March 21, 2006

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Player of the Week
Garland Cooper, Northwestern
Jr., 1B, Mission Viejo, Calif./Santa Margarita Catholic
Cooper was named Player of the Week after leading the Wildcats to a perfect 6-0 record in Hawaii last weekend. She batted a team-best .471 (8-for-17) with six RBI, a .647 slugging percentage and a .550 on-base percentage. Against San Diego State, Cooper tallied two doubles and drove in a pair of runs. She followed with a 3-for-4 performance against Hawaii, scoring once and driving in a pair of runs. The Mission Viejo, Calif., native earns her second Big Ten weekly accolade as she was also honored on May 3, 2004.

Pitcher of the Week
Eileen Canney, Northwestern
Jr., Paradise, Calif./Paradise
Canney compiled a 3-0 record and a 0.67 earned run average as Northwestern won the championship of the Bank of Hawaii Invitational. She opened the trip, striking out 13 batters, one shy of her then-career high in a three-hit shutout against Kansas. Canney then defeated San Diego State with a seven-strikeout performance for a 6-2 victory. The Paradise, Calif., native, ended the weekend, fanning a career-high 17 batters, while giving up only one hit against Hawaii. Canney earns her fourth weekly accolade as she was also honored in 2004 (April 26) and 2005 (Feb. 8 and April 4).