5/9/2005 - (Riverdale, NY) – Mount Saint Vincent Softball sophomores Gina Angiolillo (Harrison, NY/Harrison HS) and Jessica Piccoli (Yonkers, NY/Saunders HS) have been named to the All-Conference team of the Hudson Valley Women’s Athletic Conference (HVWAC) after outstanding individual efforts in leading Mount Saint Vincent to the HVWAC Final Four in 2005. Overall, the Dolphins finished the season with a 12-17 record, including a 4-4 record in the HVWAC. The Mount fell to St. Elizabeth, 4-3 in the HVWAC Semifinals on May 7.

Angiolillo, a Centerfielder, finished the season fourth on the team with a .352 batting average, and led the Skyline Conference with 25 Stolen Bases. In fact, during two years of play, Angiolillo has been successful in all 47 stolen base attempts.

Piccoli, a Shortstop, finished the team second in Batting Average (.430), first in RBI’s (30), and finished in the top-five in the Skyline Conference in Batting Average, On Base Percentage, and RBI’s. Piccoli also had an outstanding season in the field for the Mount with a .902 fielding percentage at Shortstop.

Mount Saint Vincent graduated only four members of the 2005 team. With a strong nucleus returning along with a solid recruiting class, the Dolphins are expected to once again challenge for the HVWAC Championship in 2006.