From VCSU Athletics

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSUAthletics.com) – Valley City State swept the first edition of the North Star Athletic Association Softball Players of the Week, the conference office announced Monday.  Joelle Lamontagne was selected as the Pitcher of the Week while Jessica Husband was chosen as the Player of the Week. The Vikings are coming off a 4-0 weekend at the Presentation College Dome.

North Star Athletic Association Softball Pitcher-of-the-Week
Joelle Lamontagne – Valley City State (N.D.) – Junior – pitcher – Oxbow, Sask., Canada – Lamontagne tossed two complete games as Valley City State went 4-0 for the week in the PC Dome Classic. She picked up a pair of victories over Mount Marty (S.D.) 5-1 and Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 13-1. Lamontagne also pitched 2 1/3 innings in relief to combine for a shutout of NCAA Division II Minnesota State-Moorhead. For the week, Lamontagne allowed two runs on 10 hits in 14 1/3 innings of work. She registered 16 strikeouts, 10 strikeouts versus Mount Marty. She produced an earned run average of 0.98.

North Star Athletic Association Softball Player-of-the-Week
Jessica Husband – Valley City State (N.D.) – Senior – outfielder – Kingwood Park, Texas – Husband batted .714 with 10 hits and two home runs to help Valley City State (N.D.) to a 4-0 undefeated record at the Presentation (S.D.) Dome Classic. She scored four runs, drove in eight runs, and totaled 17 bases in four games. Husband was 4-of-4 at the plate with a home run and two RBIs in VCSU’s 13-1 win over Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.). She also went perfect at the plate in 10-6 victory over (RV) Jamestown (N.D.), smashing a home run and drove in five runs. Husband also registered a slugging percentage of 1.214 (two home runs, double, 7 singles).

Recap from last week’s games
Valley City State (N.D.) went 4-0 undefeated record for the weekend in the PC Softball Dome Classic last weekend in Aberdeen, S.D.  The Vikings earned a 5-1 victory over Mount Marty (S.D.) and 10-6 win over (RV) Jamestown (N.D.) on Feb. 18.  VCSU followed up with a 13-1 win in five innings and 5-0 shutout victory over NCAA Division II Minnesota State-Moorhead on Feb. 19.  Valley City State is 7-5 overall on the season.

Bellevue (Neb.) went 2-2 in the PC Dome Classic last weekend.  The Bruins fell short to No. 20 ranked Morningside (Iowa) by the score of 7-4 and earned a split on Feb. 18 with a 7-0 shutout win over NCAA Division II Minnesota State-Moorhead.  BU followed up with a 7-4 victory over Mount Marty on Feb. 19 before closing out the tournament with a 4-1 setback to Jamestown (N.D.).  Bellevue has a 5-4 overall record.

Presentation (S.D.) earned a home doubleheader split with Dakota Wesleyan on Feb. 17.  The Saints won the first game by the score of 7-3 before falling to the Tigers 11-0 in five innings in the second game.  PC is 3-3 overall.

Dickinson State (N.D.), receiving votes in the NAIA Softball Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 national poll, went 1-3 record in the PC Dome Classic.  The Blue Hawks were shut out by No. 20 Morningside 8-0 in six innings on Feb. 18 and earned a 3-1 victory over Minnesota State-Moorhead on the same day.  DiSU dropped a pair of games on Feb. 19, falling to Dakota Wesleyan 3-2 and Jamestown 9-0 in five innings.  Dickinson State is 3-5 overall.

Dakota State (S.D.) also went 1-3 in the PC Dome Classic tournament.  The Trojans opened the season with an 11-2 five innings victory over Dakota Wesleyan and earned a split with a 14-3 five innings setback to Mount Marty.  DaSU fell to the nationally ranked Morningside 7-2 before closing the tournament with an 18-1 five-inning defeat to MMU.

Mayville State (N.D.) opened their season with a 1-3 record in the PC Dome Classic in Aberdeen.  The Comets were shut out by Jamestown 7-0 on Feb. 18 and earned their first win of the season with an 8-6 victory over Dakota Wesleyan on the same day.  MSU dropped a pair of games on the second day on Feb. 19, falling to (20) Morningside 9-1 in five innings and Minnesota State-Moorhead 3-1.

Viterbo (Wis.) began their season in the Packer Dome in Austin, Minn.  The V-Hawks were swept by Northwestern (Iowa) by the scores of 11-0 and 12-2 on Feb. 18.  VU lost to Clarke (Iowa) 10-0 and Northwestern 8-1 on Feb. 19.  Viterbo is 0-4 overall record on the season.

Waldorf (Iowa) played a pair of games on Feb. 20, falling to Mount Mercy (Iowa) 8-2 and St. Ambrose (Iowa) 8-2 in the second game.  The Warriors are 0-6 overall record.

Looking Ahead
Mayville State (N.D.) is scheduled to play a doubleheader on Friday and Saturday at Concordia (Neb.).

Waldorf (Iowa) is slated to play a pair of games in the Saint Ambrose (Iowa) Dome on Sunday, taking on Mount Marty (S.D.) and host-team Saint Ambrose.

Most NSAA members are idle until the first weekend of March.

Friday’s Games
Mayville State (N.D.) @ Concordia (Neb.) – Doubleheader – 4 p.m.

Saturday’s Games
Mayville State (N.D.) @ Concordia (Neb.) – Doubleheader – 12 p.m.

Sunday’s Games
St. Ambrose (Iowa) Dome Triangular – Davenport, Iowa
Waldorf (Iowa) vs. Mount Marty (S.D.) – 12 p.m.
Waldorf (Iowa) @ Saint Ambrose (Iowa) – 2 p.m.

2022 NSAA Softball Conference Standings