SLU junior Abby Mallo was named Atlantic 10 Conference Softball Co-Player of the Year on Wednesday. (Photo: Cedric Williams)

Nora Nichols
Staff Writer

The Atlantic 10 Conference announced its annual softball season awards and all-conference teams on Wednesday.

Saint Louis University standouts Abby Mallo, Chloe Rhine, and head coach Christy Connoyer were among those honored by the league.

Mallo, SLU’s junior catcher and designated hitter, was named Atlantic 10 Softball Co-Player of the Year, along with Fordham’s Sydney Wells. This was the first time a Saint Louis player was named A-10 Player of the Year.

Rhine was named A-10 Defensive Player of the Year and Connoyer was voted A-10 Coach of the Year for the second time in the last three seasons.

SLU softball slugger Abby Mallo (Photo: Thomas Grove)

The Oak Lawn, Ill., native leads the A-10 in home runs (18), RBIs (73) and total bases (125) — school records in all three categories — as well as runners caught stealing (12).

Nationally, Mallo ranks fourth in RBIs, 25th in home runs, 37th in total bases and 39th in runners caught stealing. She was named A-10 Player of the Week four times this season and she also is among the league leaders in hits (second, team-high 59), slugging percentage (third, team-high .776), doubles (tied for third, team-high 12), batting average (fifth, team-high .366), sacrifice flies (tied for fifth, team-high-tying three), runs (tied for seventh, 37) and on-base percentage (10th, .447).

Earlier this season, Mallo became SLU’s all-time career home runs leader. She now has 41. And she is within striking distance of the all-time RBIs record of 183. Mallo currently has 157.

SLU junior shortstop Chloe Rhine was named the 2025 Atlantic 10 Conference Women’s Softball Defensive Player of the Year. (Photo: Thomas Grove)

Rhine, SLU’s talented junior shortstop, ranks second in the conference with 114 assists and has been a part of 11 of the Billikens’ league-leading 24 double plays. The Fenton, Mo., native, who went to Rockwood Summit High School, has a .962 fielding percentage in all games, and she committed only two errors in 88 chances in A-10 action for a .977 mark.

SLU women’s softball coach Christy Connoyer. (Photo: Thomas Grove)

Connoyer led Saint Louis to an A-10 regular-season runner-up finish. The Billikens reached 30 wins, including a school-record 15-game winning streak, for a third successive year and earned a third straight A-10 Championship first-round bye.

Other Billiken players honored by the A-10 include senior left fielder Natalie Sullivan and senior pitcher Taylor Hochman who were voted to the All-Conference second team, and redshirt-freshman pitcher Anna Christ and freshman designated hitter Scout Gallagher, who were named to the A-10 All-Rookie team, giving Saint Louis at least two All-Rookie choices for a fourth consecutive year.

Saint Louis will begin play in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament on Thursday. The Billikens are the No. 2 seed and earned a first-round bye.

The tournament is being played in Washington, D.C., this season, with the championship game scheduled for Saturday.

