NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – Baseball's Benny Serrano and women's tennis' Erika Gonzalez have been named the Strategic Financial Solutions Student-Athletes of the Week.

Benny Serrano | Junior | Baseball

Benny Serrano was off to a strong start in his junior season on Monteagle Ridge. Serrano played and started in 15 games and batted .259. He led the team in homeruns with four and had a team-best .556 slugging percentage. Serrano recorded 14 hits, four doubles, eight runs scored and 12 RBIs. Serrano, a criminal justice major from Tonawanda, N.Y., recorded a season-high two hits and three RBIs at Boise State on March 9.
 
Erika Gonzalez | Sophomore | Women's Tennis 

Erika Gonzalez led the Purple Eagles in singles and doubles wins during the 2019-20 season. The Yopal, Colombia native posted career-high numbers with 12 singles wins, including going 7-3 in invitationals, while her and doubles partner Megan Gamble won a team-high nine doubles matches. Gonzalez, a sophomore, played in the No. 2 and 3 spot this season. She started the season winning six of her first eight singles matches including wins over St. Francis (PA), Fairleigh Dickinson, St. Bonaventure, and Rider. She played the final six matches of the season in the two spot, including winning two of her last three matches. Gonzalez and Gamble were Niagara's no. 1 doubles team.

Stay connected with the Purple Eagles through social media. Follow Niagara Athletics all year long on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat, as well as purpleeagles.com.