Centennial Conference Athletes of the Week - Apr. 4-10

Centennial Conference Athletes of the Week - Apr. 4-10

LANCASTER, Pa. -- The first full week of action in April witnessed another superb week of performances around the Centennial Conference as weekly awards were given out in baseball, softball, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, men's tennis, women's tennis, men's outdoor track & field, and women's outdoor track & field. 

Award winners for the week of Apr. 4-10 included Zach Becker and Mike Rabayda of Haverford baseball, Abby Marquis of Haverford softball, Krista Waller of McDaniel softball, Von Mabbs of Swarthmore men's lacrosse, Sage Garito of Franklin & Marshall men's lacrosse, Jordan Basso of Gettysburg women's lacrosse, Madison Bray of Franklin & Marshall women's lacrosse, Charley Force of Swarthmore men's tennis, Crystal Xu of Swarthmore women's tennis, Nick Razze of McDaniel men's track & field Arthur Beyer of Johns Hopkins men's track & field, Ethan Hart of Dickinson men's track & field, Sara Stephenson of Johns Hopkins women's track & field, and Isabelle Deal of Ursinus women's track & field. 

Read below for more information on each of this week's award winners. 

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Baseball 
Player of the Week
Zach Becker, Jr., SS, Haverford
Westminster, Colo. | Holy Family
Becker was a force offensively for the Fords in a 4-0 week as Haverford jumped to second place in Centennial Conference standings. He logged multi-hit games in all four starts, including a four-hit day in the second game of Haverford's doubleheader with McDaniel. He scored three runs in an offensive showcase against Washington College on Tuesday, setting the tone for a .556/.619/.611 slash line for the Colorado native. Becker scored six times, stole two bases and drove in a pair of runs on the week. 
 
Baseball 
Pitcher of the Week
Mike Rabayda, So., RHP, Haverford
Richboro, Pa. | Council Rock South
Rabayda tossed six no-hit innings as the Fords combined to take a no-hit bid into the ninth inning against Washington College at home on Friday. The Richboro, Pa. product worked around a one-out walk in the first frame before setting down the next 15 batters he faced. The dominating stretch included eight of his nine total strikeouts in the contest. Impressively, all nine strikeouts on Friday were swinging strikeouts, as Rabayda consistently missed bats throughout his six innings on the mound. 
 

Softball
Player of the Week
Abby Marquis, Jr., C, Haverford
Albuquerque, N.M. | Cibola
Marcuis was a catalyst for the Haverford offense, slashing .583/.667/1.167 as the Fords started CC play. She logged three doubles and scored two runs in a victory over Ursinus in the first CC game of the year for the Fords, and followed that up with a double and a home run in a win over Dickinson. She tallied 14 total bases and 5 extra-base hits, with four doubles and a home run, while also scoring five times and driving in three runs. Behind the dish, she caught three runners stealing and played an error free week while anchoring the pitching staff.
 
Softball
Pitcher of the Week
Krista Waller, Sr., RHP, McDaniel 
Virginia Beach, Va. | Kellam
Waller was a key part of a 4-0 conference week for the Green Terror. She earned the save in the opener of a sweep at Dickinson on Tuesday before going the distance in the game-one win at Franklin & Marshall on Saturday. She struck out five Diplomats along the way. In her eight innings of work, she did not allow an earned run and only walked one batter. 
 

Men's Lacrosse
Offensive Player of the Week
Von Mabbs, So., M, Swarthmore
Concord, Mass. | St. Mark's
Mabbs led the Garnet to a 14-10 victory over 11th-ranked Gettysburg, recording a game and career-high five goals while also collecting one ground ball. Mabbs scored four of his five tallies in the second half, helping the Garnet overcome a 6-5 halftime deficit. The win over the Bullets is the first win over a nationally-ranked opponent for the Garnet since they beat Gettysburg 10-8, back on April 8, 2017 when they were ranked No. 15. The victory is also the highest-ranked win in program history for Swarthmore. 
 
Men's Lacrosse
Defensive Player of the Week
Sage Garito, So., GK, Franklin & Marshall
Radnor, Pa. | The Haverford School
Garito made a whopping 21 stops against Muhlenberg, including two late saves to stifle the Mules after F&M took a 10-9 lead with 1:48 to play after a furious fourth quarter comeback. The sophomore backstop posted a 70% save percentage between the pipes in the Diplomats' lone contest of the week. 
 

