NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - University of Dayton softball freshman Izzy Kemp has been honored by the Atlantic 10 as the Rookie of the Week. Today's weekly awards, the first of the season, were announced Tuesday and are for games played Feb. 6-12.

George Mason senior Haley Taormina was named Player of the Week and Fordham freshman Holly Beeman was selected as the league's Pitcher of the Week.

Kemp led the team with a 0.91 ERA and 27 strikeouts over 15.1 innings of work as she appeared in four of Dayton's five games this weekend. She tallied seven strikeouts to one hit to collect her first collegiate save in a 10-5 win over Providence Friday. Save number two for the right-hander from Westfield, Ind., came against Fairleigh Dickinson Saturday after she struck out five to one walk and zero hits over 3.0 innings in a combined shutout win. Kemp was one out away from a complete game in her first collegiate start against Stetson on Saturday night. She collected a career-high nine strikeouts against the Hatters in the 2-1 loss.

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Next weekend Dayton will travel to Auburn, Alabama, to take part in the Tiger Invitational Feb. 17-19. UD is set to play a total of five games against Austin Peay, Villanova and host Auburn at the Tigers' Jane B. Moore Field. CLICK HERE for more schedule information.

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