Nebraska senior catcher Steph Pasquale , a first-year transfer from Temple, was one of 50 players nationally named to the USA Softball College Player of the Year Watch List, announced on Wednesday.

Pasquale was one of 15 repeat selections to the watch list, as she also earned one of 50 spots on the 2014 watch list. Pasquale was also one of seven players from the Big Ten Conference named to the 2015 watch list.

A native of Pompton Lakes, N.J., Pasquale was a 2013 third-team All-American at Temple. She entered her senior year with high hopes, but an injury cut her 2014 season short. She was granted a medical hardship and awarded a fifth year of eligibility by the NCAA last summer. Pasquale then elected to transfer to Nebraska after Temple cut its softball program.

As an All-American in 2013, Pasquale hit .465 with 21 doubles, 15 homers and 80 RBIs. The only All-American in Temple history, Pasquale led the nation in RBIs per game (1.4) in 2013, and she was also the nation's toughest player to strike out, fanning just once every 62 at bats. The 2013 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, Pasquale set a conference record with 80 RBIs in her junior season.

In her career, Pasquale was a three-time All-Atlantic 10 selection and a two-time, first-team all-region honoree. She enters this spring with a .379 career average with 45 doubles, 25 homers and 152 RBIs. Pasquale's 45 doubles are tied for the fifth-most of any active Division I player, and her 152 RBIs rank 10th.

Pasquale will make her Husker debut next weekend when Nebraska opens the 2015 season with five games in three days at the Hotel Encanto Invitational on the campus of New Mexico State University. The Huskers face Colorado State in the season opener, set for Friday, Feb. 6 at 2:30 p.m. (Central).