A dominant weekend at the plate earned freshman catcher Jo Clair NESCAC Player of the Week honors for the first time in her young career. Clair, who entered the team's three−game set against Bates this weekend with six home runs, showed no signs of slowing down, going 7−for−8 with three home runs and eight RBIs. Her slugging percentage for the weekend was a gargantuan 2.125 as she helped her team to a three−game sweep of the Bobcats.
The freshman has made an immediate impact for the Jumbos since arriving on campus this fall. She leads the team in home runs, RBIs, slugging percentage and walks. She has also split time with classmate Chrissie Massrey behind the plate, filling the gap left by junior Julia Silberman, who is not playing this season. With nine home runs, Clair is already within five home runs of the Tufts single−season record of 14, set by Courtney Bongiolatti (LA ‘05) in 2005.
Junior midfielder Casey Egan also won the NESCAC Player of the Week award after the women's lacrosse team went 2−0 in conference play this past week. The Massapequa, N.Y., native netted 10 goals and compiled 14 points on the week, tripling her goals total for the year (15) and contributing to Tufts' two dominating victories (19−9 over Wesleyan and 11−8 over Bates).
Egan also added two draw controls and two ground balls while causing two turnovers against the Cardinals and Bobcats. The junior now leads the team with 25 points, while also racking up nine ground balls on the year, good for fourth on the team. Tufts has scored 68 goals in conference play to lead all NESCAC teams and is 4−1 against league opponents, tied with Trinity atop the wins column.
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—compiled by the Daily Sports Department
