OKLAHOMA CITY -- Mid-America Christian University senior softball player Erica Love has been named the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Player of the Week, the organization announced today (May 7).

Love batted .385 in the Lady Evangels' five games this past week, including a .500 clip in the three Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament games on Friday (May 3). Love was 4-of-8 with five RBI in the SAC tourney for MACU, including a game-winning two-run triple in the seventh inning that gave the Lady Evangels a 6-5 victory over USAO.

The 5-10 native of Preston, Okla. capped her playing career with a bang.  She led the Lady Evangels this season in home runs (10), RBI (36), on-base percentage (.432), slugging percentage (.735) and total bases (83).  Her homers and slugging percentage rank first in school history since joining the NAIA and her RBI output is tied for first.