ST. LOUIS – Nicole Newman (Madison, Wis.) of the Drake University softball team is the Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week for the fifth time this season while sophomore Libby Ryan (Mount Vernon, Iowa) is MVC Player of the Week for the first time in her career, the MVC office announced Monday, April 1. The duo helped Drake go 5-0 on the week with a doubleheader sweep of Big Ten foe, Nebraska and a three-game MVC series sweep of Indiana State.
In the circle, Newman dominated going 3-0 with a 0.