Shyla Rider earned Female Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year award. A three-year starter for the softball team, she has been the consumate leadoff hitter. She sports a .445 on-base percentage which is third in school history. She is also seventh in runs scored, third in hits and second in doubles. She is on pace to own all those records by the end of her career. A chemistry major, she has posted a 3.957 grade point average.