FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Morgan Sylvestre earned the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Player of the Week following her performance for the Fairfield University softball team last week. The Stags participated in the Cal State-Fullerton/Long Beach State Tournament and played five games over the four-day trip to California. 

The infielder batted .625 over the five-game stretch, posting 10 hits in 16 at-bats with two runs scored and three RBI. She had at least one hit in all five games during the week which also included four multi-hit contests. She posted two posted two hits against the University of North Dakota, Utah State University, and Yale University in addition to stroking three hits against the University of Toledo. Sylvestre started all five games during the week making her one of four Fairfield student-athletes to start all 13 games this season.

On the year, Sylvestre leads the team in hitting with a .306 batting average, buoyed by her team-best 11 hits over her 13 starts this season. The junior also has chipped in with two runs scored and three RBI. She is also the team's top defensive player so far, making just one error in 54 chances for a .981 fielding percentage.

The Fairfield University softball team, under Head Coach Julie Brzezinski, continues play this week with a single game at Yale University on Wednesday afternoon beginning at 3:30 pm before heading south for a four-game weekend set at the University of Maryland tournament. The tournament pairs Fairfield against Purdue-Fort Wayne, Lafayette on Saturday along with Bryant and the host school on Sunday.