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University of Evansville softball players Jen Stahlhut and Allison Aguilera were named to the 2011 Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete team, as announced by the league’s office today. Stahlhut earned first team recognition, marking the first time since 2008 that a Purple Ace has been named to the first team, while Aguilera was named honorable mention.

Stahlhut capped off her senior season ranked in the MVC’s Top-15 in several offensive categories, including a fourth place standing in total doubles with 13 two-baggers overall. Leading the Evansville offense this season, Stahlhut tallied 14 multi-hit games and collected a team-high five home runs. Making a mark in UE’s all-time record books, the Troy, Ill., native leaves UE ranked third with 49 career doubles, fourth with 285 total bases, and fifth with a .465 career slugging percentage. Including her 2011 All-MVC second team award, Stahlhut has received all-conference honors the past three seasons and was named to the all-tournament team in 2010.

Stahlhut is a three-time member of the MVC Honor Roll and was named as an MVC Scholar-Athlete honorable mention in 2010. Earlier this month, she was one of nine Valley players announced to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-District team. Stahlhut holds a grade point average of 3.71 and is currently pursuing her master’s degree in health service administration.

Making her first appearance on an MVC Scholar-Athlete team, Aguilera finished her junior year tied for 11th in the MVC with six double plays fielded during Valley play. A product of Crown Point, Ill., Aguilera ended the season hitting .220 and led the Aces with 24 pinch-hit appearances this season. Taking an active role her community, Aguilera was honored during National STUDENT-Athlete day for tallying more than 10 community service hours while maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or better. The infielder also serves as a board member and representative on UE’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). She has twice been named as a UE Scholar-Athlete and was named to the MVC Honor Roll in 2010. Aguilera currently holds a 3.61 GPA as an accounting major.


2011 MVC Softball Scholar-Athlete First Team

Name	School	Year	Pos.	GPA	Major	Hometown/HS
Eranne Daugharthy	UNI	SR	1B	3.76	Biology	Ottawa, Kan. / Olathe East
Jenna Delong	Drake	SR	P	3.66	Journalism	Dalton Gardens, Idaho / Coeur d'Alene
Brynne Dordel	Drake	SR	P	4.00	Accounting	Chanhassen, Minn. / Chaska
Mallory Duran	SIU	JR	OF	4.00	English Education	Windsor, Colo. / Windsor
Brittany Fairbairn	Bradley	SR	OF	4.00	Elementary Education	Lombard, Ill. / Kankakee
Danielle Glosson	SIU	SR	P	3.60	Human Nutrition & Dietetics	Winston-Salem, N.C. / North Davidson
Caiti Kopp	Illinois State	JR	C	3.95	Anthropology	Normal, Ill. / Normal Community West
Christa Ruf	Creighton	JR	OF	3.90	Nursing	Omaha, Neb. / Westside
Kate Singler	Bradley	SR	DP	3.93	Secondary Education	Witt, Ill. / Heartland
Jen Stahlhut	UE	SR	OF	3.71	Health Services Administration	Troy, Ill. / Triad
Cristina Trapani	SIU	SR	C	4.00	Finance	Herrin, Ill. / Herrin
Megan Warner	Illinois State	JR	P	3.76	Exercise Science	Milan, Ill. / Sherrard

Honorable Mention

Name	School
Allison Aguilera	UE
Morgan Barchan	SIU
Jamie Hull	Wichita State
Brittney Osborn	Wichita State
Jenna Shwark	Missuori State