After helping the Mount to its best Division I start in program history, and best mark since 1988 with a 4-1 record, while helping the team to the Seahawks Classic Championship over the weekend, Pagano earns Akadema/NEC Pitcher and Rookie of the Week accolades. The Tournament's Most Valuable Player went 3-0 with a 0.43 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 21.0 innings pitched. The freshman allowed three runs (one earned) on 11 hits in her first three collegiate contests. In her collegiate debut, Pagano tosses a five-hit, complete-game shutout with six strikeouts in a 5-0 win against host UNC-Wilmington on Friday. The Berlin, NJ native then helped MSM advance to the Championship game by allowing two unearned runs on two hits with a career-high 11 strikeouts in a 3-2 win against St. Bonaventure in the seeding round on Saturday. The right-handed hurler then allowed her only earned run of the tournament on four hits with five strikeouts in her third complete-game effort of the weekend in a 10-1 win against Gardner-Webb to help the Mount to its first tournament title since 2007. The freshman also added her first collegiate RBI in a 5-3 loss against Gardner-Webb on Saturday.