Galloway, N.J. – Three Stockton University student-athletes were selected for NJAC weekly honors for the week of March 10-16. In women's lacrosse,
Gina Marotta (Montville/Montville) was named NJAC Defensive Player of the Week for the second straight time and
Isabella Marinello (Caldwell/James Caldwell) was chosen NJAC Offensive Player of the Week.
Freshman
Joseph Loreti (Hamilton/Steinert) was tabbed NJAC Rookie Pitcher of the Week for baseball. Marinello and Loreti collected NJAC weekly honors for the first time in their careers.
Loreti tossed 5.1 innings with five strikeouts with a 1.69 ERA in two appearances during Stockton's trip to Florida last week. The righty allowed just one run and two hits while holding opponents to a paltry .125 batting average. For the season, Loreti has a 1.23 ERA and .091 opposing batting average in 7.1 innings pitched.
Marinello led the Ospreys with 15 goals and five assists for 20 points in three wins last week. The senior set school records with eight goals and 10 points in a 21-3 rout of Drew on March 12 and became the seventh player in program history to reach 100 career points.
Marinello currently is tied for fifth in the NJAC in assists per game (1.71) and sits sixth in points per game (4.71) and eighth in goals per game (3.00).
Marotta continued her outstanding season on defense as she led Stockton with 20 draw controls and 12 ground balls and finished second on the team with six caused turnovers. The junior set school records with 10 ground balls against Marywood on March 10 and 13 draw controls versus Drew on March 12. Marotta added a career-high five caused turnovers against Marywood as well.
For the season, Marotta ranks fifth in the NJAC in ground balls per game (3.14) and sixth in draw controls per game (4.00).
Stockton Women's Lacrosse (6-1), currently on a five-game winning streak, will play a pair of non-conference games this week, starting tomorrow against Muhlenberg College at home. The Ospreys then will travel to Patchogue, N.Y. on Saturday to face St. Joseph's-Long Island.
Stockton Baseball (6-8) is off until Saturday when the Ospreys will face McDaniel College in a home doubleheader in Galloway.
