STANDISH, Maine –Saint Joseph's College senior third baseman Kim Jordan (Bangor, Maine) has been selected as the ECAC DIII New England Softball Player of the Week. Jordan was also selected as the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Player of the Week on Monday.

Jordan hit .625 (5-8) with four runs, a double, a triple and two RBI in wins over Dominican and Wisconsin-Lutheran in the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic in Fort Myers, Florida on Sunday afternoon. She posted a .668 OBP and an even 1.000 slugging percentage in the Opening Day victories.

Through eight games for the 7-1 Monks, Jordan is hitting .448 (13-29) with 13 runs, three doubles, three triples and five RBI with a .759 slugging percentage and a .515 OBP. She leads the team in runs, triples and total bases and has made just one error in 26 total chances for a .962 fielding percentage at the hot corner.

A four-year starter, Jordan owns a .294 (113-384) career batting average with 99 runs, 25 doubles, 10 triples, five home runs, 45 RBI and 24 stolen bases during her career.

She is just the second player in the last 11 seasons to earn ECAC weekly honors, as she joins former teammate Connie Grovo '14 on the short list. Grovo collected the same award on April 1st, 2013.

Saint Joseph's closes out the 2015 Spring Trip with games versus Nazareth (9:00 AM) and Curry College (11:00 AM) tomorrow morning.

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Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic liberal arts college, providing a supportive, personalized and career-focused education for more than 100 years. From its 430-acre campus on the shores of Sebago Lake, the College offers more than 40 undergraduate programs to a population of approximately 1,000 students. Saint Joseph's College Online provides certificates, undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults through an online learning program. For more, visit www.sjcme.edu.