Valerie Pineiro (4/7/2015) - Athlete Awards - La Salle University Athletics

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Valerie Pineiro

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4/7/2015
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Softball
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Freshman Valerie Pineiro has been named GoExplorers.com Athlete of the Week following her performance over the weekend in a sweep of St. Bonaventure.

The Audubon, N.J. native went 6-6 with three home runs, eight RBIs and three runs scored in the 6-2, 10-5 doubleheader sweep over the Bonnies on Saturday at West Campus Field. The freshman hit a grand slam in game one to help La Salle jump out to a 4-0 lead from which they wouldn't look back. In game two Pineiro hit a pair of solo homers in the second and fifth innings while adding an RBI single to help fuel La Salle to the 10-5 win. She finished the week with a 1.000 on-base percentage and a 2.500 slugging percentage.Pineiro also earned Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honors for her play over the weekend.

Pineiro and the Explorers hit the road to take on Lafayette in a doubleheader on Wednesday beginning at three before returning home for a weekend series against Rhode Island.

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Date	Athlete	Sport
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3/27/2017	P.J. Acierno	Men's Golf
3/20/2017	Allee Ilgenfritz	Women's Lacrosse
3/13/2017	Dylan Yurasits	Men's Swimming and Diving
3/6/2017	Marlo Roadcap	Softball
3/2/2017	McKenzie Peace	Softball
2/20/2017	Cameron Fadley	Men's Swimming and Diving
2/13/2017	B.J. Johnson	Men's Basketball
2/6/2017	Mone't Gist	Women's Track and Field
12/19/2016	B.J. Johnson	Men's Basketball
12/12/2016	Justin Guerre	Men's Track and Field
11/28/2016	Jasmine Alston	Women's Basketball
11/10/2016	Evan Gaesser	Men's Golf
10/31/2016	Kaitlin Poiesz	Women's Cross Country
9/26/2016	Jess Hoffman	Field Hockey
9/19/2016	Devin Muracco	Field Hockey
9/13/2016	Matt Robinson	Men's Soccer
9/6/2016	Devin Corah	Women's Volleyball
8/22/2016	Emily Wilkinson	Women's Soccer
5/2/2016	Chris Sanders	Men's Track and Field