Pitman, NJ- Announced on Monday afternoon by the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) office, Montclair State University saw four of its student-athletes earn NJAC Athlete of the Week awards for their performances between April 6 and 13.
 
Softball almost completed a clean sweep of weekly awards, taking three of the four with CARLEE IANNONE (Player of the Week), CARLY MOCKENHAUPT (Pitcher of the Week), and EMILY LESHIK (Rookie Pitcher of the Week) all being honored. For baseball, DANNY O'BRIEN was tabbed as the NJAC Rookie of the Week.
 
Iannone was at the forefront during a 4-2 week for Montclair. She finished the week batting .444 with eight hits, six RBI, four doubles, and two runs scored. Four of her hits came during conference play during their split at #15 Stockton. 
 
Mockenhaupt was lights out for Montclair, picking up two crucial conference wins inside the circle. On Tuesday, in Montclair's 3-2 win in extra innings against William Paterson, Carly allowed just two runs (one earned) and struck out eight batters across all eight innings. On Saturday, she earned her fourth shutout win of the season, pitching all seven innings and striking out four batters in Montclair's 3-0 triumph at #15 Stockton. Mockenhaupt finished the week with an ERA of 0.47.
 
Leshik put together great relief outings for the Red Hawks this week, not allowing a run in 6.2 innings. On Wednesday against FDU-Florham, she tossed five scoreless innings, allowed just three hits, and struck out four batters. On Saturday at #15 Stockton, she pitched 1.2 innings and did not surrender a hit or a run, and struck out three batters.
 
O'Brien was stellar during Montclair's 3-1 week. He led the team with a .563 batting average on nine hits and recorded eight RBI, a double, five runs scored, and two stolen bases. His highlight performance came in game two against TCNJ, where he finished 4-for-5 with five RBI and two runs scored en route to a 13-1 victory.
 
Iannone earns NJAC Player of the Week for the second time this season. Mockenhaupt and Leshik both earned their first NJAC weekly awards in their Red Hawk careers, with Leshik becoming the third rookie pitcher for Montclair to earn NJAC Rookie Pitcher of the Week. Softball also earns its first three-award week for the NJAC for the first time since 2020.
 
O'Brien collected NJAC Rookie of the Week for the second time this season.
 
Softball heads to take on New Jersey City on Tuesday, April 14, for a doubleheader starting at 3:00 p.m. Baseball will host New Jersey City on Thursday, April 16, at 3:30 p.m.