NDSU’s Stifter, Sertic Collect #SummitSB Weekly Awards

2/29/2016 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – North Dakota State first baseman Jackie Stifter was named Summit League Player of the Week while teammate Jacquelyn Sertic garnered the league's Pitcher of the Week award for their performances during the week of Feb. 22-28.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JACKIE STIFTER, NORTH DAKOTA STATE
Sr. // 1B // Winsted, Minn.

Named Summit League Player of the Week for the first time in her career
Helped NDSU to wins over Kent State and Cleveland State at the Louisville Red & Black Classic
Recorded a base hit and a run scored in all four games during the weekend along with driving in at least one run in three games
Hit .677 with an OBP of .750 and 1.111 slugging percentage for the week with one home run, three RBI while only striking out once

Previous honorees: Feb. 15 – Sydney Hames, Omaha; Feb. 22 – Payton Abbott, Western Illinois

Also nominated: Kristen Zarate, IPFW; Ali Mosier, IUPUI; Nicole Warren, Omaha; Yvon Minogue, South Dakota; Ali Herdliska, South Dakota State

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
JACQUELYN SERTIC, NORTH DAKOTA STATE
So. // RHP // Sparks, Nev.

Earned her second career Summit League Pitcher of the Week award and second this season
Pitched two complete-game shutouts vs. Kent State and Cleveland State, handing the Golden Flashes just their second loss of the season
In the two wins, racked up 21 strikeouts against just one base on balls
For the week, she was 2-0 with a 1.40 ERA and 23 strikeouts

Previous honorees: Feb. 15 – Jacquelyn Sertic, North Dakota State; Feb. 22 – Brooke Boetjer, IUPUI / Kacyee Hart, Western Illinois

Also nominated: Sarah Lazarowich, IPFW; Brooke Boetjer, IUPUI; Lizzie Noble, Omaha

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 75 Academic All-Americans, 65 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. In 2014-15, The Summit League ranked first for NCAA Graduation Success Rate in women's basketball and second in baseball. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org website, follow The Summit League on Twitter @thesummitleague and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.

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