Two of the top talents in Division III softball flashed their greatness once again as Katie Phillips and Tayah Kelley swept the NWC Student-Athlete of the Week awards for the sixth-ranked Linfield Wildcats, announced Wednesday.
 
Kelley was named the NWC Pitcher Student-Athlete of the Week for the third straight time. The senior has now earned the award on 15 occasions in her career and matched last year's total with her sixth honor of the season. Phillips' recognition as the NWC Position Student-Athlete of the Week was the third of the year for the graduate student left fielder.
 
Phillips batted .432 with 16 hits in a 10-0 week for Linfield, helping the Wildcats extend their win streak to 18 games. The Tustin, California, native scored 16 times and drove in 18 runs. She notched five doubles, a triple and a home run. Her week was highlighted by a 4-for-5 performance with three runs, four RBI, a double and a homer in the team's season finale at Whitworth.
 
Kelley earned seven wins in the circle to improve to 24-0 on the season. She went the distance at Whitworth on Wednesday and tossed four scoreless innings on Thursday, allowing just two hits. The Myrtle Creek product opened Linfield's series against Pacific on Friday with a two-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts. She threw two perfect innings in relief to pick up the win in Game 2, striking out all six batters faced. Kelley struck out another six Boxers in Game 3.
 
The 'Cats wrapped up their series with Puget Sound on Tuesday. Kelley sat down 12 batters in the opening game of the doubleheader before reeling in her Division III-leading 24^th win of the season in relief in the finale. Linfield finished the season with a 37-3 overall record and a 27-1 record in NWC play, matching the best conference mark in program history.
 
Kelley ranks third in Division III with 188 strikeouts. She enters the NWC Tournament with 17 complete games, six shutouts and a 1.47 ERA. The nations active career leader in hits, doubles and RBI, Phillips has driven in a Division III-best 58 runs.