BOSTON, Mass. - With one swing of the bat, freshman Emily Tow (North Kingstown, R.I.) cleared the bases to help push the UMass Lowell softball team (19-12, 4-1 America East) on to victory over Binghamton. For her efforts, she was selected as the America East Rookie of the Week by the league office on Tuesday morning.

Knotted at 0-0 in the bottom of the fourth frame in game one against the Bearcats, the River Hawks drew walks to load the bases with two outs. Head Coach Jen Starek called upon freshman Tow to pinch hit and potentially drive in a score. After working a 2-2 count, she connected with a pitch and smacked it to deep right center field. The ball cleared the fence for a grand slam, slingshotting the River Hawks to a 4-0 lead. The squad would go on to win the ball game, 5-0.

This is the team's first Rookie of the Week selection in 2022.