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Five Braves Earn MVC Honors

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Bradley Softball had its most all-conference honorees since 1994 with four individuals earning Second-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors and senior Kendall Duffy (Naperville, Ill./Benet Academy) was named to the MVC All-Defensive Team according to an announcement by the league office Wednesday night.

Senior designated player Rachel Huggins (Mt. Zion, Ill./Mt. Zion) joined sophomore outfielder Erika Hansen (Fillmore, Calif./Moorpark), sophomore second baseman Elizabeth Leonard (Olathe, Kan./Olathe East) and sophomore catcher Maria Schroeder (Lake Zurich, Ill./Lake Zurich) as All-MVC Second Team selections.

Hansen was a First-Team All-Valley performer in 2015, while Schroeder is a repeat second-team pick and the duo are the third and fourth players in program history to garner All-MVC honors as both a freshman and sophomore, joining Bradley Hall of Fame member Beth Hawkins (1984-87) and Madeline Lynch-Crumrine (2011-14).