The East Coast Conference released its weekly awards this afternoon with three members of the cardinal and white earning the Player of the Week honors. In addition, six more Lions were tabbed to their respective sports' Weekly Honor Roll.
Leading the way was a near sweep of the weekly awards for the baseball team, with juniors
Brian Sanchez and
James Sill being named the Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. For the third week in a row and the fourth time in five weeks, senior
John Basile of men's lacrosse was tabbed the Goalie of the Week.
Joining their fellow Lions on the honor roll is seniors
Brian Green,
Shawn McCabe, and
Jeremy Taggart, junior
Stevie Dabbadie, and freshmen
Sam Cossaro and
Ava Zicchinelli
Sanchez had himself a career-week for the Lions, hitting .579 (11-for-19) while slugging .632 and getting on base at a .609 clip. Through five games this week, Sanchez drove in a run in four-of-five games to total 11 RBI while scoring four times. The junior etched himself in the Molloy record book, tying a single-game record of six hits against Staten Island while driving five runs in game one of Saturday's doubleheader. As an encore, Sanchez put together a three-hit, four-RBI game in game two against the Dolphins to solidify the Lions' sweep.
Sill set the tone in Molloy's, 8-3, ECC opening victory over Queens on Friday. The junior sat down 13 straight from the last out of the first inning through the fifth in the contest, improving to 3-1 on the season while tossing eight innings allowing one run on three hits and striking out a season-high 10 in 87 pitches.
Basile made 15 saves in #16 Molloy's 14-8 victory over Roberts Wesleyan to kick off league play, putting up a .652 save percentage in the contest. This is the third game in 2026 the senior has reached double digits.
Green matched a career-high six points in #16 Molloy's 14-8 victory over Roberts Wesleyan to open league play. The senior scored three goals and matched a career-high three assists in the effort while adding two ground balls and a caused turnover.
McCabe picked up four ground balls and forced a turnover in #16 Molloy's 14-8 victory over Roberts Wesleyan to kick off league play. The senior also tallied his second career point with an assist.
Taggart hit .566 and slugged .889 this week, highlighted on Saturday where he collected four hits, four runs, and four RBI while belting his first home run of the season against Staten Island.
Dabbadie recorded a 3.94 ERA over 10.2 innings pitched this past week. The junior made a relief appearance against RV East Stroudsburg, tossing 1.2 innings and striking out one batter. She followed that performance with a complete-game effort against Lewis, pitching all nine innings while striking out four and allowing just three earned runs.
Cossaro led the Lions with eight points in a 1-1 week. The freshman put up four points in both contests on the week, starting with three goals and an assist in a win at Holy Family before putting up a career-high four goals at St. Michael's. The midfielder netted seven goals on eight shots for the week, all of which were on target. She also went 2-for-2 from free position and added two ground balls, two draw controls, and two caused turnovers on the week.
At the plate, the freshman drove in a run with a triple against both Saint Anselm and Southern Connecticut State, while also adding another hit against SCSU. She continued offensively against Lewis, recording an RBI double in the nine-inning 6–5 victory. In the circle, Zicchinelli pitched 13.2 innings over the past week, striking out six batters.