Moe's Player of the Week (May 23)
Name: Matt Walker
Sport: Baseball
Year: Junior
Hometown: East Lyme, CT
Walker hit four home runs over four games to close out the 2010 season last week … three of his home runs came in the final conference series at Albany as the Hawks took their first conference series of the season ... his first home run of the week was one of three for Hartford as they dropped their final non-conference game of the season 14-9 at Rhode Island on Tuesday … Walker’s home run against the Rams was his only hit of the day and accounted for two of the Hawks nine total runs … he then opened up the final conference series of the season with a perfect 4-for-4 effort at the plate to lead the Hawks to a 5-3 win to open the series … Walker hit two blasts in the first game of the Friday doubleheader, the second of which proved to be the game-winner in extra innings … Walker then closed out the season with a 2-for-4 effort, while driving in four runs and scoring four runs as the Hawks fell 18-13 in a slugfest with the Great Danes … his second hit of the day was a three-run blast that gave the Hawks a temporary 8-7 lead in the fourth inning … for the week, Walker drove in nine runs, seven of which came against the Great Danes.... Click Here for Matt's complete biography.
Moe's Player of the Week (May 17)
Name: Matt Walker
Sport: Baseball
Year: Junior
Hometown: East Lyme, CT
Walker went 4-for-13 in the Hawks' four-game series at Stony Brook over the weekend, knocking three extra-base hits including his second home run of the season ... Walker reached base at least once in every game of the series, scoring three runs ... his two-run home run in the fourth inning of Sunday's second game tied the score at three ... in the first game on Sunday, he knocked a single and a double, scoring two runs ... Walker played two games at first base and one in left field, converting on all 13 putout attempts that came his way and one assist ... the junior upped his average to .298 on the season with 13 RBIs and 14 extra-base hits ... his on-base pus slugging percentage improved to .813, fourth on the squad ... Click Here for Matt's complete biography.
Moe's Player of the Week (May 10)
Name: Mike DuPaul
Sport: Men’s Track & Field
Year: Graduate Student
Hometown: East Haven, CT
DuPaul highlighted the Hawks performances at the 2010 Outdoor New England Championship with an individual title in the 800-meter run on Sunday. Fresh off the America East Championship where he took home second place honors in the 800-meter event, DuPaul captured the New England outdoor title in that event with a time of 1:52.21 ... the grad student became the first male track and field athlete to be crowned a New England Champion in Hartford history ... In addition, DuPaul ran a leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that combined for a school record breaking time of 3:15.63 and earned All-New England honors for a sixth place finish in the event ... Click Here for Mike's complete biography.
Moe's Player of the Week (May 3)
Name: Sarah Sideranko
Sport: Women's Golf
Year: Freshman
Hometown: New Britain, CT
Sideranko scored a weekend low round of 74 on her way to the individual title at the MAAC Women’s Golf Championship in Celebration, FL. … she was also named the MAAC Rookie of the Year, honoring the freshman with the lowest GolfStat average throughout the season … the individual title is the third of the season for the rookie who also scored titles at the ECAC Championships and the CCSU Fall Invitational … Sideranko finished with a four-over par 76 in the first and second round, trailing by two strokes following the opening round and picking up one stroke behind the leader heading into the final round … her two-over par 74 in the final round was the lowest for any Hawk for the Championship and allowed her to finished with a six stroke lead over the runner-up, Catherine Shomo from Siena … Sideranko rounded out her freshman season with the Hawks lowest stroke average, 79.35, over 23 rounds.
