SAU's Maddie Dow has been named the GAC Player of the Week after an impressive weekend offensively for the fifth-ranked Lady Muleriders at the UAM 8-State Classic in Bentonville. The senior hit .615 (8-for-13) with eight RBIs and five runs scored. The Bonham, Texas, native blasted four home runs to push her season total to seven. NCAA DII's active career-leader in home runs with 59, Dow constructed a slugging percentage of 1.538 in the four games, while totaling 20 bases. She added three walks and was hit-by-pitch once. In the field, she started all four games at first base and was perfect in collecting 19 putouts with two assists. Tuesday's honor is the second such award for Dow in her four-year career. She becomes the second Lady Mulerider this season to earn the league's Player of the Week honor. SAU starts GAC Friday and Saturday with a pair of doubleheaders at East Central in Ada, Okla.
