Ball State earned five awards, with three individual players being selected for All-Mid-American Conference awards, according to an announcement made by the league.
Oshlynn Brown, Moriah Monaco and Carmen Grande all earned sports on All-MAC squads, marking the seventh time the Cardinals have placed three or more players have earned postseason awards.
For the second time in her career, senior forward Moriah Monaco earned Second Team All-MAC honors. Monaco's impressive career continued this season as she averaged a career high in points per game (17.2), blocks (45) and minutes played (34.4). The senior forward has put up 1,566 points in her career averaging 40.8 percent from the field and 35.9 percent from behind the arc. She also earned two votes for the MAC Player of the Year in her final season in a Cardinal uniform.
All-MAC Second Team:
Moriah Monaco - Ball State
Cierra Dillard - Buffalo
Cassie Oursler - Buffalo
Stephanie Reid - Buffalo
Reyna Frost - Central Michigan
Last season, Grande earned an honorable mention which and was selected to the All-MAC Third Team and the MAC All-Defensive Team this season. This season, Grande's 9.4 assists per game and 272 total assists ranks second in the country. The junior also averaged 34.6 minutes per game, 11.3 points per game and 77 steals this season, all career-highs.
All-MAC Third Team:
Carmen Grande - Ball State
Danielle Minott - Eastern Michigan
Cierra Hooks - Ohio
Kaayla McIntyre - Toledo
Mikaela Boyd - Toledo
MAC All-Defensive Team:
Carmen Grande - Ball State
Stephanie Reid - Buffalo
Tinara Moore - Central Michigan
Cierra Hooks - Ohio
Mikaela Boyd - Toledo
In her first year at Ball State, Oshlynn Brown has made her presence known throughout the conference. The freshman earned MAC Sixth Player of the Year honors as well as being selected to the MAC All-Freshman Team. Brown earned four double-doubles this season while reaching double digits in scoring on eight different occasions this year. The freshman averaged 8.7 points per game in her 18.3 average minutes while shooting 54.3 from the field.
MAC All-Freshman Team:
Oshlynn Brown - Ball State
Micaela Kelly - Central Michigan
Courtnie Lewis - Eastern Michigan
Cierra Hooks - Ohio
Gabby Burris - Ohio
Contact Robby General at rjgeneral@bsu.edu or on Twitter @rgeneraljr.
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