07-08 KCAC Honors

Four Lady Bulldogs named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes

Four Lady Bulldog basketball players have been named NAIA/Daktronics women's basketball Scholar-Athletes for the 2008 season. Receiving the NAIA's top scholastic honor were seniors Callie Coberly of Quinter, Kan., Amy Porter of Quinter, Kan., and April Woody of Tescott, Kan., along with junior Jamie Sims Brewer of McPherson, Kan.

Woody was previously named a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete in 2007. A four-year starter for McPherson College, the 2004 graduate of Tescott High School finished her Lady Bulldog career as the third leading career scorer in McPherson College women's basketball history with 1,149 points. Woody set a single season school record for free throw percentage as a junior, then added the career free throw percentage this season, finishing her career hitting 79.9% of her attempts. The school record holder for varsity games played at 111, Woody averaged 12.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.1 steals as a senior and was named to the All-KCAC first team. April scored a season high 20 points in the Bulldogs' second regular season win over Friends. Named to the All-KCAC honorable mention squad in 2007, April will graduate in May with a degree in biology.

Coberly moved into the Lady Bulldogs' starting line-up as a senior. This season, the 2004 graduate of Quinter High School averaged 6.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.6 steals per game. She scored a career high 15 points in the Bulldogs' KCAC tournament quarterfinal win over Friends. Coberly is on schedule to graduate in May with a dual psychology and sociology major.

Porter was usually one of the first two players off the bench for record setting 19-9 Lady Bulldogs. A 2004 graduate of Quinter High, Amy averaged 2.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.4 assists while playing in all 28 games. Her season high nine points came in the Bulldogs' November win over Central Christian College. Porter will graduate in May with her Bachelors Degree in business management/finance.

Brewer was named to the All-KCAC first team this past season after averaging 13.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 2.5 steals per game. A 2005 graduate of McPherson High School as Jamie Sims, she led the Bulldogs in assists and steals, and was second in scoring. While playing just her second season of collegiate basketball after transferring from Kansas State University, Brewer is on schedule to graduate in May of 2009 with her degree in elementary education.

Recipients of the Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete award must have a minimum grade point average of 3.50 on a 4.00 scale, be a junior or above in academic standings, and been in attendance at the nominating institution a minimum of one full school year.

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Three Lady Bulldogs grab first team All-KCAC honors

Three members of the 2007-2008 McPherson College women's basketball team were named to the All-KCAC first team in a recent vote of the conference's coaches.

Seniors April Woody and Whitney Pegram, and junior Jamie Brewer all received first team honors while leading the Lady Bulldogs to an 18-8 regular season record and third place in the KCAC (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference).

The Lady Bulldogs then completed their 2008 season with an overall record of 19-9, tying the school record for wins in a season, after advancing to the semifinal round of the KCAC post-season tournament.

“”I am very happy for April, Jamie, and Whitney,” said Marcus Hick, McPherson College head women's coach. “They have played important roles in our team's success. This recognition is a great way to end their year, and for April and Whitney, their careers at McPherson College .”

April Woody, a 2004 graduate of Tescott (Kan.) High School, concluded the season ranked #3 on the Lady Bulldogs' all-time career scoring list with 1,149 points. This season, Woody was the Lady Bulldogs' third leading scorer, averaging 12.5 points per game. She pulled down 158 rebounds to rank third among the Bulldogs with an average of 5.6 per game. She ranked second for McPherson with 99 assists, and topped the KCAC with an average of 3.69. She was credited with 31 steals as a starter in all 28 games. April ranked #3 in the KCAC in free throw percentage, hitting 81.5%% (86 of 106) of her charity attempts. She ended her career hitting 79.9% of her free throws (246 of 308), a new McPherson school record. Woody also led McPherson hitting 42.1% of her three-point attempts (23 of 55). Four times Woody led the Lady Bulldogs in scoring, topped by a season high 20 points in McPherson's mid-February win over Friends. She twice led McPherson in rebounding, setting and equaling her season high of 10, first against Central Christian and then at Kansas Wesleyan. Woody is majoring in biology.

“April is probably the most competitive person on this campus,” said McPherson head coach Marcus Hicks. “She expects to excel and win at everything she does. She's undersized physically, but is a real bulldog when it comes time to step on the court and compete.”

Whitney Pegram, a 2003 graduate of Silver Lake (Kan.) High School, led the NAIA Division II and KCAC during the regular season in blocked shot average (4.35 per game) and total blocks (113). She finished the season with 123 blocked shots, in her only season as a Bulldog, tripling the previous single season McPherson school record (40) and annihilating the career total (80) total. She raised the Bulldogs' single game blocked shot record from five to seven, eight, and finally nine, the final mark coming against Kansas Wesleyan. She led McPherson and ranked second in the KCAC in total field goal percentage, hitting 49.5% (140 of 283). Whitney was the Lady Bulldogs' leading scorer and rebounder, averaging 13.4 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Pegram led the Lady Bulldogs in scoring ten times and in rebounding 12 games. Her season highs were 23 points against Mid-America Christian in the Bethel Classic and 17 rebounds in the KCAC tournament semifinals against. She had seven scoring/rebounding, double-doubles and was credited with 61 assists and 19 steals. Pegram is majoring in psychology and sociology.

“Whitney came in and added a new dimension to our team,” said Hicks. “She makes the other team adjust what they want to do in the middle. She annihilated our blocked shot record for a season and a career in just one year. She knows the game and brings a great basketball IQ to the court.”

Jamie (Sims) Brewer, a 2005 graduate of McPherson (Kan.) High School, was the Bulldogs' #2 scorer, averaging of 13.2 points per game, seventh best in the KCAC. She finished the regular season ranked second in the KCAC in both steals and assists, averaging 2.65 steals and 3.65 assists per game. Her 70 total steals and 103 assists led the Bulldogs. A starter in all 28 regular season games, Jamie completed the season with 92 rebounds. She shot 43.4% (128 of 295) from the floor during the regular season to lead the McPherson guard corps. Brewer led McPherson in scoring five times, topped by a career high 24 points at Ottawa . She had a season high eight rebounds against Mid-America Christian University in the Bethel Classic, and seven assists twice, against Tabor and York College. Brewer is majoring in elementary education.

“Jamie is a gamer,” said Hicks. “She really quick, and knows where she and the ball need to be on offense, and senses where the other team wants to go when she's on defense. She's a more nature two (shooting guard) than a point guard, but she has stepped in where we needed her and kept us on track.”

The 2007-2008 Lady Bulldogs finished their regular season with a 11-7 conference record, third in the KCAC race. The Bulldogs' 19 overall wins tied the school record 19 total wins set by the 1981 team.

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