Elyse Nelson (3/28/2011) - Athlete Awards - University of Wisconsin

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Athlete of the Week

Elyse Nelson

Award

Athlete of the Week
Week Of

3/28/2011
Sport

Softball
Bio

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Elyse Nelson, senior (Batavia., Ill / Batavia), batted .417 over the ten games of the Pointer’s annual spring Florida trip. In the first game of the trip against Trinity Nelson provided the heroics with the game winning two RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning in an eventual 6-4 Pointer win. The next day Nelson went 2-2 in a tough game against Tufts. Facing Bowdoin Nelson exploded with a 3-3 performance with six RBI’s. In the bottom of the second Nelson hit her first homerun of the season, a grand slam, to give the Pointers a commanding lead. In the fourth inning Nelson continued her hitting with a solo shot to end the game in the fifth inning via ten-run rule. One the last day of the trip Nelson was 3-5 against Buena Vista College with three singles and three RBI’s and was 2-4 against Williams College with two singles and two RBI’s. On the season Nelson is batting .391 with a team high 18 RBI’s.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
9/28/2011	Rachel Brown	Women's Tennis
9/28/2011	Megan Mahoney	Women's Soccer
9/28/2011	Morgan Bartkowiak	Volleyball
9/28/2011	Kelly Haen	Women's Cross Country
9/28/2011	Jessica Ruch	Women's Soccer
9/28/2011	Jessica Ruch	Women's Soccer
9/19/2011	Jessica Ruch	Women's Soccer
9/19/2011	Paige Haberkorn	Women's Cross Country
9/19/2011	Dennis Haak	Men's Cross Country
9/19/2011	Lauryn Semling	Women's Soccer
9/19/2011	Christina Brinkman	Volleyball
9/19/2011	Rachel Brown	Women's Tennis
9/12/2011	Mary Welch	Women's Golf
9/12/2011	Curtis Krump	Football
9/12/2011	Carly Falk	Women's Soccer
9/12/2011	Katelyn Presti	Women's Tennis
9/12/2011	Christina Brinkman	Volleyball
9/12/2011	Sammy Greer	Women's Soccer
9/12/2011	Colin Destache	Football
9/7/2011	Angela Gallow	Women's Soccer