TROY, N.Y. – Five Skidmore College student-athletes won four Liberty League weekly awards for the week ending March 30. Tate Esler was named the Men's Golf Performer of the Week, Lulu Mickle repeated as the Softball Rookie of the Week, Nika Mori and Fletcher King won the Men's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week award, and Ege Topbas was selected as the Men's Tennis Rookie of the Week.
 
Additionally, Michael Aiello and Jude Avelino Jr. (men's lacrosse) , Brooke LaVallee (women's lacrosse) and Natalie Mayne (softball) were recognized on the Honor Roll.
 
Tate Esler (Jr., Westfield, New Jersey) – Liberty League Men's Golf Performer of the Week
Esler finished 12th at the Swarthmore Invitational that concluded Monday afternoon, with a three-round score of 223 (+10). Esler was second in the field with 36 pars to go with the sixth-fewest bogies in the tournament. He shot a 72 in the third round to crack the top 15.
 
Lulu Mickle (#15, Fr., IF, Baltimore, Maryland) – Liberty League Softball Rookie of the Week
Mickle went 9-for-17 (.529) at the plate across six games for the Thoroughbreds with two doubles, five RBI, and seven runs scored. She was also 5-for-5 in stolen-base attempts while recording four put outs and 15 assists at the hot corner.
 
Nika Mori/Fletcher King – Liberty League Men's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week
Skidmore's No. 1 doubles team captured a pair of victories over the weekend to help lead No. 37 Skidmore to wins over TCNJ and No. 38 Stevens. They took down Maitland-Carter/Wong of TCNJ in an exciting 7-4 tiebreaker on Saturday and then won on another tiebreaker over Kramin/Kanz of Stevens on Saturday.  
 
Ege Topbas (Fr., Istanbul, Turkey) – Liberty League Men's Tennis Rookie of the Week
Topbas went 2-0 over the weekend for the Thoroughbreds at No. 4 singles to stretch his winning streak to eight in a row in singles. He won both matches in straight sets and dropped only four games in the process. He also went 2-0 in doubles over the weekend with matching 6-4 wins with his partner Kyle Lundberg in the No. 2 slot.
 
Michael Aiello (#18, So., A, Rockville Centre, New York) – Liberty League Men's Lacrosse Honor Roll
Aiello had two goals and two assists for four points to lead the Thoroughbred offensive end on Saturday against No. 7 RIT. It was his sixth multi-goal game of the year and fourth contest of at least four points.
 
Jude Avelino Jr. (#39, Sr., D, Summit, New Jersey) - Liberty League Men's Lacrosse Honor Roll
Avelino tallied 12 ground balls and nine caused turnovers over two games last week for the No. 18 Thoroughbred squad. He had four ground balls and four caused turnovers Wednesday at Trinity, and then produced season highs in both caused turnovers (5) and ground balls (8) on Saturday against No. 7 RIT.
 
Brooke LaVallee (#5, Sr., D, Longmeadow, Massachusetts) - Liberty League Women's Lacrosse Honor Roll
LaValle played a crucial role on both ends of the field for the Thoroughbreds over the weekend. She racked dup five caused turnovers across the two games with five ground balls and nine draw controls – including six on Saturday in the win over Bard. She posted three caused turnovers and three draw controls Friday against nationally 23^rd-ranked St. John Fisher. On the offensive end, she had a goal and two assists.
 
Natalie Mayne (#19, Sr., OF/P, Fayetteville, New York) – Liberty League Softball Honor roll
Mayne went 8-for-17 (.471) at the plate across six games for the Thoroughbreds with a team-best eight RBI as well as five doubles, a homer, and five runs scored. She also walked four times, finishing the week with a .591 on-base percentage and added a pair of stolen bases. In three appearances in the circle, she pitched to a 3.50 ERA across 10 innings and earned her first win of the season in Skidmore's game-two win over Plattsburgh on Sunday.
 
