SIUE

The first-ever softball All-American at SIUE in 1981, Denise Schaake was well-known for her versatility as a two-sport athlete for the Cougars. The first women's basketball Cougar to break the 1,000-point barrier (1,095), Schaake continues to hold the school record for single-season scoring with 656 in the 1980-81 season. In softball, she led the 1979 pitching staff in earned run average of 1.04 and later hurled for a 9-2 record in 1981. Her bat was equally as strong as Schaake currently is No. 6 all-time in runs batted in (108) and triples (12).