Aces are 13-1 through 14 games
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- ST LOUIS – University of Evansville freshman Taylor Howe was named the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week on Tuesday as the Purple Aces earned national recognition.
Opening the season at 13-1, Evansville received two votes in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll. It marked the first time in over 20 years that the program received votes.
Having a major impact on that start has been Taylor Howe, who earned her first MVC accolade.
Howe batted .389 with seven hits, six RBI, four runs and three doubles in a 5-0 weekend for the Purple Aces. Howe reached base 45.0% of the time and picked up a steal in her lone attempt of the weekend.
Picking up a hit in the weekend opener versus Purdue Fort Wayne, Howe opened the scoring with a steal of home in a 3-2 win. She added a 3-4 effort in Friday’s match-up versus St. Thomas where she posted two RBI. Included in that tally was a hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded in the 6th inning. Howe recorded another 3-hit afternoon in Sunday’s comeback win over Bowling Green. She added four RBI, three runs and two doubles.
Her biggest hit of the weekend came in the 7th inning. With her team trailing 9-6 and the bases loaded with no outs, Howe hit a bases-clearing double to tie the game before UE won later in the inning.
