ST. LOUIS – For the third time in her inaugural season with the University of Evansville softball team, Marah Wood has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week.
 
Wood's strong week saw her bat .417 with two home runs in an undefeated 4-0 week for the Purple Aces.  The freshman recorded five hits in 12 at-bats while blasting two homers to finish with four RBI and three runs scored.  Wood scored a run while recording two hits in four at-bats against SIUE. 
 
In the doubleheader versus Valpo, Wood added a walk to her tally in the opener before launching a homer as part of a 2-3 effort in game two.  Wood had two RBI and a run scored in the 8-4 victory.  She made a difference once again on Sunday.  With her team trailing 3-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Wood launched her seventh home run of the season, a 2-run shot, that began a comeback that capped off the series sweep. 
 

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