The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) announced its 2002 post season awards this past weekend with five Buffalo State athletes earning recognition.



Outfielders Stephanie Menth (Tonawanda/Tonawanda) and Nadine Sirianni (Niagara Falls/Niagara Falls) joined shortstop Nicole Willats (Tonawanda/Sweet Home) and designated hitter Heidi Rammacher (Angola/Lakeshore) on the All-SUNYAC Team. Menth, a junior, earned the distinction for the third consecutive season. She had a .333 batting average in 20 conference games and led the team with three triples. Sirianni, a sophomore, earned the award for the second time, as she posted a .415 batting average and a team-high 27 hits. Willats, a sophomore, was third on the team with a .383 batting average and led the Bengals with six doubles and a .600 slugging percentage. Rammacher, who was a medical redshirt freshman after breaking her thumb just nine game into the 2001 season, hit .338 this year as the team's cleanup batter.



Freshman first baseman Alyssa Brosius (N. Tonawanda/N. Tonawanda) also earned conference recognition as she was named SUNYAC Newcomer of the Year. The Bengals leading hitter in conference games, Brosius recorded a .440 batting average in her first collegiate season.



Buffalo State posted a 13-7 conference record and finished as the fifth seed for the SUNYAC playoffs. The Bengals were eliminated from the conference tournament this past weekend with losses to Cortland, 8-7, and Geneseo, 8-4.





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