Four Student Athletes Garner NECC Weekly Accolades

ATTLEBORO, Mass. – Four Elms College student athletes garnered New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) weekly accolades as announced by the league office on Monday.

Blazers sophomore goalkeeper Alexandra Bonavita (Agawam, Mass.) was named NECC Player of the Week in field hockey for the second time this season. Despite posting a 0-2 record during the week, Bonavita collected 26 saves including 19 against non-conference foe Western New England College (WNEC) and seven stops in a narrow 1-0 loss to NECC rival Bay Path College. Bonavita now has 466 saves in two seasons and is third on the Blazers’ all-time saves list.

Elms’ freshman forward Nzigamasa Jonathan (Springfield, Mass.) was named NECC Co-Rookie of the Week in men’s soccer thanks to a three-goal, one-assist week. Jonathan tallied a hat trick in the Blazers’ 10-0 win over Wheelock College, helping lift Elms to its first conference victory. Jonathan also assisted a goal against the Wildcats. This is his first weekly accolade of the season.

Junior forward Jennifer Killion (Cambridge, Mass.) earned her third straight NECC Player of the Week honor in women’s soccer, helping Elms to a 2-0 week. Killion notched a pair of scores in each contest and added an assist to finish with nine points during the stretch. Killion has now scored 12 goals in the last five games, helping the Blazers conclude the regular season on six-game winning streak.

Blazers’ freshman setter Ashley Fuller (Amherst, Mass.) was named NECC Rookie of the Week in women’s volleyball for the second consecutive week and fourth time this season pacing Elms to a 1-2 week. Fuller dished out 69 assists during the week including a collegiate-career high 40 in a 3-2 win against Southern Vermont College in an NECC showdown. Fuller averaged 6.90 helpers per set.