ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- For the second time this season Bradley Softball boasts the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, with senior pitcher/utility Grace French earning the honor after helping the Braves to a series sweep at Valparaiso over the weekend according to announcement by the league office Tuesday afternoon.
French, who earned the award for the first time in her career, joins fellow senior Samantha Smith (March 1) as MVC Player of the Week honorees from Bradley this season. The Braves have four MVC Player or Newcomer of the Week award winners in 2022, marking the first time since 2018 that Bradley had four MVC Weekly Award winners in the same season.