NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Atlantic 10 Conference has named Dayton senior Emily Daniel as its Softball Player of the Week.  George Mason graduate student Aly Rayle was named Pitcher of the Week. Saint Louis freshman Ashley Marietta was selected as the league’s Rookie of the Week. The awards were announced Monday and are for games played April 10-16.
 
Daniel helped lead the Flyers to a 5-0 week with a .769 average, nine runs scored and three multi-hit games. In back-to-back games at St. Bonaventure, Daniel recorded three hits apiece and four runs scored in the nightcap. In UD's three-game sweep at URI, she contributed four hits, including her first career triple, and four runs. On Sunday, the outfielder from Marysville, Ohio, put on a defensive show with two over-the-shoulder catches and one diving catch. She also collected two stolen bases. For the week, Daniel posted a .800 on-base percentage and a .923 slugging percentage.
 
Rayle appeared in four games, collecting a 3-0 record with one save and an impressive 0.00 ERA across 22 innings pitched. All three starts were complete game wins, two of those wins were shutouts. The Herndon, Va., native struck out 26 batters, including seven or more in each of her three starts, and only allowed one unearned run and four walks in her 22 innings work.
 
Marietta hit safely in all four games last week, leading Saint Louis in batting average (.583), hits (7), RBI (5), total bases (11), slugging percentage (.917), on-base percentage (.615) and OPS (1.532). She also threw out two runners at the plate from right field. After going 1-for-3 versus Eastern Illinois, Marietta went 3-for-3 with five RBI, including a first-inning grand slam, to spark an 8-0 win in the series opener vs. Fordham. The Pittsburgh, Kan., product singled twice in game two, a 1-0 SLU win. Marietta finished the week by reaching base twice with a double and a walk as the Billikens completed a sweep with an 8-7 victory.