Eight Purdue Northwest Players Named NFCA Scholar-Athletes

by | Jul 5, 2017 | Headlines, RRSN News | 0 comments

HAMMOND, Ind. & WESTVILLE, Ind. – The Purdue University Northwest softball program had six members of the 2016-17 squad earn National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Scholar Athlete honors.

The following players were named NFCA All-American Scholar Athletes, joining softball players across six membership divisions who earned the honor for the 2016-17 academic year.

Caroline Brown (Minooka, Ill./Minooka Community)
Audrey Headley (Lafayette, Ind./McCutcheon)
Allyson Leach (Demotte, Ind./North Newton)
Haley Loden (Crown Point, Ind./Lake Central)
Hannah Lopez (Granada Hills, Calif./Bishop Alemany)
Alex Morales (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett)
Holly Pagan (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett)
Tessa Steffens (Litchfield, Ill./Litchfield). 

In its first season as a unified program after the merger of the Purdue Calumet and Purdue North Central athletic departments, the Pride finished the 2017 campaign with 29 wins with 15 CCAC victories and qualified into the eight-team CCAC postseason tournament as the fourth seed.

The honor is given to student-athletes who have a semester 3.5 GPA or better.

Related Content

Nov 02 2024

Wisconsin men’s hockey falls in overtime at No. 19/2 Notre Dame

Wisconsin falls in overtime at No. 19/2 Notre Dame Badgers fall short in first B1G road game   NOTRE DAME, Ind. – A Badger penalty midway through overtime proved...
Nov 02 2024

2024 IHSAA Football Sectional Semi-Finals Scores

2024 IHSAA Football Sectional Semi-Finals Scores November 1, 2024 CLASS 6A Sectional 1 Crown Point 35 Portage 0 Penn 35 Lake Central 7 Sectional 2 Fort Wayne Snider 14...
Nov 02 2024

Bethel Men’s Basketball rips Rio Grande Red Storm 92-66

WINONA LAKE, Ind. --- The first game of the Lancer Tip-Off Classic ended with a 92-66 Bethel Pilots (2-0) win over the Rio Grande Red Storm (0-1) on Friday, giving...
Nov 01 2024

Noah Ehrlich’s passion and leadership have Crown Point on the right path

By Paul Condry and Matt Kopsea Noah Ehrlich has enjoyed his share of good fortune. Although the Crown Point senior quarterback already has a Class 6A state runner-up...
Nov 01 2024

Big Ten Conference announces 2024 Postseason Honors – 11/01/24 12:00 PM

Big Ten Conference announces 2024 Postseason Women's SOccer Honors ROSEMONT, Ill.- The Big Ten Conference has announced the 2024 Women's Soccer All-Big Ten Teams and...