USD’s Minogue, NDSU’s Menke Collect Weekly #SummitSB Awards

5/4/2015 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. –South Dakota junior Yvon Minogue has been named Summit League Player of the Week and North Dakota State senior Krista Menke earns the league's Pitcher of the Week award after their performances April 27-May 3, marking the final award of the 2015 season.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Yvon Minogue, South Dakota
Jr. // 1B // Corona, Calif.
Yvon Minogue is named Summit League Player of the Week for the third time this season and the third time of her career after guiding South Dakota to a perfect 7-0 week. Minogue hit .556 (15-for-27) while driving in seven runs, including a game-tying home run in the seventh inning of a 4-3 win against Kansas City. The junior had three 3-hit games and three 2-hit games in helping the Coyotes wrap-up the second seed for the upcoming Summit League Softball Championships. Minogue finishes the season as the league's leader in batting average (.481) and broke The Summit League record for hits in a season with 87 and doubles in a season with 26.

Also nominated: Lia Romero, Western Illinois; Jackie Stifter, North Dakota State.

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; March 16 – Morgan Hancock, South Dakota; March 23 – Alex Sobrero, North Dakota State; March 30 – Roni Patterson, IUPUI/Yvon Minogue, South Dakota; April 6 – Ali Mosier, IUPUI; April 13 – Yvon Minogue, South Dakota; April 20 – Christy Warnock, South Dakota; April 27 – Alyssa D'Agostino, South Dakota State/Sammy Marshall, Western Illinois.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Krista Menke, North Dakota State
Sr. // RHP // Friend, Neb.
Krista Menke is named Summit League Pitcher of the Week for a record ninth time this season and 19^th time in her career after leading her team to a three-game sweep of IUPUI. Menke tossed her fourth no-hitter this season and the fifth of her career in a 1-0 win on Saturday, a victory that clinched The Summit League regular season title for the fourth consecutive season. The senior matched her career high in the game with 16 strikeouts, marking the 21^st time she has reached double-figure strikeouts in 2015. Menke finishes the season as the league's leader in strikeouts (339) and wins (29).

Also nominated: Rachel Cue, South Dakota; Kayla Kirkpatrick, Western Illinois.

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; March 16 – Krista Menke, North Dakota State; March 23 – Jaylee Hinrichs, Omaha; March 30 – Krista Menke, North Dakota State; April 6 – Krista Menke, North Dakota State; April 13 – Krista Menke, North Dakota State; April 20 – Krista Menke, North Dakota State; April 27 – Brooke Boetjer, IUPUI/Rachel Cue, South Dakota.

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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