NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - University of Dayton junior infielder Alyssa Cacini has been named the Atlantic 10 Softball Player of the Week, her first weekly honor of the season. The awards, announced Tuesday and presented by Biosteel, are for games played March 22-28.

George Washington redshirt junior Sierra Lange and freshman Alexa Williams earned Pitcher and Rookie of the Week, respectively.

Cacini was an offensive juggernaut during Dayton's 4-1 week, posting four multi-hit games and recording a .667 batting average, .667 on-base percentage and a 1.733 slugging percentage. Eight of her 10 hits on the week were for extra bases including four home runs and she collected eight RBI as well. In Dayton's 7-3 win over St. Bonaventure in the Flyers' A-10 opener, the infielder from Arlington Heights, Ill., knocked out two home runs and in Friday's nightcap 2-1 win she batted three doubles.

Dayton (9-12, 4-0 A-10) will open the road portion of its 2021 A-10 schedule Friday with two games at Saint Louis. The doubleheader is set to get underway at 1 p.m. ET at SLU's Billiken Sports Center. On Saturday, the Flyers and Billikens will play two more, also beginning at 1 p.m. ET.