GREENWOOD, Ind. – Davis & Elkins sophomore pitcher Alexandra Lapallo and Salem International senior catcher Katie Chryssofos were named as the fourth set of Great Midwest Athletic Conference Softball Athletes of the Week on Monday.

The previous weekend marked the season openers for both respective squads as each were instrumental in helping their teams getting out to quick starts out of the gates.

Davis & Elkins (4-2) swept Shaw and split vs. Winston-Salem State and Fayetteville State while Salem International (4-1) put up some gaudy offensive numbers vs. Johnson C. Smith, Virginia Union and Virginia State.

G-MAC Pitcher of the Week
Alexandra Lapallo
Davis & Elkins
Pitcher
Sophomore
North Chesterfield, VA

Lapallo orchestrated two complete game shutouts, including a one-hitter, and compiled 22 strikeouts to match her innings pitched.  She finished the weekend with a 2-1 record in the circle.

After being tabbed for conference weekly honors two times as a freshman, Lapallo reeled in her third career pitcher of the week selection after garnering first-team all-conference accolades in 2015.

Lapallo’s first start of the spring was a gem against Winston-Salem State after a one-out double was the only blemish in her no-hit bid against the Rams.

She retired 13 straight batters to begin D&E’s season opener and finished with seven strikeouts as her team provided eight runs of support. 

Lapallo pitched Davis & Elkins past Shaw in game one of a doubleheader on Saturday, pitching six strong scoreless innings with seven more strikeouts. 

Complete season stats for Lapallo were not available at the time of release.

G-MAC Player of the Week
Katie Chryssofos
Salem International
Senior
Catcher/Utility
Chapmanville, WV

Chryssofos launched four home runs in five games and recorded 16 RBI as she feasted on opposing pitching to the tune of a 9-for-18 (.500) start to the season. 

She additionally scored six runs and doubled while stealing two bases. 

By slugging four home runs, Chryssofos officially moved past Trevecca Nazarene’s Ansley Brantley to be the conference’s current all-time leader with 26 since SIU entered the league in 2014. 

Her RBI totals are also creeping towards the top of the career conference leaders with 87 through the weekend. She trails only Kelsey Chapman (90) of Cedarville by three and Trevecca Nazarene’s Lindsey Stephens number of 115 RBI.

Chryssofos drove in four and homered to help drive the offense against Virginia State on Sunday. The second game of the series was rained out as SIU won the first game, 7-0. 

Statistics from her offensive efforts against Virginia Union were not available at the time of release.