Moon Area High School graduate Kathleen Caggiano has been named Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Rookie of the Week two of the past three weeks.

Caggiano, a freshman attending Robert Morris University, leads the conference with seven goals and 18 points.

Caggiano earned her first Rookie of the Week honor for play in a pair of victories over Youngstown State and Bucknell. Caggiano recorded an assist in a 1-0 decision over the Pengiuns, before tallying a goal and assist in a 2-1 win over Bucknell.

She earned a second straight Rookie of the Week honor after recording her first career hat trick in the Colonials' 10-0 win over Howard.

First start at Westminster

Blackhawk graduate Adam Falkowski made his first start for the Westminster College football team and led the Titans with 11 total tackles in Saturday's 34-7 loss to Thomas More.

Falkowski, a 6-foot, 210-pound freshman linebacker, has played in all five games and is fifth on the team with 23 tackles, including 11 solo stops and two sacks.

Many happy returns

California University of Pennsylvania posted an impressive 38-12 win over IUP on Saturday, and West Allegheny graduate Dionte Henry capped the victory with an interception return of 72 yards for a touchdown with 50 seconds left in the game.

Henry is a 5-11, 200-pound senior defensive back.

Riverside grad RMU's ace

Riverside graduate Melanie Ice has been Robert Morris' top finisher in the two women's golf tournaments the Colonials have entered.

Ice, a junior, tied for seventh place at St. Francis' Red Flash Invitational, on Sept. 23, with rounds of 89 and 81, for a total of 170 and 11 shots off the lead. She placed 19th at the Youngstown State Invitational with a two-day total of 81-82--163.

WA grad a fresh start

West Allegheny graduate Courtney Holdrieth, a freshman, has earned a spot in the starting lineup for the Washington & Jefferson College women's volleyball team during her freshman year.

Holdrieth, an outside hitter, has recorded 48 kills and 64 digs.

CV grad a CLASS act

Chartiers Valley graduate Travis MacKenzie, a senior midfielder on the Duquesne University men's soccer team, has been chosen as a candidate for the 2007 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award.

The award is presented annually in eight NCAA Division I sports to a senior student-athlete who excels both on and off the field.

Twenty male and 20 female players have been selected nationwide as candidates for the 2007 soccer awards, based on personal qualities that define a complete student athlete.

While the on-the-field performance during their collegiate soccer careers is a factor in determining candidates and the eventual winner, their personal character and off-the-field achievements in the classroom and community are also major areas of focus.

From the list of 20 candidates in each sport, a national media committee will select 10 finalists in both divisions later this month for the 2007 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Those 10 names will then be placed on the official ballot for a nationwide vote beginning next Tuesday and concluding Nov. 21.

Winners will be announced during the NCAA Soccer Championships, scheduled on Dec. 14-16 in Cary, NC.