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Apke & French Earn MVC Scholar-Athlete Honors

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Senior Allison Apke earned First-Team Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete honors for the third consecutive year and sophomore Grace French was an honorable mention MVC Scholar-Athlete performer according to an announcement by the league office Thursday.

Apke joined former teammate Maria Schroeder (2015-18) and Julie Jehle (1993-96) as the only three-time First-Team Valley Scholar-Athletes in Bradley Softball history and was the lone first-team selection for the Braves. French was an honorable mention pick in her first year of eligibility.

A mechanical engineering major with a biomedical concentration, Apke owns a 3.