University of Evansville softball players Amy Gaertner and Jen Stahlhut have been selected as All-Missouri Valley Conference honorees on Wednesday for their stellar performances this season.

Gaertner earned a first-team selection after leading the team with a .312 batting average and 11 home runs in her sophomore year. The Illinois native was recently honored with the State Farm MVC Player of the Week after going 2-for-2 in both games of a doubleheader against Drake, which included two home runs in game one of the Aces’ series win. Earlier this season Gaertner had an eight-game hit streak, and she held a 14-conference game hit streak until game three against Creighton last weekend.

This year’s second-team selection is the second for Stahlhut, as she was voted to the first team last season. The junior ranks first on the team with 12 doubles this season and holds 35 in her career, which places her fifth in UE’s career doubles list. Stahlhut ranks second on the team with a .297 average and is one of three Aces to play and start in all 51 games this season.

Gaertner, Stahlhut and the Aces face off with Missouri State on Thursday at 11 a.m. in game one of the State Farm MVC Tournament. With a win, UE will take on Northern Iowa at 4 p.m.