ST. LOUIS – For their performances this weekend at Arizona State's Littlewood Classic, Illinois State's Emme Olson and Dayna Kennedy have been selected as the Missouri Valley Conference Player and Newcomer of the Week, respectively, the league office announced on Monday.
Olson boasted a .526 batting average in five starts for the Redbirds this weekend. The sophomore finished the five-game set with a double, triple and home run to go with a team-best seven RBIs. Her two-RBI triple against Boise State helped break an early tie against the Broncos on Friday, before becoming the only Redbird to register multiple hits against the nationally-ranked Sun Devils.