Joey Lye appears in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd"

Joey Lye (Scarborough, ONT), a senior shortstop and captain for the Ephs, appears in the May 25, 2009 issue of Sports Illustrated in the "Faces in the Crowd" section. Lye is the 25th Eph athlete to appear in "Faces in the Crowd" since August of 1989 and the first softball player.

See Eph listing of "Faces in the Crowd" selections here.

Lye was named the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Player of the Year and at season's end she led Div. III in hitting with a .563 batting average.

Joey Lye '09

A 3-time First Team All-NESCAC selection and a Second Team honoree as a freshman, Lye is one of only three Ephs to earn softball All-America honors (2008). She owns five Williams career records and is ranked in the top 10 in 11 different Eph offensive categories. Lye's career marks include batting average (.467), runs scored (150), hits (211), stolen Bases (62) and total bases (267) all of which she accumulated in just 148 games.

Online edition of "Faces in the Crowd" (5/25/09 issue) of Sports Illustrated here.

Lye was also a four-year starter in ice hockey for the Ephs and served as a team captain her senior year. For most of her Eph ice hockey career she played on the blue line appearing in 100 games, netting 18 goals and registering 23 assists for 41 total points.

This fall Lye will join the Eph softball staff as an assistant coach to Kris Herman.