Moe's Player of the Week (April 26)
Name: Tim Fallon
Sport: Lacrosse
Year: Junior
Hometown: Lowell, MA
Fallon notched a career day for the Hawks on Saturday in a heartbreaking 13-12 loss to the Binghamton Bearcats on Senior Day at Al-Marzook Field … the junior netted his first career hat trick while dominating the battle at the face-off X … Fallon won 22 of 28 duels while scooping up a game- and career-high 16 ground balls … after trailing 7-1 in the second quarter, Fallon knotted the score for the first time since the opening face-off at 7-7, winning the quarter's opening draw and maneuvering around the Bearcats' defenders for the equalizer … with a man down and Binghamton holding a commanding four goal lead, Fallon once again took control at the face-off X and went the distance for his second goal of the game … facing a 13-8 deficit, Hartford reeled off four straight goals, including Fallon's third goal of the contest … the midfielder entered the week with the 10th best face-off percentage in the nation while leading the NCAA in ground balls for the third-straight week with 8.42 per game . With 225 career ground balls, he ranks eighth on the program's all-time list ... Click Here for Tim's complete biography.
Moe's Player of the Week (April 19)
Name: Sarah Sideranko
Sport: Women's Golf
Year: Freshman
Hometown: New Britain, CT
Sideranko led the Hawks in a pair of events last week, first at the Hartford Hawks Invitational where she finished third overall and then in a dual match against CCSU … Sideranko finished three strokes better than her first 18 holes in the host event, finishing three-over par 75 in the second round and with a two-round 153 overall as she took home third place honors at Rockledge Golf Course in West Hartford, CT … Sideranko helped lead the Hawks to a fifth place overall finish at the Hawks Invitational … she then took home medalist honors in a dual match against Central Connecticut State University on Sunday at the Wethersfield Country Club … she finished that match with a nine-over par 80 in the 18-hole event.
Moe's Player of the Week (April 12)
Name: Maki Kobayashi
Sport: Men’s Golf
Year: Senior
Hometown: Newington, CT
Kobayashi came from three strokes behind following the first round to finish even par over 36 holes, tying for the individual lead at the New England Division I Men’s Golf Championships at the Triggs Memorial Golf Course in Providence, RI … Kobayashi hit even par on both days, finishing with a 72 in each round … his first round score was three strokes behind the leader Matt Dubrowski from Connecticut, tied for fifth place overall … he finished with the exact same score in the second round, picking up the four positions in the standings, ending with a 144 for the two round tournament tied with Connecticut’s Adam Vaccari for the individual title … Kobayashi’s par golf amounted to one of just two players that finished par or better in either round as teammate Nick MacDonald finished with a one-under 71 in his first round ... Click Here for Maki's complete biography.
Moe's Player of the Week (April 5)
Name: Aidan Genik
Sport: Lacrosse
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Genik led the Hawks in a dramatic fourth quarter comeback victory over the Quinnipiac Bobcats on Saturday … the Hawks erased a 9-5 deficit to score a 10-9 win in front of a rambunctious crowd at Alumni Stadium … the sophomore netted a hat trick, including the game-winner with 1:31 remaining in regulation, during the Hawks five-goal rally that spanned the final 11:52 of the game … he finished with four points to lead Hartford to its third win of the season … Genik sparked the Hartford comeback with his unassisted goal at the 11:52 mark to make it a 9-6 game … following a man-down score at 10:08, Genik converted on a man-up opportunity just 16 seconds later to cut the Bobcats’ lead to a single goal … after completing the comeback, Genik received a feed from teammate Justin Bearse and lofted a crafty behind the back shot from in front of the crease for the game-winner … in the Hawks’ devastating 11-10 loss in the conference opener against Albany on Wednesday, the sophomore finished with a pair of goals … his first goal gave Hartford a 5-3 lead over the Great Danes and his final goal on the afternoon put the Hawks ahead at 6-4 ... Click Here for Aidan's complete biography.
Moe's Player of the Week (March 29)
Name: Mike Aldrich
Sport: Baseball
Year: Junior
Hometown: Groton, CT
Aldrich batted .556 for the week, going 10-for-18 ... he drove in both runs in the Hawks' 2-0 victory over Sacred Heart in Game Two of a doubleheader on Friday ... the first RBI was a double to right-center that scored Andy Drexel, and the second came courtesy of his first career home run ... Aldrich drove in five runs in the Hawks' slugfest 24-15 loss to Fairfield ... the junior college transfer went 4-for-5 that day ... he also drove in two at Massachusetts earlier in the week ... for the week, Aldrich drove in 10 runs and scored four himself in Hartford's six games this week ... Aldrich reached base at least once in every game this week... Click Here for Mike's complete biography.
