Butler first baseman Paige Dorsett has been selected as the BIG EAST Softball Player of the Week, and catcher Kieli Ryan was chosen as the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week as announced on Monday by the conference. Each was chosen for their respective performances in last weekend's series sweep of DePaul.

Dorsett led the Bulldogs to a three-game series sweep of BIG EAST preseason favorite DePaul, batting .500 with four RBI and a pair of runs scored. In Saturday's series-opener, the sophomore slammed the game-winning come-from-behind two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to put Butler ahead 2-1. She went on to score the tying run in the sixth inning of Saturday's doubleheader, allowing the Bulldogs to, once again, take the victory by a single run (4-3). Dorsett went 3-for-4 with two RBI in Sunday's run-rule victory (13-5, 6 inn.). Her two-run single in the second pushed Butler ahead, 5-3.
 
Ryan excelled in the first BIG EAST series of her career, hitting .400 with four RBI and three doubles in Butler's three-game sweep of DePaul. In second matchup of the series, the freshman went 2-for-3 with an RBI and run scored, sending home the tying run before scoring the game-winner herself in the sixth inning. On Sunday, Ryan went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in a 13-5, six-inning, victory.
 
These honors represent the first such recognition in the careers of both Dorsett and Ryan.

The Bulldogs return to action this week, traveling to Fort Wayne on Wednesday for a game with Purdue Fort Wayne, and then hosting St. John's this coming weekend for their second BIG EAST series of the season.