3/29/2006 - (Riverdale, NY) – Mount Saint Vincent freshman softball pitcher Jessica Riddle (Billerica, MA/Billerica HS) was named the Hudson Valley Women’s Athletic Conference (HVWAC) Player of the Week this week after an impressive week of play despite an 0-2 record on the mound. The honor was the first conference award for the rookie who is currently 1-6 on the mound for Mount Saint Vincent. Riddle was not the only Dolphin athlete to be honored this week by a Conference as Women’s Lacrosse sophomore Maureen Payne (Bloomfield Hills, MI/Marian) and freshman Stacie Tripp (Glen Cove, NY/Glen Cove HS) were both named to the Skyline Conference Honor Roll.

Riddle was impressive on the mound during starts on consecutive days at USMMA-Kings Point and St. Joseph’s (LI) – two powerhouse programs in the Skyline Conference. She pitched a combined 10.2 innings and allowed 10 earned runs while striking out four. Mount Saint Vincent was swept during both doubleheaders, but rebounded on Tuesday against Baruch as Riddle notched her first career win on the mound during a brilliant performance. She pitched a complete game and allowed only two earned runs as Mount Saint Vincent broke an 11-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the Bearcats. For the season, Riddle is 1-6 with an 8.50 ERA, but leads the Dolphins with 18 strikeouts in 42 innings. Riddle is also batting .259 with a team-leading five runs scored at the plate.

Payne and Tripp had outstanding weeks for the Dolphins as the Mount finished the week 2-1 after a 15-9 loss to FDU-Florham on Tuesday before defeating Keuka 13-2 on Saturday and Medaille 20-5 on Sunday. After not registering a point against FDU, Payne had a combined seven goals and an assist during the weekend at Keuka and Medaille. She also had a terrific weekend as the Mount’s center. Tripp saw her first extensive playing time for the Mount and was phenomenal. After coming off the bench to score twice against FDU on Tuesday, she celebrated her first career start on Sunday with a four goal, three assist effort against Medaille. Mount Saint Vincent is currently 3-2.

Both teams return to action on Thursday as Softball hosts Medgar Evers at 4:00 p.m. while Women’s Lacrosse travels to Babson for a 7:00 p.m. game.