CHARLESTON, S.C. - Redshirt junior third baseman Matt Leeds (Boca Raton, Fla.) and sophomore right fielder Kristy Giragosian (Charlotte, N.C.) were tabbed College of Charleston Student-Athletes of the Week sponsored by Piggly Wiggly for the week of May 2.
Leeds was named Southern Conference Co-Player of the Week after powering the CofC baseball team to a three-game road series sweep of Wofford on April 29-May 1 in Spartanburg, S.C. He batted .538 with three extra-base hits, six runs driven in and six runs scored. Leeds was a perfect 6-for-6 in Saturday's 24-6 win over the Terriers, setting a season-high in league hits and coming within one of tying the all-time SoCon record. His six-hit performance ties CofC's single-game record set by former player Oliver Marmol against Georgia Southern on April 13, 2007. Leeds also swiped a pair of bases and played error-free ball at third base.
Giragosian led the CofC softball team to a three-game series sweep in its regular-season home finale against Western Carolina on April 29-May 1 at Patriots Point. She batted .300 with five RBI including a game-winning RBI bunt single during a squeeze play in the 10th in Sunday's 3-2 walk-off victory over the Catamounts. She also scored one run in a 6-0 shutout of WCU in game one of Saturday's doubleheader and defensively, converted a run-saving double play by catching a fly ball and gunning down the runner attempting to tag and score in an 8-0 mercy-rule win in game two.
2010-11 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK SPONSORED BY PIGGLY WIGGLY
Sept. 7 - Christian Bailey (men's cross country) and Whitney Russell (volleyball)
Sept. 15 - John Duke Hudson (men's golf) and Caroline Warren (sailing)
Sept. 21 - Sean de Silva (men's soccer) and Dena O'Brien (women's cross country)
Sept. 28 - Francis Twohig (men's soccer) and Sarah Schaidle (women's soccer)
Oct. 5 - Jackson Benvenutti (sailing) and Sarah Somes (sailing)
Oct. 12 - Sean Flatley (men's soccer) and Cole Dawley (volleyball)
Oct. 19 - Sean de Silva (men's soccer) and Sarah Havel (volleyball)
Oct. 25 - Matt Sherrier (men's swimming) and Sarah Havel (volleyball)
Nov. 1 - Mac Mace (sailing) and Leigh Whittaker (women's golf)
Nov. 8 - Peter Gibbons (men's diving) and Cole Dawley (volleyball)
Nov. 15 - Andrew Goudelock (men's basketball) and Tonia Gerty (women's basketball)
Nov. 22 - Jake Helmig (men's soccer) and Sarah Boyle (women's swimming)
Dec. 6 - Donavan Monroe (men's basketball) and Crystal Threlfall (equestrian)
Jan. 10 - Andrew Goudelock (men's basketball) and Sarah Boyle (women's swimming)
Jan. 17 - Matt Sherrier (men's swimming) and Janae Smith (women's basketball)
Jan. 24 - Andrew Goudelock (men's basketball) and Dena O'Brien (women's track and field)
Feb. 7 - Andrew Goudelock (men's basketball) and Kristen Wolfe (women's track and field)
Feb. 14 - Chris Banholzer (sailing) and Dena O'Brien (women's track and field)
Feb. 21 - Alex Ellis (men's golf) and Janae Smith (women's basketball)
Feb. 28 - Josh Renfro (baseball) and Dena O'Brien (women's track and field)
March 7 - Andrew Goudelock (men's basketball) and Carly Corthell (softball)
March 21 - Donavan Monroe (men's basketball) and Alexa Datko (softball)
March 28 - Lukas Koncilia (men's tennis) and Dena O'Brien (women's track and field)
April 4 - Christian Powell (baseball) and Leigh Whittaker (women's golf)
April 11 - Mickael Trintignac (men's tennis) and Kristi Woodall (softball)
April 18 - Matt Leeds (baseball) and Alexa Datko (softball)
April 25 - Mickael Boyer (men's tennis) and Kinsey Casey (women's tennis)
May 2 - Matt Leeds (baseball) and Kristy Giragosian (softball)
