LOGAN, Utah – Utah State junior catcher/infielder Grace Matej was named the Mountain West Softball Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. 
 
Matej, a native of Orangevale, California, helped the Aggies to a 3-2 start to the year with wins over No. 19 Baylor, Abilene Christian and Purdue at last week's Texas A&M-hosted Aggie Classic. Matej recorded at least one hit in all five games, including going 2-for-4 against both Texas A&M and Abilene Christian, and going 3-for-4 against Baylor. Against the Bears, she accounted for three of the team's six runs, each coming on RBI singles. She also hit the walk-off run in the bottom of the eighth inning to secure the win over Purdue. 
 
On the week, Matej went 9-for-18 (.500) at the plate with two doubles, five RBIs and four runs scored. She was also walked once, and posted a .611 slugging percentage with a .526 on base percentage. While starting three games as a catcher, she also recorded seven putouts. 
 
This is the first MW player of the week honor of Matej's career.
 
Up Next
Utah State (3-2, 0-0 MW) will compete in the Cal Baptist Classic next weekend from Feb. 14-16 in Riverside, California, where it will play five games against the field of Seattle, San Diego and California Baptist. 
 
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