Student-Athlete of the Week
April 20, 2009
Emmanuel freshman Elyse Turgeon recently helped the Softball Team to the program's best finish in recent years. The Dracut, Mass. native played both catcher and 1st-base for the Saints this season. In Emmanuel's April 14th 9-8 win over Suffolk University, Turgeon went three for four at the plate with two runs batted in. After hitting a double in the bottom of the 7th, Turgeon crossed the plate, scoring the Saints' 9th and winning run in the ball game. In Emmanuel's final games of the 2009 season, the Turgeon led the Saints with four hits in her six at-bats, collecting 4 RBI on the day. The rookie notched two singles in the opening game and then hit a double and a solo home run in the nightcap. Turgeon started in all 30 of her games played in 2009 and wrapped up her first collegiate season, batting .295 with 26 total hits and 11 runs batted in.