Maryland, Northwestern and Rutgers Earn Big Ten Weekly Softball Awards
Terps’ Greico, Wildcats’ Williams, and Scarlet Knights’ Lawson claim this week’s conference honors
Player of the Week
Mackense Greico, Maryland
Sr. – P/U – Aberdeen, Md. – Aberdeen – Major: Classical Languages and Literatures
• Helped the Terps go 4-1 on the weekend during the Coastal Carolina Chanticleer Classic by hitting three home runs and recording eight RBI, while batting .444 with a .944 slugging percentage and a .474 on-base percentage
• Went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Maryland’s win over Monmouth on Feb. 25
• Recorded her third home run to close out the weekend in the Terps’ win vs. Dartmouth on Feb. 27
• Captures her first career Player of the Week honor
• Last Maryland Player of the Week: Lindsey Schmeiser (March 16, 2015)
Pitcher of the Week
Danielle Williams, Northwestern
Sr. – P/U – Pleasanton, Calif. – Amador Valley – Major: Human Development in Context
• Appeared in all five of Northwestern’s games and earned three wins at the Mary Nutter Classic
• Allowed just one run and six hits in 20 innings pitched on the weekend, while striking out 23 batters
• Recorded complete game shutouts in wins over No. 9 Oregon and No. 5 Washington
• Collects her sixth career Pitcher of the Week plaudit. Was also named Freshman of the Week four times in 2019
• Last Northwestern Pitcher of the Week: Danielle Williams (April 20, 2021)
Freshman of the Week
Maddie Lawson, Rutgers
IF – Mebane, N.C. – Eastern Alamance – Major: Undeclared
• Hit .353 with three RBI, along with eight putouts and five assists, at the Spring Games, helping Rutgers to a 4-1 record on the weekend
• Went 1-for-3 against Princeton, opening up the scoring on an RBI single for the Scarlet Knights in the fourth inning of the eventual 5-0 victory
• Also drove in the first run of the team’s 3-2 win over Siena on a sacrifice fly in the first inning
• Hit 3-for-4 in Rutgers’ 4-3 extra-inning win over Florida Gulf Coast, scoring the first run of the game and adding an RBI single in the sixth inning
• Receives her second career Freshman of the Week award
• Last Rutgers Freshman of the Week: Maddie Lawson (Feb. 21, 2022)
2022 Big Ten Players of the Week
Feb. 14
PL: Abbie Squier, So., NEB
PL: Rachel Lewis, Grad., NU
P: Ashley Miller, So., MSU
F: Lauren Wiles, ILL
Feb. 21
PL: Jaelyn Vickery, So., ILL
PL: Sydney Gray, So., NEB
P: Alex Storako, Sr., MICH
F: Maddie Lawson, RU
March 1
PL: Mackense Greico, Sr., MD
P: Danielle Williams, Sr., NU
F: Maddie Lawson, RU
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