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MANSFIELD, Mass. - Sophomore Katherine Crochet (Waterbury, Conn.) has been named the Northeast-10 Conference Women's Swimming Athlete of the Week after she accumulated six victories in her team's pair of meets over the weekend.

Crochet's stellar weekend began on Friday at Saint Rose, where she picked up three victories. She took the top spot in the 50 yard freestyle (24.86 seconds), the 100 yard freestyle (54.69 seconds), and was a member of the winning 400 yard freestyle relay team (3:42.58). On Saturday at Le Moyne, she added three more victories in the 200 yard freestyle (2:01.54), the 100 yard freestyle (54.38 seconds), and as a member of the winning 800 yard freestyle relay team (8:26.52).

Fellow teammates, junior Christina Lavery (West Haven, Conn.) and freshman Aubrey Bailey (El Cajon, Calif.) were also named to the NE-10's Weekly Honor Roll.

Lavery picked up four wins and two second place finishes in the Owls' two weekend meets. On Friday at Saint Rose, she won the 200 yard freestyle (2:01.44), the 500 yard freestyle (5:32.22), and was a part of  the winning 400 yard freestyle relay team. On Saturday at Le Moyne, she was part of the winning 200 yard medley relay team (1:53.45) and added second place finishes in the 100 yard breaststroke (1:11.66) and 200 yard IM (2:17.81).

Bailey turned in three victories over the weekend, including in the 100 yard butterfly (1:00.28) and as a member of the 200 yard medley relay team (1:53.45) on Saturday at Le Moyne. At Saint Rose on Friday, she collected a win in the 200 yard IM (2:16.46) and later added a second place finish in the 200 yard butterfly (2:17.67). She also placed third in the 100 yard backstroke (1:02.75) on Saturday.

The Owls will return to the pool on Thursday, Feb 5 when they host the Northeast-10 Championships. The four-day event will be held at Hutchinson Natatorium on the SCSU campus.