Messina earns NEC Pitcher of the Week honors for the second week straight and fourth time this season after a 4-1 week, including two shutouts against Rhode Island and Quinnipiac. The sophomore tallied 21 strikeouts, surpassing her own CCSU single-season strikeout record of 207. She now has 210 on the season In 30 innings, she posted a 1.17 ERA, allowed just five earned runs and walked only one batter in five games. She also allowed only three hits or less in three of her five games last week.