Moe's Player of the Week (March 22)
Name: Nicole Springer
Sport: Softball
Year: Freshman
Hometown: New Britain, CT
Springer went 11-for-28 with five extra base hits, including the first grand slam of her young career, and played a big role in a pair of Hartford wins …she doubled the Hawks’ lead, driving in a single run on a double in an eventual 3-1 win against Saint Peter’s on Wednesday … the rookie then accounted for five of Hartford’s six runs as she muscled out her first career grand slam, allowing Hartford to regain the lead at 6-3, the eventual final, against the Manhattan Jaspers ... for the week, she batted .393, drove in seven runs and only struck out once in 28 appearances … she hit safely in seven of eight games and reached base in all eight ... Click Here for Nicole's complete biography.
Moe's Player of the Week (March 1)
Name: Diana Delva
Sport: Women's Basketball
Year: Senior
Hometown: Stamford, CT
Delva led the Hawks to a perfect 16-0 record in conference play and to their 18th-straight victory with a pair of 22 point games last week … she opened the week setting a new season high at Albany … against the Great Danes she shot 6-of-11 from the field and missed just one of her 11 free throw attempts to pass her previous season high of 21 set against Northeastern … she also added seven rebounds, three blocks, three steals and two assists at Albany … following an emotional pre-game Senior Day ceremony, Delva regrouped and shined in the final regular season game in 2009-10, finishing a perfect 8-of-8 from the field, while shooting 6-of-8 from the free throw line to match her output from three days earlier … she also completed her ninth double double against the Catamounts with 10 rebounds, while adding two blocks … Delva closed out the regular season as the Hawks leading scorer and rebounder, averaging 14.5 points-per-game and 8.3 rebounds-per-game … she is also second in the nation in field goal percentage, shooting 65.5 percent (156-of-238), just short of BC’s Carolyn Swords who is shooting 66.0 percent) ... Click Here for Diana's complete biography.
Moe's Player of the Week (February 22)
Name: Jackie Smith
Sport: Women's Basketball
Year: Junior
Hometown: West Field, MA
Jackie finished with back-to-back double figure games for the first time in her career … began the week tying a school record for six three pointers made in a single game, the second time this season she has tied the record, to finish with 18 points and leading the Hawks in a 72-54 win over Binghamton on Thursday night … finished the Binghamton game shooting 67 percent from the field (6-of-9), while missing just one of her seven three point attempts (.857) … closed out the week with a 12 point performance against Boston University on Sunday … closed out the BU game shooting 33 percent from the field (3-of-9), while hitting two of her eight three point attempts … finished a perfect 4-of-4 at the free throw line, while grabbing one rebound, passing for two assists and grabbing a steal … Smith moved up to third on the team in scoring in 2009-10 with her back-to-back double figure games, while she leads the team in three point shooting (33.6 percent, 39-of-116), free throw shooting (81.8 percent, 45-of-55) and leads the team in assists (87 total) … Click Here for Jackie's complete biography.
Moe's Player of the Week (February 15)
Name: Joe Zeglinski
Sport: Men's Basketball
Year: Junior
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Zeglinski set a new season high with 29 points against UMBC, also tying his season-best with seven three-point field goals … dished out a season-high six assists against the Retrievers … put together his second double-double of the season and fifth of his career at Boston University, pulling down a career-high 12 rebounds to go along with 10 points … contributed the 10 points despite stifling defense from the Terriers which keyed on him throughout the game … Click Here for Joe's complete biography.
