Bryan McDavitt, Baseball
The sophomore slugger has led a reawakening of the Jumbo offense, going 5-8 with two home runs, four runs scored and eight RBI as the Jumbos put up 25 runs in their past two games to defeat Massachusetts-Maritime and Bates.
McDavitt had a monster game against the Bobcats in Tufts' NESCAC opener. The first baseman drove in seven of the team's 10 runs in the team's 10-3 win, hitting two home runs, including a grand slam. The righty hit his first homer in the third inning to give the Jumbos a 4-0 lead in the ballgame.
Later, as the Bobcats were creeping back into the game, McDavitt broke it open with a grand slam in the seventh inning to give the Jumbos an 8-3 lead that the Bobcats would not challenge. McDavitt had success going the other way as both his home runs scaled the wall in rightfield.
His onslaught of Bates was not his first of the week. In Wednesday's 15-2 romp over Massachusetts-Maritime, he went 3-4 with two runs scored and an RBI with a double.
McDavitt is hitting .368 with 10 RBI on the year and will battle Bates on Tuesday.
Megan Doughty, Lacrosse
The senior co-captain has been on fire as of late for the Jumbos. Doughty had a hat trick and an assist in the team's 16-9 win over Babson on Tuesday and tallied two goals and an assist in Saturday's 7-5 win over Connecticut College.
Doughty has spent the season making her presence felt, harassing opponents in the midfield and leading a strong defense. That defense has kept teams under 10 goals for every game except the Jumbos only loss to St. Mary's, giving up 11.
On Saturday, her two goals were key in the win over the Camels as the Brunswick, Maine native paced the Jumbos by scoring their fourth and fifth goals to end the first half and keep the Camels at bay.
Registering seven points in the last two games, Doughty's senior leadership and play has helped the team jump out to a 6-1 record, a strong record as they enter the NESCAC portion of their schedule.
Doughty will take the field this Tuesday against Bowdoin as the Jumbos look to win their fifth straight game.
