The Conference of New England announced their weekly awards for Apr. 27 on Monday afternoon with multiple schools represented across seven sports. In all, 15 student-athletes were recognized for their efforts this past week. The winners are:

Men's Lacrosse*
Offensive - Kyle Dunn, UNE
Defensive - Christian Berluti, UNE
Rookie - Caleb McKeown, RWU
Specialist - Chris Catuosco, WNE

Women's Lacrosse*
Offensive - Molly Henderson, UNE
Defensive - Sidney Balotin, UNE
Rookie - Riley Shepley, JWU

Baseball
Player - Adam Pivacek, Nichols
Pitcher - Matt Pappalardo, Endicott
Rookie - Luke Thornton, Suffolk

Softball
Player - Hannah Irons, UNE
Pitcher - Jill Reed, JWU
Rookie - Kaylin Heffern, WNE

Men's Tennis*
Player - Zsombor Homonnay, CSC
Rookie - Liam Miller, UNE

*Men's and Women's Lacrosse, and Men's Tennis winners are recognized through games from 4/22, and do not include postseason play.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE OF NEW ENGLAND
Originally founded in 1984 as the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), and reconstituted as the Conference of New England (CNE) in 2024, the CNE is an NCAA Division III athletic conference composed of 11 full member and five associate member institutions throughout the New England region. Its membership aims to provide student-athletes with a positive experience in their pursuit of excellence through high academic standards, quality competition and a meaningful student life. The Conference administers championships in 21 intercollegiate sports.