Featured image: Lyon College Head Coach Tracy Stewart-Lange was named the Coach of the Year by her peers after leading the Scots to their third-consecutive AMC regular-season title with a 27-4 overall record and a 17-1 record in AMC play.
BATESVILLE, Ark. – The American Midwest Conference (AMC) has announced the members of the 2021-22 Women’s Basketball All-Conference Team and season award winners.
All awards are voted on by the 10 coaches in the conference.
All stats are prior to the AMC Women’s Basketball Tournament Championship game that was played on February 28, 2022.
Grace Beyer of the University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy was named the Player of the Year after leading the NAIA and the AMC in scoring by a wide margin, posting 32.9 points per game. Additionally, she was second in the conference in assists per game (4.2), 10th in steals per game (1.7), and 14th in rebounds per game (6.0).
Williams Baptist senior Taylor Freeman earned Defensive Player of the Year after a phenomenal 2021-22 season that saw her post a conference-high 98 steals over 27 games (3.6 STL/G).
The Freshman of the Year award went to William Woods forward Sydney Booker. Booker was outstanding for the Owls all season, averaging 8.7 rebounds per game (fourth in AMC) and 11.5 points (13th in AMC).
The conference’s top rebounder, Aminata Seck from Central Baptist, was awarded the Newcomer of the Year after posting a strong first season with the Mustangs. Seck led the AMC in rebounds per game (10.4) while also posting 15.2 points per game (sixth in AMC) and 1.2 blocks per game (third in AMC).
Lyon College Head Coach Tracy Stewart-Lange was named the Coach of the Year by her peers after leading the Scots to their third-consecutive AMC regular-season title with a 27-4 overall record and a 17-1 record in AMC play.
Player of the Year: Grace Beyer. Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Coach of the Year: Tracy Stewart-Lange, Lyon
Defensive Player of the Year: Taylor Freeman, Williams Baptist
Freshman of the Year: Sydney Booker, William Woods
Newcomer of the Year: Aminata Seck, Central Baptist
First-Team All-Conference
Aminata Seck, Central Baptist
Mallory Shetley, Columbia
Grace Beyer, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Jade Giron, Lyon
Tionne Taylor, Missouri Baptist
Taylor Freeman, Williams Baptist
Second-Team All-Conference
Abby Backes, Columbia
Clare Shetley, Columbia
Elizabeth Allanach, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Marleigh Dodson, Lyon
Alexis Allstun, Missouri Baptist
Third-Team All-Conference
Alexis Augustus, Central Baptist
Mackenzie Dubbert, Columbia
Paige Kelley, Lyon
Allison Moore, Stephens
Sydney Booker, William Woods
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Ashlyn Vermeer, Hannibal-LaGrange
Deyana Dodd, Harris-Stowe State
Destiney Amaefula, Harris-Stowe State
Samantha Matthews, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Makenzie Schierding, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Katie Turner, Lyon
Lauren Ebert, Missouri Baptist
Rose Wassef, Missouri Baptist
Cedreanna Lee, Stephens
Marveen Ross, Stephens
Kasey Hazell, William Woods
Natalie Thomas, William Woods
Kaylee Clark, Williams Baptist
Italei Gray, Williams Baptist
All-Defensive Team
Clare Shetley, Columbia
Aminata Seck, Central Baptist
Tionne Taylor, Missouri Baptist
Jade Giron, Lyon
Taylor Freeman, Williams Baptist
All-Freshman Team
DeLaney Horstman, Columbia
Allison Byars, Lyon
Sydney Booker, William Woods
Kaylee Clark, Williams Baptist
Jhiya Jefferson, Williams Baptist
Champions of Character Team
Central Baptist: Lydia York
Columbia: Amber Wright
Hannibal-LaGrange: Eliana McClarie
Harris-Stowe: Maia Marshall
Health Sciences & Pharmacy: Ally Nelson
Lyon: Mari-Hanna Newsom
Missouri Baptist: Rose Wassef
Stephens: Sierra Leeper
William Woods: Kasey Hazell
Williams Baptist: Khia Perry
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