Moe's Player of the Week (February 1)
Name: Diana Delva
Sport: Women's Basketball
Year: Senior
Hometown: Stamford, CT
Delva averaged 18.5 points and 10.5 rebounds-per-game in a 2-0 week for the Hawks … she began the week with a 20 point performance, more than half the Hawks total score, at Vermont … she finished that game 8-of-12 from the field and 4-of-4 at the free throw line, while grabbing 12 rebounds for her sixth double double … on the defensive end, Delva finished with five blocks, tying her career-high ... she then put up a 17-point performance in the final game of the week at Stony Brook … she finished the Stony Brook game shooting 7-of-10 from the field and 3-of-4 from the free throw line ... Delva currently leads the team in both scoring (14.1 ppg) and rebounding (8.0 rpg), while shooting 65.5 percent from the field (119-of-181), which is second in the nation … Click Here for Diana's complete biography.
Moe's Player of the Week (January 25)
Name: Erica Beverly
Sport: Women's Basketball
Year: Senior
Hometown: Bridgeport, CT
Beverly averaged 11.3 points and 10.0 rebounds-per-game in a 3-0 week for the Hawks … she began the week with a 13 point performance at home against the Maine Black Bears on Monday night, where she went 5-of-8 from the field (.625) ... Beverly, a three-time all-conference award recipient, then went on the road to score her fourth double double with 11 points and 16 rebounds at Boston University, the 16 rebounds tying her career high … she added three assists and four blocks against the Terriers … to cap off the week, Beverly added another double double and four more blocks in a win against Albany ... she scored 10 points and collected 11 boards, while handing out three assists in 23 minutes ... Beverly is currently second on the team in both scoring (9.8 ppg) and rebounding (7.5 rpg), while leading the America East in blocks with 49 … Click Here for Erica's complete biography.
Moe's Player of the Week (January 18)
Name: Joe Zeglinski
Sport: Men's Basketball
Year: Junior
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Zeglinski averaged 22.0 points per game in the victories at UMBC and New Hampshire, leading the team in both contests as they snapped an 11-game losing streak … he opened the week with a team-best 18 points against the Retrievers on the road … he added six rebounds to go along with three assists, two steals and a block in 40 minutes of action … he then put up a season-high 26 points, including 21 in the second half to lift Hartford to a 56-53 win over the Wildcats in front of a home crowd … Zeglinski again added six rebounds against UNH, while shooting 9-of-20 from the field with four three pointers … the junior combined to go 8-of-8 from the free throw line on the week … she currently leads the team and is fourth in the conference in scoring, averaging 16.2 points-per-game, while leading the America East in three pointers made with 57 … Click Here for Joe's complete biography.
Moe's Player of the Week (January 11)
Name: Joel Barkers
Sport: Men's Basketball
Year: Junior
Hometown: Washington, DC
Barkers led the Hawks in a pair of games last week, which opened conference play for the men’s basketball team … in the conference opener against Stony Brook, Barkers came off the bench to score eight points in 13 minutes, never missing a shot in four attempts … he also added an assist and a steal against the Seawolves … Barkers then finished with 18 points against Boston University in the conference home opener … his 18 points was the most for the junior transfer since the season opener against Quinnipiac … Barkers hot shooting continued against the Terriers, finishing 7-of-10 from the field, while going 4-of-7 from the free throw line … he added four rebounds and an assist against the Terriers … Click Here for Joel's complete biography.
Moe's Player of the Week (January 2)
Name: Ruthanne Doherty
Sport: Women's Basketball
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Doherty finished her second and third games in the starting lineup with double figures in each, finishing with 10 against Bowling Green to close out 2009 and then added a career-high 14 against Stony Brook in the first game of 2010 and the America East Opener. The games were the first of the season in double figures for Doherty. She also showed that her shooting percentage can easily be just as high as her senior teammate Diana Delva as she finished the week going 12-of-17 for a 70.6 percent effort, including only on of her eight field goal attempts. She also showed her unselfishness in the week, passing for three total assists, grabbing five steals and blocking one shot.... Click Here for Ruthanne's complete biography.
