April 22, 2002

For the third straight week and the sixth time this year, Florida Atlantic University's Nikki Myers has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher-of-the-Week. The senior from St. Petersburg, FL threw two shutouts last week and became the nation's first 30-game winner.

Myers tossed a one-hitter April 19 in a 6-0 win against Georgia State and allowed just three hits in a 1-0 victory over Florida International on April 21. Myers now has 44 career shutouts and is 30-4 this season. She's only the second player in FAU history to win 30 games in a season. Her next victory will break the record set by Liz Niadna in 1998.

Myers has received six of the 11 A-Sun Pitcher-of-the-Week awards this year. She leads FAU with a 0.62 ERA and has thrown 25 consecutive scoreless innings.

Florida Atlantic is currently ranked no. 10 in the nation and next takes on Stetson in an A-Sun doubleheader April 23 in DeLand, FL.