University of Missouri-St. Louis’ Allyson DeFosset (O’Fallon, Ill.) is the Great Lakes Valley Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week.

DeFosset guided the Tritons to a 5-1 record last week, including a 4-0 record in league play, by picking up three wins and two saves in the circle.

On the week, DeFosset made five appearances and in 23 and two-thirds innings of work, recorded 46 strikeouts and allowed just 12 hits and no earned runs.

She collected a shutout over Southwest Baptist on Tuesday, a 3-0 decision, after allowing just four hits, no earned runs and striking out 14.

She threw three and one-third innings in the first game against Southern Indiana on Saturday, struck out seven and allowed just one hit to earn a 4-3 victory and returned in the nightcap against the Eagles to grab a save by allowing just two hits and striking out six in two and two-thirds innings.

DeFosset picked up the win in UMSL’s 4-0 shutout of Kentucky Wesleyan in the first game on Sunday. She allowed just three hits and struck out 14 Panthers in the victory. In the nightcap, a 4-3 Tritons’ win, DeFosset pitched three and two-third innings to earn a save.

On the year, DeFosset is 10-3 with a 0.55 ERA and three saves. She has struck out 150 batters in 20 appearances and has recorded nine complete games and five shutouts. DeFosset has allowed just eight earned runs in 102-plus innings of work.

UMSL (17-12) is atop the GLVC standings with a 6-2 league record. The Tritons will face Missouri Southern, Illinois-Springfield and Missouri S&T this week.

Other top performers in the GLVC last week included Bellarmine’s Casey Willard, Drury’s Laura McCarthy, Lewis’ Diana Pickrum, Missouri S&T’s Jen O’Hara, Northern Kentucky’s April Ehlers and Rockhurst’s Heather Robertson.