BOSTON -- After a helping lead UMBC to a 3-1 week, including a win at Big Ten member Maryland, Leewood Molessa and Sergio Droz were named the America East Player and Rookie of the Week, the Conference announced on Tuesday morning.

Molessa slashed .533/1.400/1.963 with four homers, 11 RBI  and six runs scored for the Dawgs last week. He had a three homer, six RBI game in a game one win against Binghamton on Friday night, and then followed that up with a home run  and three RBI game in a game two victory. both wins. He also had a pair of RBI hits in the 5-2 win at Maryland last Tuesday.

Droz batted .700 (7-10), with a double an RBI and five runs scored last week. He went 5-for-5 with four runs scored in the game one win over Binghamton, while also walking and stealing a base. He got the start on the mound at Maryland and pitched two scoreless innings with a pair of strikeouts in the win. 

UMBC hosts George Washington at 3 p.m. on Tuesday before heading to UMass Lowell for a weekend America East series.