Kornegay Garners South Carolina Education Lottery USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Week Plaudit

AIKEN, S.C. - After a dominating week in the circle, University of South Carolina Aiken softball player India Kornegay was named the South Carolina Education Lottery USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Week on March 28, 2011.

The Eufaula, Ala. native went a perfect 3-0 in 21 innings pitched last week.

Kornegay opened her stellar week with her first no-hitter in her collegiate career during USC Aiken's 5-0 game-two victory over St. Andrews on Wednesday, March 23. She struck out nine batters and allowed just two walks against the Conference Carolinas foe.

The Eufuala High School product followed that performance up with a stout performance on Saturday, March 26 as she pitched both complete games in the Pacers' league sweep of PBC foe Georgia Southwestern. During the 2-0 game-one victory over the Hurricanes, Kornegay retired eight batters and gave up just three hits. She then turned around and gutted out the second game, a 3-2 win, to strike out five.

On the week, she recorded a 0.67 ERA with her opponents hitting just .157 against her.

Kornegay is 10-4 on the year with a 1.09 ERA. She currently has 147 strikeouts for the entire year.

The South Carolina Education Lottery USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Week award honors one student-athlete each week from an in-season sport for their hard work and effort.

Check www.PacerSports.com throughout the course of the 2010-11 athletic year to learn more about the South Carolina Education Lottery USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Week award.