Women's Lacrosse
Offensive Player of the Week
Jordan Basso, So., A, Gettysburg
Rye, N.Y. | Rye
Basso had a hand in more than a quarter of Gettysburg's 40 goals in a pair of Centennial victories last week. The sophomore attacker tallied a goal and a career-high tying eight assists in a 22-10 win at Dickinson on April 6. The assist total tied for the second-best mark in a game in program history. Basso added two goals, two assists, two ground balls, and a caused turnover in an 18-5 win over Swarthmore on April 9. She leads the CC in scoring with 58 points this spring.
 
Women's Lacrosse
Defensive Player of the Week
Madison Bray, So., M, Franklin & Marshall
Bridgewater, N.J. | Bridgewater-Raritan
Bray did a little bit of everything for the Diplomats in a 2-0 week, dominating draw controls, ground balls, and even scoring a bit. The sophomore midfielder notched six draw controls in both of F&M's wins, scooped up five ground balls, and two caused turnovers - all while putting together a hat trick against Bryn Mawr and scoring once more at Muhlenberg. The F&M defense held the Owls and Mules to an average of just 6.5 goals per game in the two wins. 
 

Men's Tennis
Player of the Week
Charley Force, So., Swarthmore
Jacksonville, Fla. 
Force won at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles to lead the Garnet to a key Centennial Conference victory against Haverford on Wednesday, propelling the Garnet to first place in the conference standings. At No. 1 singles, he earned a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Haverford's George Jiang, the 23rd ranked singles player in the region. Force also paired up with Rushil Patel to earn an 8-2 victory at No. 2 doubles. Ranked fourth in the Atlantic South region, the sophomore holds an 8-2 record at the top singles flight and is 12-1 overall in doubles. 
 

Women's Tennis
Player of the Week
Crystal Xu, Jr., Swarthmore
Bellevue, Wash. | Colby
Xu won in both singles and doubles on Saturday, helping Swarthmore upend 14th-ranked Mary Washington. At No. 1 doubles, the junior paired with Nathalie Williams for an 8-5 victory over the second-ranked doubles pair in the region. Xu later clinched the upset for the Garnet with a 7-5, 6-2 victory at No. 6 singles. 
 

Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Track Co-Athlete of the Week
Nick Razze, Jr., McDaniel
Pitman, N.J. | Pitman
Razze led the Green Terror at the Messiah Invitational on Saturday, posting a personal-best time of 54.04 seconds to win the 400 hurdles. That time ranks fifth in the nation, first in the Centennial, second all-time in McDaniel program history, and eighth on the all-time CC list. 
 
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Track Co-Athlete of the Week
Arthur Beyer, Gr., Johns Hopkins
Rumson, N.J. | Rumson-Fair Haven Regional
Beyer ran the fastest 1,500-meter time in the conference and the fifth-fastest in DIII so far this season with a time of 3:50.00 at the Mason Spring Invitational. Beyer's mark is good for third in Johns Hopkins program history.
 
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Field Athlete of the Week
Ethan Hart, So., Dickinson
New Market, Md. | Linganore
Hart recorded the eighth-best shot put throw in Centennial history and the 20th-best mark in the nation with a toss of 15.33 meters at the Messiah Invitational. Hart also placed third in the discus with a throw of 39.05m. 
 

Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Track Athlete of the Week
Sara Stephenson, Jr., Johns Hopkins
Weston, Mass. | The Rivers School
Stephenson jumped into the top-five nationally in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on Saturday evening at the Mason Spring Invitational. Stephenson finished the race in 11:00.34, 28 seconds faster than anyone in the Centennial Conference this season.
 
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Field Athlete of the Week
Isabelle Deal, Jr., Ursinus
Blackwood, N.J. | Washington Twp.
Deal set a new school record and posted the second-best mark in Division III of the outdoor season in the javelin on Saturday afternoon at the Ursinus Invitational. She broke a school record that stood since 1983 with a meet-winning mark of 46.60 meters. Deal's javelin throw ranks sixth all-time in Centennial history. She also finished second in the shot put with a throw of 11.70 meters.