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AAC Softball Honors Kernen and Audas with Weekly Awards

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Courtesy of the AAC

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced winners of the league’s weekly softball honors for games ending Feb. 22.

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Julie Kernen * 1B * Sr. * Tulsa

Kernen hit .429 with six RBIs during action at the Baylor Invitational in Waco, Texas. The senior had three multi-hit games last week and went 6-for-14 at the plate with a home run and a double, and scored a run. Against No. 2/2 Oregon, she went 2-for-3 with an RBI. She went 4-for-7 with five RBIs to lead Tulsa to two wins on Saturday- 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and two RBI vs. North Texas, and 2-for-4 with three RBIs vs. Abilene Christian.

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Mackenzie Audas * Sr. * UCF

Audas earned two wins last week, pitched 12.0 innings and finished with a 1.17 ERA during a 4-1 week for UCF. The senior opened the week with a complete game win over UTEP on Feb. 21 and tossed all five innings in Sunday’s 4-2 victory over No. 17/16 Washington. Audas tallied 19 total strikeouts over the weekend as the Knights won the Bank of Hawai’i Invitational.

WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Linnea Goodman * OF * So. * UCF
Hit .438 with seven runs and two RBIs during action at the Bank of Hawai’i Invitational

Emily Watson * P * Fr. * Tulsa
Posted a 0.88 ERA and a 1-0 record in two appearances at the Baylor Invitational

Alyson Ambler * IF/OF * Jr. * UConn
Had two home runs, six RBIs and three runs during season opening action at the Troy Firehouse Invitational

Lauren Evans * 1B * Fr. * USF
Finished with seven hits, five runs and a .538 batting average last week, drove in a career-high three runs in Saturday’s win over Marshall

Selena Hernandez * SS * Jr. * Houston
Posted a .467 batting average with seven hits and five RBIs in four games at the Hilton Houston Plaza Classic

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