Jen Mineau was named NFCA Co-Player of the Week and USA Softball Player of the Week

For Jen Mineau's outstanding week which saw her go 5-0 with 5 shutouts, a perfect game, and 49 SO, the NFCA has honored her by naming her its national co-Player of the week. This is the second time Mineau has been honored by the NFCA in her career and it is nice to see more recognition for Mineau, Fordham, and the A10 as a conference.

Jen Mineau

Mineau was 5-0 last week and allowed no runs off of just 10 hits with only four walks and 49 strikeouts. She ended the week with a perfect 0.00 ERA, an opponent’s batting average of .093 and five shutouts. 
The crown jewel of Mineau’s week came in the Ram’s second game against Saint Peter’s when she tossed the fourth perfect game of her career to bring her career total of no-hitters to seven. For the week, the Schaghticoke, N.Y., native notched three 10-plus strikeout performances and tallied a strikeout to walk ratio of 12:1. 
For the year, Mineau has a record of 20-7 with a 1.37 ERA and 241 strikeouts. After going 6-0 last week, the Rams (38-17) claimed the 2011 Atlantic 10 regular-season title with a league record of 16-4 and secured the top-seed and a first-round by in next weekend’s conference tournament. 

Still waiting on USA Softball...

And Jen Mineau receives the honor from USA Softball as well! After their glaring omission of Sara Plourde earlier in the year it is nice to see that they got this one right. Hopefully we will be seeing Mineau's name in another USA Softball release in a few weeks. Here are the highlights from this article:

 The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced today that Fordham's Jen Mineau (Schaghticoke, N.Y.) has been named the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week for the week of April 25-May 1. Mineau led Fordham to a 7-0 record on the week, throwing 33.0 innings of scoreless softball.In a week that saw the Rams go a perfect 7-0 and clinch the 2011 regular season Atlantic 10 conference title, Mineau started and completed five of the seven contests. She posted a 0.00 ERA while striking out 49 batters and walking just four. She posted a 12-1 strikeout to walk ratio in Week 12.“It was gratifying to be successful and help the team capture the regular season title. It's an honor to be recognized for my efforts,” said Mineau. The highlight of her week came when she tossed a perfect game against St. Peter's on April 27. In the 9-0 Fordham win, Mineau fanned 12 of 15 batters faced, and didn't let a ball leave the infield."Jen was a difference maker this past week. She dominated on the mound and helped us win the regular season title,” said Fordham Head Coach Bridget Orchard. “She is deserving of the award. The tougher competition got, the tougher she got."She was also named the Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week for her efforts. This is the first-time Mineau has been honored as the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week.