PEORIA, Ill. -- It's time to vote for the Prairie Farms Bradley Athlete of the Month! Now that the calendar has flipped to October, it's time to look back at September and vote for which Brave had the best month of action.

Senior Irene Mostardini of the volleyball team, senior Michael Switala of the soccer team, senior Caroline McConnell of the women's golf team and sophomore Ruby Tseng of the tennis team are the nominees for Prairie Farms Bradley Athlete of the Month in September.
 
Voting opens today at 12:00 p.m., will be open for 48 hours and will be conducted through the @BradleyBraves X account.
 
Irene Mostardini • Sr. • Volleyball • Monsummano Terme, Italy
• Recorded at least 10 digs in nine of 11 appearances during September, including three appearances with more than 20 digs.
• Notched at least one service ace in 10 games during the month, totaling 16 aces. 
• The Braves' libero registered the fourth kill of her career against Kansas City on Sept. 13.
• Enters October leading the team in digs (223), digs per set (4.13) and service aces (26).

Michael Switala • Sr. • Soccer • Park Ridge, Illinois
• Made five appearances during September, making four starts and playing a full 90 minutes on two occasions.
• Scored three goals in four-game stretch towards the end of the month. 
• Ranks second among all Bradley outfield players in minutes per game through play on Sept. 30 (74.63 minutes/game).
• Was Bradley's leading or joint-leading goal scorer with three goals prior to Bradley's game against UIC on Sept. 27.
 
Caroline McConnell • Sr. • Women's Golf • South Fayette, Pennsylvania
• Has finished in the top 15 in all three tournaments this season, including two top-three finishes.
• Leads the Braves in scoring average through three tournaments at 72.33 strokes per round.
• Won three Missouri Valley Conference Golfer of the Week honors in a five-week stretch.
• Now holds four career MVC Golfer of the Week honors, one of 50 golfers in conference history to do so.

Ruby Tseng • So. • Tennis • Taiwan
• Went a perfect 6-0 in matches at the Redbird Invitational, winning Singles Flight #5 and Doubles Flight #3 (w/Ann Hsieh).
• Leads Bradley in singles wins (five) and doubles wins (four) through two Fall tournaments.
• Holds a 9-1 combined record across all competitions this season.