UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – Saginaw Valley State University junior pitcher Emily Depew was named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) softball pitcher of the week when the league office announced the weekly awards on Monday afternoon.

Depew recorded two wins for the Cardinals this week with a 5-2 win over Ferris State on March 28 and a 6-3 victory over Purdue Northwest on Sunday, April 2. The 2022 First-Team All-GLIAC pitcher, threw complete games in both starts and tallied 17 strikeouts. She also made an appearance in game two against PNW to bring her total numbers to 14.1 IP, 12 hits, 17 K's, 8.30 k/7, and a 2.44 ERA.

This is the first conference pitcher of the week award in Depew's career and the first weekly award for the SVSU softball team this season.

The Cardinals are back in action this Saturday with a conference doubleheader against Grand Valley State. The games will be the first home contests for Saginaw Valley State this season and will begin with the first pitch scheduled for 1:00 p.m.