Howlett Named to NFCA All-America Team

May 16, 2008

The honors just keep rolling in for Falcon third baseman Emily Howlett (Sr., Eagan, Minn.)

Howlett becomes the first Falcon to be named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America team. She was named to the third team on Thursday.

"I am very pleased to hear that Emily was named an NFCA All-American," said Falcon Coach Jody Gabriel. "She is an outstanding athlete that worked hard throughout her entire career. I feel fortunate to have worked with an athlete with so much passion for the game. Emily is very worthy of this honor."

This year Howlett has been named to the first All-WIAC team, the first NFCA Great Lakes Region team, she has been named the WIAC Postition Player of the Year and she was named to the College Sports Information Directors of America third Academic All-District V team. She was also voted the team's Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year.

Howlett led the Falcons in hitting with a .500 average. She was 69-138 at the plate. She led the Falcons in hits, runs (47), doubles (17), triples (2) and RBI (52). She also hit eight homers and had a .826 slugging percentage. She finished with a .972 fielding percentage. She set single season records in six categories including batting average, RBI, doubles, hits, runs scored and slugging percentage. Howlett holds career records for doubles (52) and batting average (.439). Her .500 average ties for the best average in a single season in the WIAC. Howlett led the WIAC in batting average, total bases, slugging percentage, doubles, RBI and hits. She played and started all 42 games for the Falcons.

Howlett is the first Falcon to earn the WIAC Position Player of the Year Award. She recorded at least one hit in 35 of 42 games and produced 24 multi-hit games, including six three-hit performances and two four-hit contests. Howlett scored at least two runs in 13 games and had multiple runs batted in during 17 contests. She had a .439 career batting average and 52 doubles, both school records. Her career totals rank second on the WIAC all-time charts.

The Falcons finished 29-13 overall and won a school-record 15 straight games. They finished 8-8 in WIAC play and finished second in the conference tournament. UWRF is the only team to beat the No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 seeds in WIAC tournament play. The Falcons entered the tourney as the No. 5 seed.

Emily Howlett at UW-River Falls

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