USD's Hancock, NDSU's Menke Named #SummitSB Athletes of the Week
USD's Hancock, NDSU's Menke Named #SummitSB Athletes of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota's Morgan Hancock has been named Summit League Player of the Week while Krista Menke of North Dakota State earns Summit League Pitcher of the Week after their performances March 9-15.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Morgan Hancock, South Dakota
Sr. // OF/1B // Wahoo, Neb.
Hancock is named Summit League Player of the Week for the first time in her career after her performance over the week. The senior hit .424 (14-for-33) and slugged .758 in 10 games in Florida during the week. Hancock belted two home runs and added two doubles and a triple. She hit safely in none of the 10 games, including five multiple-hit games. She batted in seven runs and made 34 putouts defensively along with an assist without committing an error.
Also nominated: Amanda Grable, North Dakota State; Roni Patterson, IUPUI; Morghyn Neal, IPFW; Teagan Walsh, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: Feb. 9 – Alex Sobrero, North Dakota State; Feb. 16 – Alyssa Reina, North Dakota State; Feb. 23 – Ali Mosier, IUPUI; March 2 – Cheyenne Garcia, North Dakota State; March 9 – Ali Mosier, IUPUI.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Krista Menke, North Dakota State
Sr. // RHP // Friend, Neb.
Krista Menke is named Summit League Pitcher of the Week for the third consecutive week, fourth time this season and for the 14th time in her career. Menke threw her fifth career complete game one-hitter against Wright State Sunday after throwing a complete game two-hit shutout against Bowling Green Saturday. She tied a career-high with 16 strikeouts in the 3-0 win over Bowling Green and now has 10 double-figure strikeouts this season. For the week, Menke was 2-0 and threw 14.0 innings with 29 strikeouts, only giving up three total hits and no runs.
Also nominated: Kacyee Hart, Western Illinois; Madison Frain, South Dakota; Emili Escamilla, IUPUI; Kat Barrow, Omaha.
Previous honorees: Feb. 9 – Krista Menke, North Dakota State; Feb. 16 – Jaylee Hinrichs, Omaha; Feb. 23 – Brooke Boetjer, IUPUI; March 2 – Krista Menke, North Dakota State; March 9 – Krista Menke, North Dakota State/Brooke Boetjer, IUPUI.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at nine institutions, including four located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), Oral Roberts University, the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced eight NCAA Champions along with over 65 All-Americans, 60 Academic All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org, follow on Twitter @thesummitleague, download The Summit League's Front Row app, and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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