Jeanmarie Barbato and Brian Relihan named Western New England College Athletes-of-the-Week
4/21/2010 11:09:55 AM
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Juniors Jeanmarie Barbato (Huntington Station, NY) and Brian Relihan (Orange, CT) were honored Wednesday (April 21) as the Western New England College Female and Male Athletes-of-the-Week.
Barbato, an attacker on the women’s lacrosse team, totaled 16 points (13 goals, 3 assists) in three victories. She netted six goals and had four ground balls in a 23-15 win over Salve Regina and had another six-point outing with five goals (3-for-3 on free position shots) and an assist in a 20-10 decision over Gordon. Barbato contributed two goals and two assists in a 19-10 victory at New England College. She is a Psychology/Elementary Education major.
Relihan, the top player on the men’s tennis squad, compiled a perfect 4-0 record as the Golden Bears captured a pair of matches. He lost only one point in taking both his number one singles matches in straight sets over opponents from Regis and Gordon. Relihan then teamed with classmate Mike Jones (Stone Ridge, NY) for a pair of wins at the number one doubles position. Relihan is a Business Information Systems major.