2013 Auggie Awards - Women's Rookie of the Year Finalists

MARIE FITZGERALD (Soccer/Basketball) – Played in 20 games (20 starts) for the Augsburg women’s soccer team … Recorded four goals and three assists for 11 points … Scored game-winning goal in overtime in 2-1 win at St. Olaf in MIAC playoff semifinals on Oct. 31 … Also played on the basketball team, where she played in all 25 games … Averaged 3.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in 17.3 minutes per-game … Finished fourth on the team in steals (24), also had 35 assists and 10 blocked shots.

BEKKA KELLY (2012 Softball) – MIAC All-Tournament Team … Second base … Played and started 41 games … Led the team in sacrifice bunts (8) … Third on the team in stolen bases (10) and assists (49) … Ranked fourth on the team in hits (35) … Ranked fifth on the team in slugging percentage (.387), runs scored (19), total bases (48) and putouts (82) … Hit .282 on season and had .942 fielding percentage.

MARY KLECKER (Cross Country/2013 Indoor Track and Field) – All-MIAC Honorable Mention (track and field) … Was the team’s No. 2/3 cross country runner … Recorded a personal best 24:04 at the UW-LaCrosse Invite … Finished 69th at MIAC Championships and 73rd at the NCAA Division III Central Regional … Competed in the mile, 600 and 800 meter distances in indoor track and field … Claimed a first place finish in the 600 Meter Run at the Pre-MIAC Meet with a time of 1:40.77 … Earned All-MIAC Honorable-Mention honors as a member of the Distance Medley relay team with a sixth-place finish.

ASHLEY PEPER (Volleyball) – All-MIAC, Augsburg Invitational All-Tournament Team … Outside hitter … Played in 28 matches … Ranked first on the team in kills (340) and attack percentage (.250) … Ranked second on the team in assists (44) … Ranked third on the team in blocks (50), and digs (263) … One of only two first-year players in the conference selected to the All-MIAC team, and first-ever Augsburg first-year player selected … Kill total ranked third in the conference and 3.24 kills-per-set average was fourth-best … Recorded a season-high 20 kills in the Auggies five-set win over St. Olaf on Oct. 19.