Around the Ohio Valley: April 26

A list of stories from OVC schools for the week of April 26:

• APSU's junior Chelsea Harris won the 2010 Ohio Valley Conference women's golf individual championship after rain washed out the final nine holes of the tournament. She was also named tournament MVP, as well as OVC Player of the Year.
• EIU offensive tackle Otis Hudson was selected with the 21st pick of the fifth round of the NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. He was the first Panther selected in 11 years.
• EKU men look for third OVC golf championship in the last five years; have won 11 total, most of any OVC school.
• Jacksonville State’s Ryan Perrilloux and Torrey Davis have both signed free-agent contracts to play professional football; Women's golf team scores single day lowest score in OVC history during the second round Friday en route to a second-place finish.
• Morehead State Eagle football looks for next defensive leaders.
• Murray State women's golf won the OVC championship this weekend for the eighth time in school history; defensive end Austen Lane was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. That makes Lane the highest drafted player in Racer history.
• SEMO baseball (25-14, 10-4) swept Jacksonville State (20-18, 8-6) over the weekend to take over sole possession of the OVC standings.
• SIUe's Erika Taylor matched her career high with 13 strikeouts in the Cougars 5-1 win over Rhode Island.
  
• TSU's softball team scored three runs in the seventh inning to move past Tennessee Tech, 4-3, and pick up a crucial Ohio Valley Conference win Sunday afternoon at Tiger Field.
• Five home runs by Tennessee Tech baseball leads to a 5-3, 12-4 sweep Sunday afternoon over Morehead State, giving the Golden Eagles a tie for third in OVC standings.
• UT Martin softball hit five home runs in last weekend's double header vs. TSU, giving it 56 on the year and breaking the previous program record of 55 set just last year; Roren Thomas, a former UT Martin wide receiver, signed a free agent NFL contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars at the end of Saturday's 2010 NFL Draft.