ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell softball's Charlize Cai has been named the Ivy League's Rookie of the Week, the conference announced Monday afternoon. This is her first accolade from the league this season.

Cai was 7 for 16 (.437) this weekend with her first career home run and a double in the books. She tallied nine RBIs, six runs scored and one stolen base. During the URI 3-2 win, Cai hit the go-ahead RBI single in the bottom of the sixth to break a 2-2 tie. In the 4-3 win over Holy Cross, she scored the tying run in the bottom of the ninth. The freshman saw time at designated player (DP), center field and right field over the four games.

The California native has appeared in 12 of the Big Red's 15 games where she has totaled 13 hits with three doubles. Cai currently leads the team in RBIs (14) slugging percentage (.576) and batting average (.394).