Liberty League Performer of the Week selections – March 30:
BASEBALL
Performer of the Week: Jensen Bergman, Vassar
Pitcher of the Week: Dylan Joseph, RIT
Rookie of the Week: Jack O'Neil, Hobart
Honor Roll: Reed Bailey, Ithaca; Ben Belliss, RPI; Joe Dunham, Hobart; Ethan Fantel, Ithaca; Jamie Fryer, Bard; Nathan Hartley, Clarkson; David Harris, Clarkson; Ethan Harris, St. Lawrence; Michael Lebenson, RPI; Kieran McGrath, Vassar; Caleb Miller, Union; Connor O'Neil, Hobart; Jackson Rusiecki, RIT
 
MEN'S GOLF
Performer of the Week: Tate Esler, Skidmore
Rookie of the Week: Troy Gregg, Hobart
Honor Roll: Zydon Yuan, RPI
 
WOMEN'S GOLF
Performer of the Week: Iyene Essien, Union
 
MEN'S LACROSSE
Offensive Performer of the Week: Erich Acton, RIT
Defensive Performer of the Week: Alex Zborowski, RIT
Co-Rookie of the Week: Jess Geoghagan, Vassar
Co-Rookie of the Week: Garrett Salit, Union
Honor Roll: Michael Aiello, Skidmore; Gavin Arcuri, Vassar; Jude Avelino Jr., Skidmore; Steve Getsie, Clarkson; Drew Knight, St. Lawrence; Nick Lynch, Union; Andrew Minard, Ithaca; Brendan Occhino, Ithaca; Tyler Ruffini, RPI; Patrick Murray, St. Lawrence
 
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Offensive Performer of the Week: Alyssa Gorny, Rochester
Defensive Performer of the Week: Janey Sypeck, William Smith
Rookie of the Week: Tallis Tarbell, St. Lawrence
Honor Roll: Isla Ablin, Rochester; Abigail Couzens, RPI; Winnie Downs, St. Lawrence; Morgan Kenna, Clarkson; Jessica Laplaca, St. Lawrence; Brooke LaVallee, Skidmore; Taryn Luzi, William Smith; Kathryn Scallon, Ithaca; Maddy Schiller, Union
 
WOMEN'S ROWING
Boat of the Week: William Smith Varsity Eight
 
SOFTBALL
Performer of the Week: Riley Laygo, Rochester
Pitcher of the Week: Marleigh Monroe, St. Lawrence
Rookie of the Week: Lulu Mickle, Skidmore
Honor Roll: Carra Cleaves, Union; Kelsea Flanagan, Clarkson; Allison Kloft, St. Lawrence; Isabella Maynard, Ithaca; Natalie Mayne, Skidmore; Callie Volker, RPI
 
MEN'S TENNIS
Singles Performer of the Week: Jesus Sosa, Union
Doubles Team of the Week: Nika Mori / Fletcher King, Skidmore
Rookie of the Week: Ege Topbas, Skidmore
Honor Roll: Fernando Bauermeister/Nolan Kubiak, Vassar; Josh David, St. Lawrence; Josh David/Jake David, St. Lawrence; Eugene Lee, Vassar; Jose Martinez Barelles/Tejus Ranadive, Hobart; Aidan Staunton, Hobart; Tasmay Shah/Felix Puyplat, RPI; Yu Tanimoto, RIT; Yu Tanimoto/Alexander Sinclair, RIT
 
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Singles Performer of the Week: Nicole Ridenour, RPI
Doubles Team of the Week: Angelica Aksdal-Jansen / Molly Jespersen, St. Lawrence
Rookie of the Week: Kaitlyn Hardy, William Smith
Honor Roll: Angelica Aksdal-Jansen, St. Lawrence; Haley Levine, William Smith; Haley Levine/Grace Magna, William Smith; Erin McCusker, Vassar; Erin McCusker/Iris Li, Vassar; Nicole Ridenour/Anushka Jaiswal, RPI
 
MEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Track Performer of the Week: Jack DeFeo, RIT
Field Performer of the Week: Armaan Butler, Rochester
Rookie of the Week: Cooper Bradley, RIT
Honor Roll: Raphael Campanile, Ithaca; Max Frazee, Vassar; Griffin Lupes, Ithaca; Elliott Painting, Ithaca
 
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Track Performer of the Week: Rachel Larson, Ithaca
Field Performer of the Week: Lily Seyfert, Ithaca
Rookie of the Week: Lola Gitlin, Ithaca
Honor Roll: Lianna Camille, Vassar; Samantha Crisci, RIT; Lainie D'Auria, Vassar; Molly FitzGibbons, Rochester; Eanna Hauck, Bard; Madison Vargas, Rochester