Date Posted: 3/10/2008

MACON, Ga. - Brittany Matthews did everything for Kennesaw State during the week, appearing in five games on her way to a 3-0 record with two saves to garner her second straight Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Week Award. Florida Gulf Coast's Carmen Paez earned her second weekly award as well, as she took home Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honors, the conference announced on Monday.

A senior from Brooks, Ga., Matthews ended up appearing in each game of the Under Armour Invitational, striking out a total of 32 batters and allowing no earned runs. The professional sales major hurled her second no-hitter of the season and struck out eight in an 8-0 Kennesaw State victory against Quinnipiac to highlight the Owls' 5-0 tournament outing. She had eight strikeouts in each of her other two starts, 3-0 win against Sam Houston State and a 4-0 victory against Syracuse. She allowed only eight hits in five games, and her 1.39 strikeouts per inning last week upped her conference leading total to 155.

As FGCU brought home their third tournament victory of the season, senior outfielder and Bell Glade, Fla. native Carmen Paez received the MVP award at the Miken Classic. During the tournament, the criminal justice student hit .538 and slugged 1.308 with three long balls and eight RBI. Throughout the entire week, Paez helped the Eagles to a 7-0 record by driving in 13 RBI and belting four home runs. Paez leads the conference with 14 bombs.

The Atlantic Sun Conference is a 12-member league committed to Building Winners for Life, with a focus on academic and athletic integrity and a balance between the two for the student-athlete, and maintaining a high level of sportsmanship. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun encompasses six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun consists of some of the most dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Gardner-Webb University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.

Other Top Performers

Heather Hyde, UNF (Sr. - 3B - Tallahassee, Fla. - Biology) - Hyde had a monster weekend at the 49er Invitational, hitting .714 and slugging 1.071. She had a pair of doubles, a home run and drove in seven of the team's 23 runs in helping UNF to a 2-2 record at the event. Hyde capped the weekend with a walkoff single against Charlotte in the bottom of the ninth inning. During the tournament, Hyde had three-multi hit games, which included a pair of four-hit performances.

Erica Demers, STET (Jr. - P - Miami, Fla. - Communications Studies) - Demers got two starts this weekend at the Hatter Classic and threw shutouts in both of them, holding Presbyterian to two hits and Liberty to one as Stetson won its second consecutive home tournament. Against Liberty on Sunday afternoon, Demers retired the first 19 batters of the game, coming within two hitters of a perfect game. Demers has allowed just one earned run in her last 23 innings.

Courtney Quinn, CAM (Sr. - OF - Glencoe, Ala. - Athletic Training) - Quinn registered a .417 average at the plate last week, knocking three home runs, two doubles and one triple while driving in seven RBI. The senior posted a pair of homers in 7-0 win over the College of Charleston, and one, a solo shot, against No. 7 Stanford in a 2-1 loss. All four Camel losses came at the hands of ranked opponents (No. 7 Stanford and No. 21 Fresno State).

Rachael Edinger (Sr. - P - Lakeland, Fla. - Legal Studies) - Edinger made four appearances, picking up victories in every outing. She finished the week 4-0 with a 1.46 ERA, including a four-hit shutout against SE Missouri State. For the week, Edinger pitched 24.0 innings, giving up only five runs and striking out 24 batters.

Andrea Migliori, STET (Jr. - 1B - Winter Garden, Fla. - Accounting) - Migliori batted .455 (5-11) this weekend as the Hatters won their second consecutive tournament, sweeping through the Hatter Classic at Patricia Wilson Field. She hit two more home runs to bring her season total to 10, already just six bombs shy of her own season record.

Morgan Childers, UPST (Fr. - P - Kings Mountain, N.C. - Education) - Childers finished the week with two wins and a save in three appearances at the Tar Heel Invitational. She tossed complete games in wins over Lafayette and Princeton, striking out 12 and nine, respectively. She struck out two in the seventh inning to pick up the save against James Madison.

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