With two starts in the circle on the week, Luper, a freshman from Salem, Virginia, went 2-0 with a 0.53 earned run average over 13 innings with five hits, four runs, one earned, with 14 strikeouts and a pair of walks on the week. She tossed a complete game against Southern Wesleyan with three unearned runs allowed on three hits with nine strikeouts and one walk. In a run-rule win over Belmont Abbey she allowed one run on two hits over six innings with five strikeouts and one walk. Luper limited the opposition to a .111 batting average on the week.
2023 Conference Carolinas Softball Weekly Awards
Week 1 (Feb. 7, 2023)
Offensive Player of the Week: Taylor Watford, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Bailey Wilcox, Chowan
Week 2 (Feb. 14, 2023)
Player of the Week:
Virginia Bishop, North Greenville
Pitcher of the Week:
Hannah Killough, Mount Olive
Week 3 (Feb. 21, 2023)
Player of the Week: Emily Bell, Barton
Pitcher of the Week: Jada Wilson, Lees-McRae
Week 4 (Feb. 28, 2023)
Player of the Week: Peyton Day, King
Pitcher of the Week: Jenna Walling, Francis Marion
Week 5 (March 7, 2023)
Player of the Week: Danielle Karacson, Francis Marion
Pitcher of the Week: Rachel Davis, Francis Marion
Week 6 (March 14, 2023)
Player of the Week:
Kadence Sheppard, UNC Pembroke
Pitcher of the Week: Rilee Jones, Barton
Week 7 (March 21, 2023)
Player of the Week:
Makayla Cuthbertson, Francis Marion
Pitcher of the Week: Maddie Edwards, Emmanuel
Week 8 (March 28, 2023)
Player of the Week: Jessica Campbell, King
Pitcher of the Week: Savana Luper, King