Western Illinois University Athletics

Western Illinois softball student-athlete Holly Hoelting has been selected as the WIU Hampton Inn Scholar-Athlete of the week for her performances this past weekend at the Total Control Sports Invitational on Feb. 10-12.
 
Hoelting hit .500 on the week with seven hits, three RBIs, four walks, a home run and an on-base percentage of .611.
 
In Western’s game against Detroit Mercy, the senior went 2-for-2 with a home run, a single and two walks. She recorded at least one hit in all five games over the weekend, including two in the season-opening win over Green Bay.
 
Defensively, she recorded 35 put outs with no errors.
 
The Bettendorf, Iowa native majors in biology with a 3.12 GPA.