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Mikaya Alto, softball, and Jake Pisano, baseball; SNHU Student-Athletes of the Week graphic

SNHU Student-Athletes of the Week: March 16-22

Southern New Hampshire University Athletics
Student-Athletes of the Week (March 16-22
, 2026)

Female Athlete of the Week: Mikaya Alto - Softball - Jr., OF/IF
Mikaya Alto (Chelmsford, Mass.) led softball to a 3-1 weekend at Southern Connecticut State University, going 6-for-12 (.500) with a double and six runs batted in, as she slashed .538/.583/1.121. Alto had multiple hits in the first three games of the series and was 4-for-7 with four RBI and a run scored in Friday's doubleheader sweep.

Male Athlete of the Week: Jake Pisano - Baseball - Sr., OF
Jake Pisano (Hamden, Conn.) went 6-for-9 (.667) with a pair of walks, four RBI and a run scored during an 0-3 week for baseball. Pisano, who slashed .727/.667/1.394, put the Penmen on top in Friday's game with an RBI single in the sixth, before Bentley University tied it in the seventh and walked off in the 10th. Pisano also delivered a two-run single to even the score in the seventh inning of the nightcap of Saturday's doubleheader, but the Falcons again walked off in the home half.


Other Penmen Notables: 
Zak Whitney - Baseball - Fr., P
Zak Whitney (Keene, N.H.) turned in a third consecutive stellar start Friday, as he allowed two runs on eight hits over seven-and-two-thirds innings, striking out seven and walking two. He left the game with the score tied 2-2 and received a no-decision after Bentley walked off in the 10th inning, 3-2.

Dakota Britt - Baseball - Sr., OF
Dakota Britt (Rockwall, Texas) was 4-for-11 (.364) with an RBI and two runs scored, while going 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts. He went 4-for-6 knocked in the run and scored twice in Saturday's doubleheader.

Marc Cisco - Baseball - Gr., IF
Marc Cisco (Long Island City, N.Y.) hit .333 (2-for-6) and walked five times to bolster a .636 on-base percentage. He knocked in two runs and scored twice.

Peyton Feldman - Softball - Sr., IF
Peyton Feldman (Foxboro, Mass.) batted .462 (6-13) with five runs scored and an RBI and a slash line of .462/.538/1.000. Feldman had a pair of multi-hit games, including a 3-for-4 performance in Saturday's 6-1 win in the opener of the doubleheader.
 
Julianna Colbert - Softball - Jr., P
Julianna Colbert (Burrillville, R.I.) won both her starts in the circle against the Owls, while posting an ERA of 1.85. She allowed three earned runs in 11-and-a-third innings pitched, striking out 13.

Charlotte Donovan - Softball - Jr., P/IF
Charlotte Donovan (Biddeford, Maine) fired a complete-game, two-hit shutout in a 5-0 victory over SCSU in the second game of Friday's twinbill. She struck out four and walked two.

Sean Dwyer - Men's Lacrosse - Jr., M
Sean Dwyer (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) tallied six points on four goals and two assists in an 0-2 week for men's lacrosse. Dwyer scored a goal and set up two others in an 11-6 defeat at Assumption University on Tuesday, before scoring three times in an 11-10 loss at Saint Michael's College on Saturday.
 
Joey Gallo - Men's Lacrosse - Jr., A
Joey Gallo (Derry, N.H.) scored four goals and handed out an assist for five points. He struck three times and dished a helper at Assumption, and then found the back of the net and scooped up three ground balls versus the Purple Knights.

Luke Wiedemann - Men's Lacrosse - Jr., LSM
Luke Wiedemann (Cheshire, Conn.) caused six turnovers and corralled five ground balls against the Greyhounds.

Ryan Dzierzgowski - Men's Lacrosse - Jr., D
Ryan Dzierzgowski (Longmeadow, Mass.) also had a big defensive game at Saint Michael's with six ground balls and four caused turnovers.

Sabrina Redding - Women's Lacrosse - So., M
Sabrina Redding (Forked River, N.J.) tallied three goals and three assists for a team-high six points, as women's lacrosse posted a 16-15 overtime victory against Daemen on Monday.

Piper Knowlton - Women's Lacrosse - R-Fr., M
Piper Knowlton (Chester, N.H.) notched five points on four goals and an assist in the contest. Her helper set up the overtime winner with just 11 seconds remaining in the first extra session.
 
Nicole Mirra - Women's Lacrosse - Jr., GK
Nicole Mirra (Cicero, N.Y.) stopped nine of the 18 shots she faced over the final 37:58 against the Wildcats. She also stopped all three bids that came her way in the extra session.
 
Sean Dully - Men's Golf - Sr.
Sean Dully (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) tied for ninth, as men's golf opened its spring slate at the Saint Anselm Florida Invitational on Monday and Tuesday. Dully opened with a 1-under 71 in the opening round and finished at 3-over 147.

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