Fairfax, Va. – Freshman pitcher Marina Vitalich was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for the second week in a row.

Vitalich went 3-1 during the week, with two conference victories over La Salle and a midweek non-conference victory over Mount St. Mary's. The San Pedro, Calif. native allowed only three runs in 20 innings pitched while compiling 32 strikeouts.

In addition to her pitching prowess, Vitalich hit her first intercollegiate home run on Sunday and went 3-13 from the plate with two RBI's and two runs scored.  Her home run tied the game against La Salle at three and the freshman promptly went out in the bottom half of the inning and struck out the side.

The Patriots are now 22-20 overall and 8-8 in Atlantic 10 play, with a non-conference doubleheader against Virginia taking place in Charlottesville on Wednesday.