KANSAS CITY, Mo. – No. 10-ranked Central Missouri Jennies basketball had two student-athletes earn All-MIAA accolades for their performances during the 2022-23 regular season, the conference office announced Tuesday, Feb. 28.
Brooke Littrell was named the MIAA Player of the Year and First Team All-MIAA while
Olivia Nelson was tabbed an All-Defensive Team selection and Second Team All-MIAA.
A redshirt sophomore guard/forward from Green City, Mo., Littrell becomes the first Jenny to garner MIAA Player of the Year honors since Megan Skaggs in 2019-20 and the 10th UCM women's basketball student-athlete to earn the honor at least one time.
Littrell led the Jennies and ranked second in the MIAA in both scoring (19.4 points per game) and rebounding (8.7 rebound per game) in Central Missouri's 26 regular season games. Entering the MIAA Women's Basketball Championship, she is shooting 50.3 percent from the field, fourth in the conference, and 86.9 percent at the free-throw line, second in the MIAA. Littrell also ranks in the top-15 of the MIAA in blocks (11th at one block per game) and steals (15th with 1.5 steals per game), and has a team-best 10 double-doubles in 26 games.
Nelson, a redshirt sophomore guard from Kansas City, Mo., capped her regular season ranking second on the team with 12.9 points per game in 26 contests. Going into the MIAA tournament, she is second on the team and sixth in the conference with four assists per game. Nelson also leads the Jennies at the free-throw line, making an impressive 62 of 67 attempts for 92.5 percent.
The Jennies (23-3), who are the No. 2 seed in the MIAA Women's Basketball Championship, are scheduled to play either No. 7 seed Emporia State or No. 10 seed Central Oklahoma in a quarterfinal contest Thursday, March 2, at 8:15 p.m. at Municipal Auditorium in downtown Kansas City, Mo.
2023 MIAA Postseason Awards
Player of the Year – Brooke Littrell – Central Missouri, Redshirt-Sophomore
Defensive Player of the Year – Connie Clarke – Missouri Western, Junior
Freshman of the Year – Harper Schreiner – Pittsburg State
Coach of the Year – Carrie Eighmey – Nebraska Kearney
2023 MIAA All-Defensive Team
Olivia Nelson – Central Missouri, Redshirt-Sophomore
Lacy Stokes – Missouri Southern, Sophomore
Madi Stokes – Missouri Southern, Junior
Connie Clarke – Missouri Western, Junior
Klaire Kirsch – Nebraska Kearney, Senior
Jayna Green – Northwest Missouri, Junior
-Reflect Tie in Voting
2023 All-MIAA First Team
Brooke Littrell – Central Missouri, Redshirt-Sophomore
Tre'Zure Jobe – Emporia State, Junior
Katie Wagner – Fort Hays State, Sophomore
Lacy Stokes – Missouri Southern, Sophomore
Brionna Budgetts – Missouri Western, Junior
2023 All-MIAA Second Team
Olivia Nelson – Central Missouri, Redshirt-Sophomore
Connie Clarke – Missouri Western, Junior
Klaire Kirsch – Nebraska Kearney, Senior
Shiloh McCool – Nebraska Kearney, Redshirt-Junior
Tristan Gegg – Pittsburg State, Senior
2023 All-MIAA Third Team
Olivia Hollenbreck – Fort Hays State, Sophomore
Elisa Backes – Nebraska Kearney, Senior
Britney Ho – Newman, Senior
Molly Hartnett – Northwest Missouri, Sophomore
Karenna Gerber – Pittsburg State, Sophomore
2023 All-MIAA Honorable Mention
Central Oklahoma: Aspen Williston, Senior – Brooke Rayner, Senior
Missouri Southern: Kryslyn Jones, Junior – Layne Skiles, Senior – Madi Stokes, Junior
Missouri Western: Johnni Gonzalez, Junior – Trinity Knapp, Junior
Nebraska Kearney: Sarah Schmitt, Redshirt-Junior
Newman: Maddie Spagnola, Graduate
Northeastern State: Courtney Lee, Sophomore
Northwest Missouri: Kelsey Fields, Sophomore
Pittsburg State: Grace Pyle, Sophomore – Harper Schreiner, Freshman
Rogers State: Bailey Kliewer, Senior
Washburn: Aubree Dewey, Junior
