RIVER FOREST, ILL. -- After a career outing against Alverno College, Melisa Hadzic (Westchester, Ill.) earned CUC's first Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Player of the Week.

Hadzic led the Cougars on the week with a .529 batting average while slugging 1.294. She collected nine hits in 17 at-bats with ten RBIs, three home runs, two doubles, and one triple on the week. Her most notable performance on the week came against Alverno where she picked up a career-high seven RBIs off a grand slam and a three-run homer to push the Cougars ahead by nine. 
 

FIRE ME UP MELISA HADZIC 🔥🔥🔥

A grand slam to extend the lead back to nine! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/KsazdESWPH

— CUC Softball (@cucsoftball) April 19, 2026

The Cougars will be back in action Saturday, April 25th as they host Wisconsin Lutheran College. Coverage can be found at cucougars.com.