2025 SLU BILLIKENS SOFTBALL SCHEDULE

Date	Time	At	Opponent	Location	Tournament	Result
February 6, 2025 (Thursday)	7:30 pm	Neutral	Southern Indiana	Honolulu, Hawaii	Paradise Classic	L, 3-4
February 7, 2025 (Friday)	4 pm	Neutral	Santa Clara	Honolulu, Hawaii	Paradise Classic	W, 4-3
February 7, 2025 (Friday)	9 pm	Away	Hawaii	Honolulu, Hawaii	Paradise Classic	L, 2-5
February 8, 2025 (Saturday)	2 pm	Neutral	Santa Clara	Honolulu, Hawaii	Paradise Classic	L, 4-6
February 8, 2025 (Saturday)	7 pm	Neutral	Southern Indiana	Honolulu, Hawaii	Paradise Classic	W, 2-1
February 20, 2025 (Thursday)	9 am	Neutral	Evansville	Peoria, Ill.		W, 12-2 (5)
February 20, 2025 (Thursday)	11 am	Neutral	Evansville	Peoria, Ill.		L, 1-11 (6)
February 23, 2025 (Sunday)	3 pm	Neutral	Northern Illinois	St. Charles, Mo. (Lindenwood)		W, 6-0
February 24, 2025 (Monday)	10 am	Neutral	Green Bay	St. Charles, Mo. (Lindenwood)		W, 7-3
February 24, 2025 (Monday)	Noon	Neutral	Green Bay	St. Charles, Mo. (Lindenwood)		L, 3-4
February 28, 2025 (Friday)	9 am	Neutral	St. John’s	Kennesaw, Ga.	Kennesaw State Tournament	L, 3-4 (8)
February 28, 2025 (Friday)	Noon	Neutral	East Tennessee State	Kennesaw, Ga.	Kennesaw State Tournament	L, 3-5
March 1, 2025 (Saturday)	3 pm	Neutral	Rider	Kennesaw, Ga.	Kennesaw State Tournament	W, 13-1 (5)
March 1, 2025 (Saturday)	6 pm	Away	Kennesaw State	Kennesaw, Ga.	Kennesaw State Tournament	L, 6-7 (8)
March 2, 2025 (Sunday)	9 am	Neutral	Rider	Kennesaw, Ga.	Kennesaw State Tournament	W, 5-4 (8)
March 7, 2025 (Friday)	2 pm	Away	Illinois	Urbana-Champaign, Ill.		L, 0-5
March 8, 2025 (Saturday)	11 am	Away	Purdue	West Lafayette, Ind.	Boilermaker Classic	W, 8-5
March 8, 2025 (Saturday)	4 pm	Neutral	Bradley	West Lafayette, Ind.	Boilermaker Classic	L, 4-5
March 9, 2025 (Sunday)	11 am	Neutral	Bradley	West Lafayette, Ind.	Boilermaker Classic	L, 0-7
March 9, 2025 (Sunday)	1:30 pm	Away	Purdue	West Lafayette, Ind.	Boilermaker Classic	L, 2-4
March 11, 2025 (Tuesday)	Noon	Home	South Dakota State	Billiken Sports Center		L, 1-10 (5)
March 12, 2025 (Wednesday)	2 pm	Away	Western Illinois	Macomb, Ill.		W, 8-5
March 14, 2025 (Friday)	1 pm	Away	Dayton	Dayton, Ohio		L, 0-4
March 14, 2025 (Friday)	3:30 pm	Away	Dayton	Dayton, Ohio		L, 8-13
March 15, 2025 (Saturday)	Noon	Away	Dayton	Dayton, Ohio		L, 1-5
March 19, 2025 (Wednesday)	5 pm	Home	Lindenwood	Billiken Sports Center		W, 11-3 (6)
March 21, 2025 (Friday)	6 pm	Home	Fordham	Billiken Sports Center		W, 10-2 (6)
March 22, 2025 (Saturday)	1 pm	Home	Fordham	Billiken Sports Center		W, 6-0
March 22, 2025 (Saturday)	3 pm	Home	Fordham	Billiken Sports Center		L, 1-6
March 26, 2025 (Wednesday)	5 pm	Home	SIU-Edwardsville	Billiken Sports Center		W, 9-5
March 29, 2025 (Saturday)	11 am	Away	Saint Joseph’s	Philadelphia, Pa.		L, 2-3 (8)
March 29, 2025 (Saturday)	1 pm	Away	Saint Joseph’s	Philadelphia, Pa.		W, 8-3
March 30, 2025 (Sunday)	11 am	Away	Saint Joseph’s	Philadelphia, Pa.		W, 8-1
April 1, 2025 (Tuesday)	6 pm	Away	SIU-Edwardsville	Edwardsville, IL		L, 5-6
April 6, 2025 (Sunday)	3 pm	Home	George Washington	Billiken Sports Center		W, 3-0
April 6, 2025 (Sunday)	5 pm	Home	George Washington	Billiken Sports Center		W, 9-0 (5)
April 7, 2025 (Monday)	Noon	Home	George Washington	Billiken Sports Center		W, 3-0
April 9, 2025 (Wednesday)	Noon	Home	Loyola Chicago	Billiken Sports Center		W, 7-3
April 9, 2025 (Wednesday)	2 pm	Home	Loyola Chicago	Billiken Sports Center		W, 3-2 (8)
April 14, 2025 (Monday)	9 am	Away	Rhode Island	Kingston, R.I.		W, 3-0
April 14, 2025 (Monday)	11 am	Away	Rhode Island	Kingston, R.I.		W, 8-0
April 16, 2025 (Wednesday)	4 pm	Home	Eastern Illinois	Billiken Sports Center		Canceled
April 17, 2025 (Thursday)	6 pm	Home	George Mason	Billiken Sports Center		W, 7-0
April 18, 2025 (Friday)	11 am	Home	George Mason	Billiken Sports Center		W, 8-6 (8)
April 18, 2025 (Friday)	1 pm	Home	George Mason	Billiken Sports Center		W, 3-2
April 23, 2025 (Wednesday)	5 pm	Away	Lindenwood	St. Charles, MO		W, 4-3
April 26, 2025 (Saturday)	Noon	Home	St. Bonaventure	Billiken Sports Center		W, 15-6
April 26, 2025 (Saturday)	2 pm	Home	St. Bonaventure	Billiken Sports Center		W, 3-0
April 27, 2025 (Sunday)	Noon	Home	St. Bonaventure	Billiken Sports Center		W, 18-0
May 3, 2025 (Saturday)	11 am	Away	Massachusetts	Amherst, Mass.		W, 3-1
May 3, 2025 (Saturday)	1 pm	Away	Massachusetts	Amherst, Mass.		L, 6-2
May 4, 2025 (Sunday)	11 am	Away	Massachusetts	Amherst, Mass.		L, 4-3 (8)
May 7-11, 2025	TBA	Neutral	Atlantic 10 Championship	Washington, D.C.	Atlantic 10 Conference Championship
May 16-18, 2025	TBA	Neutral	NCAA Regional	TBA	NCAA Regionals
May 23-25, 2025	TBA	Neutral	NCAA Super Regional	TBA	NCAA Super Regionals
May 29 – June 5 (Thursday)	TBA	Neutral	Women’s College World Series	Oklahoma City, Okla.	Women’s College World Series