Moe's Player of the Week (December 14)
Name: Diana Delva
Sport: Women's Basketball
Year: Senior
Hometown: Stamford, CT
Delva led the Hawks in each of two games in the week prior, scoring 13 points against #1 Connecticut and compiling her third double double of the season with 21 points and 14 rebounds against Northeastern … against Connecticut, she finished with six points in the first half and seven in the second half connecting on 4-of-7 from the field and going 5-of-6 at the free throw line, including the first four Hawks points of the game all at the free throw line … Delva followed that performance up with a season-high 21 against the Northeastern Huskies in an overtime victory … she finished a perfect 6-of-6 in the first half for 12 points and answered with nine in the second half and 10 rebounds in the second 20 minute period to finish with a season high 14 rebounds … she also added three assists, a steal and a pair of blocks against the Huskies … Delva continues to lead the team and the conference in field goal percentage (59.5 percent, 50-of-84), while leading the team in scoring (14.0 ppg) and rebounding (8.6 rpg) ... Click Here for Diana's complete biography.
Moe's Player of the Week (December 7)
Name: Daphne Elliott
Sport: Women's Basketball
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Fairfield, CT
Elliott capped off a productive week with a career-high 21 points, 14 of which came in the second half at St. Joseph’s, as Hartford surged back from a double digit deficit for the second time in as many games … her 21 points is a season high for all Hartford players through the first seven games in 2009-10 … she averaged 13 points-per-game on the week, after finishing with five points in the weeks opener at Sacred Heart … she also grabbed three rebounds in each game, while passing for three assists at Sacred Heart and grabbing three steals at St. Joseph’s … she averaged .500 from the field (7-of-14) and long range (4-of-8) on the week and was a perfect 8-o-f-8 from the free throw line, including 6-of-6 at St. Joseph’s … Elliott is currently averaging 7.0 ppg and 3.0 rpg, while leading the team with 14 steals ... Click Here for Daphne's complete biography.
Moe's Player of the Week (November 30)
Name: Mary Silvia
Sport: Women's Basketball
Year: Junior
Hometown: Reading, MA
Silvia made her return from a wrist injury count, scoring a career-high 20 points on 6-of-10 from the field, including 6-of-9 from long range, tying a school record for most three pointers made in a single game … She came off the bench in the early minutes and made her impression known scoring three three pointers in her first few minutes in the game, giving the Hawks a double digit advantage early in the first half … she finished the first half with 17 points on five three pointers, in five attempts, and a pair of free throws … in the second half, the Massachusetts native connected on her second three point attempt of the half, tying Danielle Wexler for the school record … for the game, Silvia also added a pair of blocks, also a career high ... Click Here for Mary's complete biography.
Moe's Player of the Week (November 23)
Name: Andres Torres
Sport: Men's Basketball
Year: Junior
Hometown: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Torres helped lead the Hawks to a pair of home victories in their first two games at Chase Arena at the Reich Family Pavilion … the junior point guard is currently 10th in the nation, according to ESPN.com, with 7.5 assists-per-game and fourth in the nation with 30 total assists … In the Hawks win over Fordham, Torres put up a career-high 16 points, going 12-of-15 from the free throw line … in the home opener against Marist, he dished out seven assists and did not turn the ball over … he currently holds a 6.0 assist-to-turnover ratio ... Click Here for Andres' complete biography.
Moe's Player of the Week (November 9)
Name: Cedomir Tomcic
Sport: Men's Soccer
Year: Senior
Hometown: Novi Sad, Serbia
Tomcic kept the University of Hartford men's soccer team's postseason run alive as he netted the game winning goal in the Hawks' 2-1 come-from-behind victory over the sixth-seeded Boston University Terriers in America East quarterfinal play at Al-Marzook Field on Saturday ... the senior's first goal of the 2009 season could not come at a more opportune time as he hooked up with classmate Carlos Villa to net the deciding goal in the 76th minute ... Click Here for Cedomir's complete biography.
Moe's Player of the Week (October 26)
Name: Sarah Sideranko
Sport: Women's Golf
Year: Freshman
Hometown: New Britain, CT
Sideranko led the Hawks, earning individual medalist honors in the final event of the fall season, the CCSU Fall Invitational ... Siderank finished in a tie for the individual lead, with teammate Emily Linn, following the 36-hole tournament, but defeated her fellow Hawk in a playoff ... the rookie opened the tournament with a five-stroke over parr 77 and came back from the second round with an 83 to finish with a 36-hole 160 ... this is the second individual title of the season for Sideranko, who won the ECAC Championships earlier this month.
