INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Northern Kentucky University’s Rose Broderick (Cincinnati, Ohio) is the Great Lakes Valley Conference Softball Player of the Week.

Broderick, a freshman shortstop for the Norse, hit .647 last week with seven runs batted in, five runs and three doubles and guided her team to a 3-1 record.

In NKU’s sweep at Missouri-St. Louis on Mar. 17, Broderick finished the day 7-for-10 with three RBI, two doubles and a home run. She was 3-for-5 in the opener which included a solo home run, her fourth of the season. Broderick topped the day with a game-winning two-out, two-run double in the top of the seventh of the nightcap.

The Norse split with Quincy on Mar. 18 and Broderick was 4-for-7 on the day. She helped NKU to a 10-5 victory in the second game of the doubleheader by posting four RBI and a 3-for-4 effort at the plate.

Broderick is hitting .391 on the season with eight doubles, four home runs, 16 RBI and a .621 slugging percentage. She leads the Norse in each category.

Northern Kentucky (16-8, 3-1 GLVC) will travel to Ohio Dominican on Mar. 22 before hosting Lewis and UW-Parkside this weekend.

Other top performances in the GLVC last week included Bellarmine’s Emily O’Bryan, Kentucky Wesleyan’s Kaley Wethington, Quincy’s Melissa Sommerfield, Saint Joseph’s Stephanie Kickels, SIU Edwardsville’s Libby Lenart, UIndy’s Megan Russell, Missouri-Rolla’s Kandi Wieberg, Missouri-St. Louis’ Alex Pepin and UW-Parkside’s Amanda Miller.