Saints worked out a walk and single in the sixth. The junior followed up with an 11-inning complete-game victory in the nightcap, surrendering one run on six hits with four strikeouts. She also had brief outings against Central Connecticut (3.0 IP) and Hofstra (0.1 IP) earlier in the week, owning a 0.98 ERA with seven strikeouts over 21.1 innings pitched over the week. \u00a0
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\nCo-Rookie of the Week
\nSarah Bielski, Fairfield<\/a>
\nFr., Manorville, NY, St. Anthony’s
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\nSarah Bielski drove in three of the team’s four runs during Fairfield’s doubleheader sweep against Siena, including the game-winning hit in the bottom of the 11th of a 2-1 walk-off win. She opened the doubleheader by driving in the second run of a 2-0 win against the Saints before following up with the game-tying RBI in the second inning and the game winner. She also walked four times and was hit by a pitch four times to put her on base 12 times in 19 plate appearances. Bielski also picked up a sacrifice fly against Hofstra. For the week, she batted .400 with a .632 on-base percentage.
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\nCo-Rookie of the Week
\nNatalye DeBus, Manhattan<\/a>
\nFr., San Diego, CA, Canyon Hills
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\nIn a 3-1 week for Manhattan, DeBus tallied four hits and three RBI as a hitter along with earning a complete game shutout in the pitching circle only allowing three hits. DeBus scored two runs and added a pair of doubles at the plate. On the mound in two appearances, she struck out seven batters and allowed zero earned runs.
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\nAbout the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
\nWith 13 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 45th year of competition during the 2025-26 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary\u2019s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter\u2019s University, and Siena University.
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