Moe's Player of the Week (October 12)
Name: Carlos Villa
Sport: Men's Soccer
Year: Senior
Hometown: Las Conchas, Guatemala
Villa tallied six points in a pair of games last week to help Hartford remain unbeaten in America East play … a senior forward, Villa scored two-straight goals just four minutes after kick-off in the Hawks’ 2-2 tie against Vermont and then scored once in his team’s 3-1 upset win over the 16th-ranked Boston University Terriers … the win was Hartford’s first over Boston University since 2003 ... Villa is currently fourth in the league with seven goals and 15 points ... Click Here for Carlos' Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (October 5)
Name: Sarah Sideranko
Sport: Women's Golf
Year: Freshman
Hometown: New Britain, CT
Sideranko led the Hawks, earning individual medalist honors at the 2009 ECAC Women's Golf Championships at Kiskiack Country Club in Williamsburg, VA ... the rookie finished the first round with an 80, tied for 11th overall and came back nine strokes lighter in the second round to finish one stroke under 71 and take home the individual title in just the fourth collegiate tournament for the Connecticut native ... Sideranko is no stranger to being among the leaders, earlier this year she finishe second overall at the Dartmouth Invitational in Hanover, NH in only her second event since becoming a Hawk.
Moe's Player of the Week (September 21)
Name: Andrew Chalmers
Sport: Men's Cross Country
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Ashland, New Hampshire
Chalmers led the Hawks, along with Jonas Hampton, to a first place finish at the Hartford Riverfront Cross Country Festival at Riverside Part in Hartford, CT ... Chalmers finished the 8,000-meter course in a time 26:20.6, bettering his teammate who finsihed second overall by 17 seconds ... his time in Hartford bettered his previous career mark by more than a minute ... Click Here for Andrew's Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (September 14)
Name: Mary Beth Hamilton
Sport: Women's Soccer
Year: Junior
Hometown: Columbia, CT
Hamilton tallied two goals and an assist in the Hawks 5-2 win over in-state rival Central Connecticut on Sunday ... the junior forward/midfielder was also named the America East Player of the Week for her performance against the Blue Devils ... Hamilton's first goal was what proved to be the game-winning goal, while she also added an insurance goal seven minutes later ... for the game-winner she connected with Breeanna Robinson in the 61st minute, and then used a pass from Shealagh Begley in the 68th minute for the game's fourth goal ... she is currently second on the team with seven points on two goals and three assists ... Click Here for Mary Beth's Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (September 8)
Name: Carlos Villa
Sport: Men's Soccer
Year: Senior
Hometown: Las Conchas, Guatemala
Villa tallied five points in the Hartford’s wins against Bryant and Massachusetts, including a pair of goals and an assist … he assisted on the game-winner in the 1-0 season-opener win over Bryant on Tuesday, and scored a pair of late second half goals on Saturday evening to lift the Hawks over Massachusetts by a 2-0 final … Villa teamed up with classmate Ivan Guarin for the game-winner versus Bryant … on Saturday, Villa struck twice in the tail end of the second half to lift Hartford over Massachusetts by a 2-0 final ... Click Here for Carlos' Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (August 31)
Name: Kami Nethersole
Sport: Volleyball
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Cortlandt Manor, NY
Nethersole led the Hawks through three matches at the Niagara Invitational over the weekend … he opened her collegiate career with 13 kills to lead the Hawks to a 3-1 win over Providence ... she matched that number against Niagara in the final contest of the tournament and was named to the Niagara Invitational All-Tournament team for her weekend performance ... she also finished the weekend third on the team with 21 total digs, including a season-high of nine against Providence ... for the weekend she hit .256 with 12 errors in 82 total attempts ... she began the weekend hitting .290 against Providence with four errors in 31 total attempts and then closed out the weekend hitting .286 against Niagara with three errors in 35 attempts ... Click Here for Kami's Complete Bio.
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