CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Longwood senior outfielder Kayley DeVivi and sophomore right-hander Maggie Chapin have been named Big South Conference Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, the league announced Monday.

DeVivi batted 8-for-9 (.889) with two home runs, two doubles and nine RBIs to help Longwood to a Big South series victory over Presbyterian Friday and Saturday. The Danville, Va., native launched two home runs, hitting one each in the first two games against the Blue Hose. DeVivi's three-run blast to left-center field in the bottom of the fifth Friday gave the Lancers a 10-1 walk-off win. It marked the second time this season DeVivi hit a three-run shot to run-rule an opponent, also doing it in an 8-0 five-inning win over Fairfield Feb. 17. She added a solo shot in the first game of the Saturday doubleheader.

 DeVivi also scored three runs in the series and has now hit safely in five consecutive games from March 19-30, a stretch that included a doubleheader with No. 16 Virginia Tech. She finished with a 1.778 slugging percentage and got on base at a .900 clip on the weekend.

DeVivi's .889 batting average tied for the national lead in the category for the week with Skyler Shaw of UNLV. Her three RBIs per game for the week also tied for tops in the nation with Jocelyn Erickson of Florida and Jenna Golembiewski of Miami (Ohio). She also finished second in the NCAA for the week in on-base percentage and third in slugging percentage.

Through 31 games and starts, DeVivi is hitting .284 with a .903 OPS and six homers. She leads the team with eight doubles 23 RBIs.

The Big South weekly honor is the first of her career.

Chapin went 2-0 with with a 0.00 ERA in three appearances and two starts on the weekend. A Shawnee, Kan., product, Chapin pitched a pair of complete games, including her fifth shutout of the season Saturday. Chapin faced two batters over the minimum, allowing a single and walk in the first inning, before striking out five in an 8-0 win to clinch the series in the second game Saturday.

Chapin yielded a single unearned run, six hits and seven walks while fanning 12 on the weekend.

In 27 appearances and 18 starts. Chapin is 11-9 overall, pitching to a 3.85 ERA. She has five shutouts (which ranks 10th in the nation), nine complete games and has struck out 85 in 111 innings.

The weekly honor for Chapin is the second of the season and third of her career, having also earned Big South Pitcher of the Week March 18 and Freshman of the Week plaudits March 27, 2023.

DeVivi and Chapin join Sophia Knock (Feb. 27) and Maggie Hiatt (March 4), the other Lancers to win weekly honors from the league in 2024.

Longwood is back in action Tuesday at Lancer Field, hosting Charlotte at 5 p.m. The game will be broadcast on WVHL.