SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Susquehanna University junior shortstop Sarah Shaffer and senior righthander Jess Nastelli have been named the Commonwealth Conference Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for the week ending March 12, the conference office announced Monday.

The duo helped the Crusaders to a 7-1 record in eight games at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando during the team's annual spring break trip last week.

Shaffer (New Castle, PA/Shenango) hit .625 with two home runs and 11 runs batted in, hit safely in seven of the eight games including five multi-hit games, and did not strike out in 24 at-bats.

Shaffer's best effort was against Husson when she went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer in the Crusaders' 9-5 victory, while against Northland she drove home the tying run with two outs in the seventh in a game that Susquehanna went on to win 5-4 in eight innings.

Nastelli (Berwick, PA/Berwick) pitched three complete-game wins and allowed one earned run on the trip. In an 11-3 win over Husson to open the trip, Nastelli allowed two hits and struck out three despite playing with borrowed equipment after her bag was misplaced on the flight from Philadelphia to Orlando .

She then tossed a two-hit shutout in a 9-0 win over Northland and closed the trip by striking out six in a 4-3 win over NAIA Bellevue. In all, Nastelli struck out 14 in 20 innings on the trip.

The Crusaders will open their Commonwealth Conference schedule on Saturday by hosting Juniata in a doubleheader at Sassafras Field beginning at 1:00 p.m.