ST. LOUIS – Three UNI softball players have earned MVC Scholar Athlete honors as announced by the conference office on Thursday afternoon. UNI's Sammey Bunch and Adara Opiola have been named First Team Scholar Athletes while Kamryn Shaffer earns Honorable Mention Scholar Athlete honors.
Bunch, who is in graduate school earning her degree in Kinesiology and Sport Performance has a 3.67 cumulative GPA, earns her fourth First Team Scholar Athlete honor. Bunch is a two time MVC Player of the Year (2021,2019) and was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year (2018) and Freshman of the Year (2017).