NDSU’s Anderson, USD’s Green and WIU’s Ira Earn #SummitSB Weekly Honors

4/3/2017 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – North Dakota State first baseman Vanessa Anderson was named Summit League Player of the Week while South Dakota's pitcher Megan Green and Western Illinois pitcher Emily Ira earned the league's Pitchers of the Week award for their performances during the week of March 27- April 2.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
VANESSA ANDERSON, NORTH DAKOTA STATE
So. // 1B // Rochester, Minn.

Named Summit League Player of the Week for the first time in her career and season
Recorded .556 (5-for-9) average over the weekend with a .636 on-base percentage and 1.667 slugging percentage
Drove in six runs with one double and three home runs in three games while scoring six times
Went 3-for-4 with two home runs, scoring two runs in final game of the series against Fort Wayne
Had a 1.000 fielding percentage with 14 putouts and one assist

Also nominated: Sierra Miranda, Fort Wayne; Alyssa Matson, IUPUI; Christy Warnock, South Dakota; Emily Ensrud, South Dakota State; Halle Hollatz, Western Illinois

Previous honorees: Feb. 13 – Brittney Morse, South Dakota State; Feb. 20 – Kelly Pattison, Omaha; Feb. 27 – Shelby Keil, South Dakota; Mar. 5 – Maggie Good, IUPUI; Mar. 13 – Ali Herdliska, South Dakota State; Mar. 20 – Caitlyn DeLong, Fort Wayne; Mar. 27 – Kayla Fields, South Dakota

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
MEGAN GREEN, SOUTH DAKOTA
Jr. // P // Rapid City, S.D.

Earned her first Summit League Pitcher of the Week award in her career
Picked up two wins in the series against South Dakota State
Surrendered eight base-hits in 11 innings, finished the weekend with an ERA of 0.00
Through 65 pitches to earn her first collegiate shutout in final game of the series

EMILY IRA, WESTERN ILLINOIS
So. // P // Iowa City, Iowa

Earned her second Summit League Pitcher of the Week award this season and third in her career
Picked up one win in the sweep over Omaha
Surrendered four base-hits in seven innings, finished the weekend with an ERA of 0.00 and tallied 13 strikeouts
Helped coach Holly Van Vlymen earn her 250th career win

Also nominated: Bailey Benefiel, Fort Wayne; Jacquelyn Sertic, North Dakota State; Madison Hope, South Dakota State

Previous honorees: Feb. 13 – Jacquelyn Sertic, North Dakota State; Feb. 20 - Jacquelyn Sertic, North Dakota State; Feb. 27 – Jacquelyn Sertic, North Dakota State; Mar. 5 – Laura Roecker, Omaha; Mar. 13 – Emily Ira, Western Illinois; Mar. 20 – Erica Tharp, IUPUI ; Mar. 27 – Nickole Finch, IUPUI

ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
Celebrating its 35^th season 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 80 Academic All-Americans, 75 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league, 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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