Zygowski tossed 4.0 hitless innings in relief over a pair of shutout wins. She went 2.0 in game one versus Wisconsin Lutheran with five strikeouts and no hits to earn her third save of the season. In game two, she fired 2 two more hitless frames with three strikeouts. Her three saves this season lead the country in the category.
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Other nominees
Jesse Klicker (Softball)
Klicker went 4-for-6 with three extra-base hits in UWSP’s home sweep of Wisconsin Lutheran on Friday. In game one, she tied a program record with two triples. She scored three runs and drove in one. Then in game two, she hit a double, drew two walks and scored another run.
Adyn Theriault (Track & Field)
Theriault earned finished as one of the Pointers top finishers at the Ripon Final Qualifier. She earned a first-place finish in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.04. Theriault also finished sixth in the long jump with a distance of 5.04 meters (16' 6.50").
Brooklynn Steier (Tennis)
Steier won a super-breaker at No. 3 singles against NPU. She won the opening set, 6-4, before dropping the second, 6-1, to set up the super-breaker. There, she prevailed with a 10-3 win.