Eastern Illinois catcher Sophia Olman was a big part of the Panthers 4-0 record over Spring Break and on Monday was named the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week.
 
Olman hit .545 for the week going 6-of-11 at the plate driving in runs in all three games of the Panthers OVC weekend sweep at SIUE.  Olman had two doubles and a home run while driving in ten runs for the weekend.   The home run, the second of the year for the junior, was a grand slam.  Olman posted a slugging percentage of 1.000 for the week with an on-base percentage of .688 after drawing four walks and reaching once on a hit-by-pitch.
 
Behind the plate Olman was perfect with 25 total putouts as EIU's pitching staff had a 3.50 ERA for the week.  Olman enters this week with a five-game active hitting streak lifting her season average to .269.
 
As a team EIU has now won ten straight games improving to 9-0 in the OVC.   The Panthers host Bradley in a midweek doubleheader before a home weekend series with Western Illinois.