There was great anticipation when the season started for Beth Evaldi as The College of New Jersey junior was looking to add to her diving repertoire. The anticipation was met with confidence, and Evaldi once again had an amazing year on the 1-meter and 3-meter board for the Lions. The year was so im pressive she was named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Diver of the Year for the second straight season. “This means a lot even more than last year,’’ said Evaldi, a Ewing native who attended the Hun School. “I really put in a lot of work to get some new dives that I never thought was possible. Then getting to compete those dives and see all the physical and mental work payoff is definitely an amazing feeling.’’ A three-year All-NJAC diver, Evaldi swept both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events at the NJAC Championships. She accumulated a meet-record 399.20 points on the 3-meter board, which was among the top 20 scores in NCAA Division III this season. “It was a satisfying year,’’ Evaldi stated. “But, there’s some unfinished business at the regionals. It was a year of breaking through boundaries on a lot of my dives. My list really changed from last year and this was about pushing through fears.’’ Evaldi brought a ton of confidence to the board, and the new dives were becoming routine. “When I got to do them for the first time I was ecstatic and emotional especially with my team,’’ admitted Evaldi. “Overall, I was glad I could do it. I want to keep pushing with harder dives and even bigger ambitions next year.’’ She also earned 394.65 points on the 1-meter board to rank among the nation’s top 30 and is currently the NJAC championship meet record holder in that event as well. Evaldi placed 10th overall on the 1-meter board and 11th on the 3-meter board at the NCAA Diving Regional to wrap up her junior season. Sieja Gets Second MAC Freedom Division Honor Danielle Sieja (Robbinsville) was named the MAC Freedom Division Defensive Player of the Week for the second straight week from DeSales. Sieja was a disruptive force tallying eight caused turnovers, eight draw controls, four ground balls, four goals, and one assist. She was a major part of a defense that allowed just six goals in both games. Sieja had four caused turnovers in each game and won 3 draw controls and scored three goals in the win over Elizabethtown, while totaling five draw controls with a goal and an assist in the win over Neumann. She had five caused turnovers, eight ground balls, and six draw controls in the win over Centenary Sieja started with three caused turnovers, three ground balls, and two draw controls vs. Centenary and Sieja has two caused turnovers, five ground balls, and four draw controls vs. Immaculata. She also added two goals and two assists on the offensive end in the two wins. Provost Had a Weekend at the Plate Tyler Provost (Robbinsville) had a pair of home runs, he has five on the season, and a double in The College of New Jersey’s sweep of William Paterson over the weekend. Provost collects the NJAC Player of the Week honors for his efforts for the Lions. Over the last four games the junior outfielder batted .438 with a 1.313 slugging percentage and .526 on-base percentage. He launched four home runs while collecting eight RBI and scoring eight times. Provost opened the week with a two-homer, three-RBI outing against Widener, then continued his tear with a home run and three runs scored in a rout of Haverford. Provost capped the week with a huge NJAC debut, going 4-for-8 with two homers, two doubles, and five RBI in a doubleheader sweep of William Paterson. Provost currently leads the NJAC in slugging percentage (.805). Javick Earns NJAC Honor Emily Javick (Notre Dame) earns her first NJAC Rookie of the Week honor after an explosive offensive performance for Kean. The freshman scored eight goals on just 11 shots, including a five-goal outburst in a 19-9 win over Delaware Valley. She also scored three in a setback to Eastern Connecticut State. She added five ground balls and three caused turnovers across the two contests, with four of the ground ball scoops coming in the win over Delaware Valley. O’Hearen Named Pitcher of the Week Liam O’Hearen (Lawrenceville) tossed a 9.0-inning complete-game shutout in Lehigh’s 2-0 victory over Army West Point in his second collegiate start. The performance earned the Lehigh sophomore some recognition as the Patriot League Pitcher of the Week. The sophomore right-hander scattered five hits, walked none and struck out this season’s Patriot League single-game high 11 batters. McCarthy Has Personal Best at Trinity invitational Kerri McCarthy (Allentown) posted a personal best 47.96m in the Hammer Throw for The College of New Jersey in a Trinity Invitational. McCarthy placed 7th in the shot put  at 11.54m in the season-opening event for the Lions Women’s Track and Field team. *** Baseball: Ryan Greenstein (Hun) was named the NJAC Rookie Pitcher of the Week from The College of New Jersey after making an impressive collegiate debut against No. 4 Endicott. The freshman tossed three shutout innings of relief, allowing just one hit and striking out two against one of Division III’s top offenses. …Jack Sweeney (Allentown) had a hit and a run scored in Rutgers win over Washington. … Men’s Lacrosse: Alec Jones (Notre Dame) has eight goals and six assists for Grove City and a team high 17 ground balls. …Robert Simone (Lawrenceville) was named to the Patriot League Honor Roll after he was 13-for-21 in face-offs for Army in a game with Boston University. Men’s Track & Field: Maxim Rychkov (Robbinsville) earns NJAC Rookie of the Week after a record-breaking outdoor debut on the national stage. The freshman sensation ran 10.48 in the 100 meters to break TCNJ’s program record from 1976, a time that currently ranks No. 5 in NCAA Division III. He added a 21.40 in the 200 meters (T-4th in D3) and helped the Lions post a 41.34 in the 4×100 relay, the 9th-best time in the nation. Rychkov is coming off an award-winning indoor season that included NJAC Rookie of the Year honors and an NCAA Nationals appearance. Men’s Volleyball: Benjamin Clendening (Neshaminy) had 15 blocks (1.36 per set) in a 3-0 week for Misericordia and was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Week. Women’s Lacrosse: Maddy Spratt (Pennsbury) had two goals and two assists for American in a game with Colgate. …Maddie Brogan (Lawrenceville) had an assist for Columbia in a win over Wagner. Women’s Track & Field: Sydney Rick (Hopewell Valley) was named the NJAC Rookie of the Week after a career-best performance in the pole vault at the for Stockton at the Stockton Invitational. She cleared 3.20 meters to place second overall, placing second only on a tiebreaker to a teammate. The mark ties her for first in the NJAC and establishes her as the top freshman in the conference in the event early in the season….Reyanna Henderson (Pemberton) is the NJAC Track Athlete of the Week after two nationally ranked sprint performances for New Jersey City at the Ramapo Invitational. She won the 100-meter in 12.24 seconds and she was third in the 200 meters. ...read more read less