ST. LOUIS – For the second consecutive season, fifth-year senior Emme Olson has been named to the Missouri Valley's Preseason All-Conference Team while Illinois State was picked to finish fifth in the expanded 12-team conference as voted by the league's coaches, the Valley announced Tuesday.
Olson, an All-MVC Second Team and All-Defensive Team selection a season ago, earned her first conference accolade of 2023. In 2022, Olson was the only Redbird to start and play in every game of the season, leading the team in batting average (.351), hits (54), doubles (16), walks (24) and on-base percentage (.