ST. LOUIS – Thirteen conference softball student-athletes have been named to the 2017 MVC Scholar-Athlete first team, including three repeat first team selections, as voted on by the league's softball sports information directors and announced by the Missouri Valley Conference office.
Six additional student-athletes garnered honorable mention accolades, including Purple Aces senior Morgan Lambert. A steady slugger for the University of Evansville, Lambert finished second on the team with eight home runs and 27 RBI.
Starting 50 games, Lambert has notched 323 putouts at first base. Lambert completed the season with a .261 batting average.