St. Paul, MN - Jordyn Heckendorf was named the UMAC player of the week (April 24-April 30) representing MLC softball. The junior appeared in five games this past week and went 13-17 at the plate (.765) with one homerun, five RBI, and four runs scored. Heckendorf also displayed her glove in the outfield, with no errors on 18 putouts and 1 assist.

The centerfielder had a 4-4 game against Minnesota-Morris and then followed that performance up with a 4-5 effort in game two of the doubleheader, where she hit a crucial two-run homer in the seventh inning to extend the Knights' lead. As a result, the Knights swept the Cougars on Tuesday, April 25.

Heckendorf joins Matt Rieger and Maya Habben as MLC student-athletes to win player of the week in their respective sports.

You can read the full list of winners by clicking here.