ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Two Drake players earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors, the league announced this morning. Utility players Emma Dighton and Emily Valtman were both named to the All-MVC Second Team while Dighton also collected the league's Newcomer of the Year Award.
Drake welcomed DMACC transfer and Boone, Iowa native Dighton into the program after an impressive year at the junior college ranks. Dighton continued her offensive prowess while also becoming a key factor in the pitching circle for the Bulldogs this season. She has started in all 50 contests for the Bulldogs and is one of two players hitting north of the .