round of the Atlantic East Conference
Tournament to third-seeded Marymount
University. Junior Victoria Mollitor
registered her 100 th career point with
a goal late in the game. Sophomore
Victoria Braeunle was selected to the
AEC First Team while Millitor was
a second team choice. Earlier in the
season, Braeunle and junior Samantha
Brown surpassed 100 career goals,
becoming the 11th and 12th players in
program history to reach the century
mark.
Softball
GMercyU’s softball season under first-
year head coach David Hoch resulted
in a well-earned playoff berth, but the
year came to an end in the Atlantic East
Tournament. The Griffins went 9-23 on
the season with a 2-8 conference record.
The team said goodbye to its two seniors
Rebecca Christoffers and Alex Kinal.
Junior Tori Sherwood earned a spot on
the AEC First Team and junior Lauren
Waller was a second-team selection.
Men’s Tennis
The Griffins entered the AEC
Tournament as a third seed after
going 4-7 during the regular season.
Their season came to an end with a
5-0 semifinal defeat to second-seeded
Neumann University. The loss marked
the end for the teams three seniors,
Brian Irwin, Josh Reimel, and Chris
Wood. The squad placed five players on
the All-Conference Team. Reimel and
sophomore Max Schneider were selected
to the first team in singles and both in
doubles. On the second team, Irwin,
junior Vince Viola, and sophomore Justin
Collins earned spots.
Women’s Tennis
The Griffins finished with an impressive
11-4 overall record and 3-1 record in
conference play. They fell just short
of a conference title, losing to top-
seeded Immaculata University in the
championship match. Sophomore
Sydney Thompson was selected the AEC
Women’s Tennis Rookie of the Year. Duo
senior Natalie Danze and junior Jenna
Trythall were named to the AEC First
Team. Danze was also a first-team pick
in singles. Rounding out the second team
was Trythall, along with the double duo
of Thompson and sophomore Nicolette
Diaz.
Men’s Track and Field
The Griffins capped off their 2019
season with a third place finish at
the AEC Championships and top
marks at the ECAC Outdoor Track &
Field Championships. At the ECAC
Championships, freshman Elijah Rizzo
won the high jump with a personal record
of 2.01 meters, nailing the jump on his
third attempt. Junior Armani Rivera
produced a total of 12 team points on a
second-place in the 5000 meters and a
fifth-place in the 1500 meters. Junior
Joe McCoy won the Atlantic East Triple
Jump crown with a school record top
mark of 13.92 meters to highlight the
Griffins.
Women’s Track and Field
Rainah Dunham capped off an
impressive indoor and outdoor seasons
with an All American honor in the triple
jump. The sophomore was seventh in
the event at the Division III Indoor
Championships in March. She earned her
second prestigious honor in the outdoor
season where she was the runner-up
in the same event. Dunham along with
freshman Siobhan McShea captured
two marquee awards at the Atlantic
East Championships as Dunham won the
Women’s Track & Field Field Athlete
of the Meet and McShea took home
the Women’s Track & Field Rookie of
the Meet.
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