Senior named an honorable mention
ST. LOUIS – Thirteen conference softball student-athletes have been named to the 2017 MVC Scholar-Athlete first team, including three repeat first team selections, as voted on by the league’s softball sports information directors and announced by the Missouri Valley Conference office.
Six additional student-athletes garnered honorable mention accolades, including Purple Aces senior Morgan Lambert. A steady slugger for the University of Evansville, Lambert finished second on the team with eight home runs and 27 RBI.
Starting 50 games, Lambert has notched 323 putouts at first base. Lambert completed the season with a .261 batting average. Her top game of the season came against Tennessee State where she hit a grand slam. Lambert has posted a 3.79 GPA as an Elementary Education major.
In order to be eligible, student-athletes must have at 3.2 GPA or higher, be at least a sophomore in athletic and academic standing and meet certain playing requirements.
