ASTON, PA. --Sophomore Jessica Behr earned her first all-conference honor, garnering a spot in the first team as a total of four Griffins were recognized in the year-end softball awards by the Colonial States Athletic Conference.

Freshman Alyssa Morales was selected to the second team and Kim Machalette was an honorable mention pick. Senior Megan Kelly was named to the CSAC All-Sportsmanship Team.

Behr, who earns her first all-conference nod, is among the top 5 in the CSAC in several categories including RBI's (49), runs (50), hits (59), homeruns (7), and slugging percentage (.803). She has 20 multi-hit and 13 multi-RBI games while adding a 14-game hit streak. She would set personal highs in hits (4) and RBI's (8) in a game this season.

Morales earned a second-team selection at pitcher as she is 13-6 with a team-leading 2.70 ERA and 70 strikeouts with 13 complete games and two shutouts. She also has a save among her 24 appearances this season. She would strike out a season-high 12 and scatter six hits in a 2-0 win at Summit.

Machalette, was the other half of the Griffin's outstanding pitching duo, was chosen for her first all-league honor. She boasts a 13-4 record with a 3.77 ERA with 39 K's and just 17 walks in 98.1 innings pitched. Over the last 34.1 innings, she has not allowed a walk.

The Griffins (26-10, 17-5 CSAC), who have broken the single-season school record for wins in a season, enter the postseason as the #3 playoff seed in the CSAC Tournament. Gwynedd will host #6 Cedar Crest here on Wednesday in a first-round matchup starting at 4 p.m.

2016 ALL-CSAC FIRST TEAM

Pos	Name	Yr.	School
P	Jess Giordano	So.	Cabrini
P	Laura Rau	Fr.	Cedar Crest
C	Julia Cox	Fr.	Neumann
1B	Danielle Grayson	Sr.	Neumann
2B	Melissa Ejk	Sr.	Immaculata
3B	Brooke Labs	Jr.	Marywood
SS	Annemarie Bartow	So.	Immaculata
OF	Christine Ferraro	So.	Cabrini
OF	Emily Long	Jr.	Keystone
OF	Jessica Behr	So.	Gwynedd Mercy
DP	Emily Smull	So.	Cabrini
UT	Tawny Cevora	Sr.	Notre Dame
2016 ALL-CSAC SECOND TEAM
Pos	Name	Yr.	School
P	Lauren Wilkie	Sr.	Neumann
P	Alyssa Morales	Fr.	Gwynedd Mercy
C	Alexa Scala	So.	Marywood
1B	Marissa Alpaugh	Fr.	Cabrini
2B	Kathleen Rossi	Sr.	Marywood
3B	Lindsay Savar	Jr.	Cabrini
SS	Kaitlyn Cooper	Sr.	Cabrini
OF	Amber Dietrich	Jr.	Cabrini
OF	Melissa Rozumalski	Sr.	Neumann
OF	Sarah Murray	So.	Neumann
DP	Ryleigh Fitch	So.	Keystone
UT	Lauren Shepherd	Sr.	Summit

 

2016 CSAC HONORABLE MENTION
Pos	Name	Yr.	School
P	Haley Broomell	Jr.	Neumann
P	Kim Machalette	So.	Gwynedd Mercy
C	Paige Hughes	So.	Immaculata
1B	Steph Bagniewski	Sr.	Marywood
2B	Becky Guinto	Jr.	Neumann
3B	Lindsay Bucklaw	Sr.	Keystone
SS	Kaylee Martinez	So.	Cedar Crest
OF	Lily Acosta	So.	Cedar Crest
OF	Alyssa Rockefeller	Gr.	Summit
OF	Katie Thompson	So.	Keystone
DP	Jackie Schneider	Fr.	Neumann
UT	Kimberly Rivera	Sr.	Keystone

 
2016 CSAC ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Sarah Becker, Cabrini
Rachel Clark, Cairn
Jacqueline Gallagher, Cedar Crest
Amanda Fox, Centenary
Megan Kelly, Gwynedd Mercy
Paige Murphy, Immaculata
Lindsey Bucklaw, Keystone
Mackie Goodwin, Marywood
Mary Cotton, Neumann
Samantha Kastner, Notre Dame of Maryland
Cassie Rehnert, Rosemont
Alyssa Rockefeller, Summit

2016 CSAC Player of the Year: Annemarie Bartow, So., SS, Immaculata
2016 CSAC Pitcher of the Year: Jess Giordano, So., Cabrini
2016 CSAC Rookie of the Year: Laura Rau, Fr., P, Cedar Crest
2016 CSAC Coach of the Year: Bill Saar, Neumann