Villanueva batted .412 (7-17), including .417 (5-12) in NEC action last week for Long Island, leading the Blackbirds to a 5-1 week (4-0 NEC). The sophomore also recorded seven RBI and scored three runs. Villanueva registered two RBI in her team’s last three victories. She collected the go-ahead RBI in two come-from-behind wins at Central Connecticut State, including a seventh-inning home run to push LIU to a 3-2 victory in game one and knocked in a run in the sixth inning of game number two. The Pacoima, CA product enters this week with an eight-game hitting streak. On the season, Villanueva is batting .259 with 13 RBI.