Western Illinois University Athletics

Awards & Recognition
2010 Summit League Winter/Spring Academic All-League Selection
2010 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine All-District V First Team Selection
2010 Student-Athlete Provost Award
2010 Western Illinois Scholar-Athlete of the Week (2/22)
2010 Phyliss Rafter Memorial All-Tournament Team
2009 All-Summit League Second Team Selection
2009 All-Summit League Tournament Team Selection
2009 Summit League Player of the Week (4/13)
2007 Mid-Continent Freshman of the Year
2007 All-Mid Con Tournament Team Selection
2007 Mid Con Player of the Week (4/23)

Career Highlights
2010 (Senior): Named to the all-Summit League Tournament Team... selected to the 2010 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine All-District V First Team... named the Western Illinois Scholar-Athlete of the Week (2/22)... selected to the Phyliss Rafter Memorial All-Tournament Team... batted .306 on the year with 53 hits, 28 runs and 23 RBI... posted a team-best 14 doubles while adding three home runs... was 9-for-15 in stolen bases... posted a team-best 12 game-hit streak from Feb. 11 - March 6... had five 10 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games... had a season-high three hits in back-to-back games against Tennessee Tech and Middle Tennessee State on Feb. 20... had a season-high three RBI against Green Bay on April 3... finished her career with a .307 batting average... finished her career ranked sixth in Western Illinois history in career doubles (43) and career RBI (97), eighth in career home runs (14) and fourth in career stolen bases (58)... finished her career ranked 10th in Summit League history in career stolen bases, 18th in career RBI,  and 13th in career doubles.
Game-By-Game Stats

2009 (Junior): Selected as one of the team’s two captains by her teammates... scored the third-most runs in the conference with 38 and drove in the fourth-most RBI with 40... tied for first place in the conference in doubles (7) as well as posting the fifth-best slugging percentage (.407)... finished the season sixth in the conference in home runs (7) and stolen bases (16)... posted a seven-game hit streak from April 21-29...  earned Summit League Player of the Week honors for the week of April 13 for her efforts in the three-game series against Southern Utah where she went 5-for-12 with three home runs, nine RBI and five runs... finished the year ranked sixth in the Western Illinois record books for most runs scored in a season with 38... finished the year ranked sixth in the Western Illinois record books for most RBI in a season with 40... enters senior year ranked fifth in the Western Illinois record books for career stolen bases with 49... helped her team set the school record for most runs scored in a season (270) and most RBI in a season (243)... helped Western earn NFCA Girls Got Game Top 10 All-Academic Division I honors, posting the nation’s ninth-best team grade point average (3.446) among Division I softball programs.
Game-by-Game Stats

2008 (Sophomore): Finished the season ranked second in the conference for most triples (4)...  had a four-game hit streak from April 12-15... drove in a season-high four runs and scored a season-high four runs against South Dakota State on April 13... recorded two or more hits in seven different games... drove in two base runners and registered three hits in the 17-2 win over IPFW in the conference championship game... received academic all-league honors and NFCA academic recognition for earning a 3.651 GPA... received Summit League Winter/Spring Academic All-League Team honors... named to The Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence in 2007-08.
Game-by-Game Stats

2007 (Freshman): Named Mid-Con Freshman of the Year... an all-tournament team selection... led the league with a .417 conference batting average and recorded a .339 overall batting average with 38 hits, eight doubles, two home runs and 17 RBI in 112 at bats... held a .464 slugging percentage and a .413 on-base percentage... stole 18 bases in 20 attempts and ranked fifth in the league for nine conference stolen bases... finished the year ranked eighth in the Western Illinois record books for 18 single-season stolen bases... recorded 75 putouts with 86 assists and 15 errors for a .915 fielding percentage at shortstop... received Mid-Con Player of the Week honors for the week of April 23.
Game-by-Game Stats

High School
Played four years of softball and was a four year letterwinner in softball... named to the West-Suburban Silver Conference First Team in 2006... participated in volleyball during her freshman and sophomore seasons.

Personal
Born June 5, 1988... daughter of Bill and Kathleen Furgala... majoring in biology... nickname is Furg.

In Van Vlymen’s Words
“Furg is an intense competitor and a hard worker. She was once again voted a captain and will keep her team fired up. Furg is a powerful and quick athlete and will play a huge factor in our success this season.”

Career Statistics