ST. LOUIS – In a week that saw her bat an unreal .818, University of Evansville junior Niki Bode was named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week on Tuesday.
 
Bode recorded nine hits in 11 at-bats. Her on-base percentage was even higher as a total of five walks gave her a final tally of .875. She added three RBI and two doubles.
 
In the midweek contest at Northern Kentucky, Bode was a perfect 2-2 with two runs, two walks, a double, and RBI. She followed that up with another perfect effort in the series opener at UIC. Bode was 4-4 with two more runs and another double. Game two against the Flames saw her go 1-2 with two RBI, two walks, and two runs scored.
 
She completed the weekend going 2-3 with her seventh run of the week and another walk.