Moon Township, Pa. ? In the final weekly awards of the 2009 season, freshman Alexa Bryson (Greensburg, Pa. / Greater Latrobe) of the Robert Morris University softball team was tabbed NEC Rookie of the Week. Bryson, who also picked up a Pitcher of the Week award in March, helped lead the Colonials past Quinnipiac on Saturday to clinch an NEC Tournament berth.
The two-time NEC Rookie of the Week pitched her 19th victory of the season on Saturday as she shut down the Bobcats in RMU's 3-0 win. In her fourth career shutout, Bryson struck out eight and allowed only five hits. With her 19th triumph, Bryson joins Lauren Dickinson, Tera Prosser and Erica Schwanke as the fourth Colonial pitcher to record at least 19 wins in one season.
Currently, she ranks first amongst NEC pitchers with 19 wins, second with 184 strikeouts and fifth with a 2.26 ERA.
On Friday, the Colonials will travel to St. Johns' University as the Long Island Blackbird's host the 2009 NEC Tournament. Robert Morris, the second seed, will start tournament action on Friday against third seeded Sacred Heart at 12:15 p.m.
