ST. LOUIS – Nicole Newman (Madison, Wis.) of the Drake University softball team is the Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week for the fifth-consecutive week while Taryn Pena (Columbia, Ill.) is the MVC Player of the Week for the second time in her career, the MVC office announced Monday, April 15.
The duo helped Drake go 5-0 on the week with a doubleheader sweep of in-state rival UNI and a three-game series sweep of Loyola. It is the second time this season Drake has swept the weekly player and pitcher award after Newman and Libby Ryan (Mount Vernon, Iowa) accomplished the feat April 1.