EASTON, Pa. – Senior Allison Brown (Harrington Park, N.J./Northern Valley Regional) and sophomore Samantha Sweigart (Mertztown, Pa./Brandywine Heights) each have earned places on the Academic All-Patriot League softball team announced Wednesday.

A Mathematics and Economics major who maintains a 3.43 cumulative grade-point average (GPA), Brown has accepted a job with Amazon. The three-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll selection did not commit an error in 2016, leading the team and the conference in fielding percentage.

During her Lafayette career, she played in 164 games with 145 starts at first base and right field. She finished with 21 career doubles (11th all-time at Lafayette), including 12 this season (tied for fourth most in Lafayette history).

Sweigart was one of the most consistent performers in the Lafayette lineup and one of just three players to start every game. She finished third on the team in batting average (.319) and RBI (15), and led the team in runs scored (21) from her lead-off spot. Sweigart's OPS was a team-best .862.

She excelled in Patriot League play, hitting for a .346 clip while making just one error in 99 chances at second base. The Economics major maintains a 3.50 cumulative GPA and was a Patriot League Academic Honor Roll selection her freshman season. Sweigart was named the Patriot League Player of the Week on April 11 after hitting for a .538 average as Lafayette took the Holy Cross series 2-1.

The 12-player Academic All-Patriot League softball team was voted on by the League's softball sports information directors who could not vote for their own student-athletes. To be eligible, a student-athlete must have achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 and be a starter or key reserve. Freshmen or students in their first academic year at their school are not eligible for the honor.