MONMOUTH, Ill. – A stellar week has led to Monmouth College senior shortstop Emily Willems (Moline, Ill./Rockridge) picking up her first Midwest Conference softball Performer of the Week honor.

Willems had the kind of week players dream of, hitting .583 with a 1.000 slugging percentage. In a 10-2, 3-2 sweep of MacMurray Wednesday, the sweet-swinging Willems went 5-for-6 and scored two runs. She continued her assault on opposing pitchers Friday as the Scots fell to Illinois Wesleyan 9-1 and 4-2. Willems rapped out two more hits and drove in all of Monmouth’s runs in the twinbill. Her two-run homer in the third inning of Game 2 gave the Scots a 2-1 lead. She leads the team’s starters with a .429 batting average and has not struck out in her last 29 plate appearances.