Box Score After a historic season on the diamond, four Saints earned USCAA All-America Honors, while head coach Megan Asham was named USCAA Coach of the Year. Gianna Adamo and Lauren Booth earned Second Team All-America Honors, while Hannah Bardeen and Maddy Pepke were named to the First Team. Ava Miller and Carly Milleville earned USCAA All-Academic honors.
Miller had a stellar season for the Saints, recording 24 hits with a .263 batting average. The Elma, N.Y. native finished the 2022 campaign with 11 RBI and three doubles. Miller has a 3.68 grade-point average while majoring in nursing.
Milleville was a force for the Saints this year, recording 20 hits on 80 at-bats. The Niagara Falls, N.Y. native finished the season with a .250 batting average with four triples, two doubles, and one home run. Milleville is in the physical therapy program with a 3.74 grade-point-average.
Adamo had an outstanding collegiate debut, batting .344 with 45 hits and one home run. The Lockport, N.Y. native finished third for the regular season in runners-batted-in (20) and stolen bases (eight). Adamo recorded a career-high three hits twice on the season - once against East Coast Conference opponent Staten Island in late March and again in early April against Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference member Hilbert College. Adamo's efforts in the base path helped the Saints set a program record for team stolen bases in a single season with 79 during the regular season.
Booth had an outstanding regular season for the Saints, finishing first in ERA (2.11), second in strikeouts (52), and this in wins (six) and saves (one). The Lancaster, N.Y. recorded a career-high 15 strikeouts in the Saints' season-opener against Penn St. DuBois in early March. Booth was named to the ECC All-Conference Second Team.
Bardeen was a force at the plate for the Saints, setting a program record for single-season extra base hits. The Amherst, N.Y. native finished the regular season with a .386 batting average, leading the team in RBI (37) and home runs (six). Bardeen had a .673 slugging percentage and appeared in 36 games behind the plate for the Saints. Bardeen also earned ECC First Team All-Conference honors this year.
Pepke finished the season leading the Saints and conference with a .481 batting average. Her average would currently rank second in the NCAA Division II, but D'Youville does no qualify for the NCAA leaderboard while they complete the transition from Division III. Pepke also finished second in the conference with 64 hits, 50 runs scored, 24 stolen bases, and a .511 on-base percentage. This year, the Lancaster, N.Y. native broke the program record for single-season runs scored, hits, and stolen bases. She recorded her 150th career hit earlier this year. She also helped the Saints to a program record single-season stolen bases with 79 this year. Pepke was also named East Coast Conference Player of the Year this year for her efforts in the red and black.
Asham has been an integral component to the Saints' success this season in just her second season as head coach. Asham joined the D'Youville Saints as a graduate assistant coach prior to the start of the 2019 season and took over head coaching duties on an interim basis following the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign. The interim tag was dropped at the beginning of the 2021 season. In 2021, Asham took the Saints to new heights during their first season as an NCAA Division II and ECC member, claiming their first ECC and Division II win when the team defeated Staten Island late in the season. The Brandon, Manitoba native has seen an abundance of success this season for the Saints, as the team broke the program record for single-season wins (26) and stolen bases (79). Two of her players eclipsed the 150 career hit mark early in the season, while the team saw four individual single-season records broken. Individually, four Saints earned ECC All-Conference honors. Pepke earned NFCA Second Team All-Region and CCA First Team All-East Region Honors, while Hannah Bardeen earned CCA Second Team All-East Region accolades.