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Lindsey Wilson’s Brooks earns NAIA All-America Team honors

COLUMBIA, Ky. — Reece Brooks has been named to the NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball All-America Third Team, NAIA officials announced today.

Brooks led the Mid-South Conference and ranked 10th in the NAIA in scoring, averaging 20 points per outing. His 620 points this season is the third-most in a single season in Lindsey Wilson men’s basketball history.

The Brampton, Ontario, senior, also led the Mid-South in free throw shooting, making 89.2 percent (99-of-111) of his freebies. He was second in the conference in 3-pointers made per game (2.8) and assists per game (5.0) this season.

Brooks becomes the ninth Blue Raider, including the 12th time, to earn a spot on an NAIA All-America team.

Lindsey Wilson finished with a 17-14 record in 2019-20.

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Turner named to the NAIA All-America Team, Hall and Outlaw earn honorable mention accolades

COLUMBIA, Ky. — Reagan Turner, J’Nayah Hall, and DeAsia Outlaw have earned NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball honors, NAIA officials announced today.

Turner was selected to the NAIA Second Team All-America team while Hall and Outlaw picked up honorable mention accolades.

Turner becomes just the fifth Blue Raider in the program’s history to repeat as an all-American.

The Gamaliel, Ky., junior led the Mid-South Conference in scoring this season, averaging 18.9 points per game. She led NAIA Division I women’s basketball in 3-point shooting, making 45.2 percent from beyond the 3-point arc.

Turner shot 45.5 percent from the field this season while averaging 4.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists per outing.

Last week, Turner was named to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association NAIA All-America team. She also was named Mid-South Conference First Team earlier this season.

Hall averaged 12.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game — both in the top-15 in the Mid-South Conference. The Owensboro, Ky., native, joined the 1000-point club earlier this season.

Outlaw averaged 14.4 points — seventh in the MSC — and ranked fourth in the conference grabbing 7.7 rebounds per outing. The Henderson, Ky., native, led the MSC and ranked seventh in the NAIA with 64 block shots during the season.

Hall and Outlaw each joined Turner on the conference’s first team.

Lindsey Wilson finished with a 26-6 record and earned a berth into the NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball National Tournament field. The season was cut short after the tournament was canceled due to COVID-19.

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Lindsey Wilson’s Turner named to the WBCA NAIA All-America Team

COLUMBIA, Ky. — Reagan Turner has been named to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association NAIA All-America team, WBCA officials announced on Monday.

The Gamaliel, Ky., junior, earns her second straight WBCA honor.

Turner averaged a Mid-South Conference-best 18.9 points per game this season. She ended the 2019-20 season leading the NAIA in 3-point shooting, making 45.2 percent from beyond the 3-point arc.

Turner shot 45.5 percent from the field this season while averaging 4.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists per outing.

In addition to earning the WBCA honor, Turner was named first-team all-conference earlier this season.

Turner is one of three women from the Mid-South Conference selected to the WBCA All-America team. Shawnee State’s (Ohio) Bailey Cummins and Campbellsville’s (Ky.) Madison Faulkner also earned the distinction.

Lindsey Wilson finished with a 26-6 record and earned a berth into the NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball National Tournament field. The season was cut short after the tournament being canceled due to COVID-19.

Lindsey Wilson Men’s Basketball faces Thomas More in MSC Tournament quarterfinals

COLUMBIA, Ky. — Lindsey Wilson men’s basketball begins postseason play against No. 18-ranked Thomas More (Ky.) in the Mid-South Conference Tournament on Saturday at Bowling Green Arena in Bowling Green, Ky.

The sixth-seeded Blue Raiders (17-13, 6-10 in the MSC) and third-seeded Saints (24-6, 11-5) tip-off in the quarterfinals’ finale at 7:30 p.m. CT on the campus of Bowling Green High School.

Lindsey Wilson and Thomas More split two regular-season games — each team winning on the road. The Blue Raiders won at Thomas More 84-75 on Jan. 23 while the Saints won in Columbia 73-60 on Feb. 22.

Lindsey Wilson finished tied for sixth in the standings with Pikeville (Ky.) and earned the tiebreaker based on splitting two games with Shawnee State (Ohio) while SSU swept Pikeville. Lindsey Wilson and Pikeville split their head-to-head matchups this season.

The Lindsey Wilson-Thomas More winner advances to Sunday’s semifinal game against the winner of No. 2-seed Cumberlands (Ky.) and No. 7-seed Pikeville. The championship game is slated for Monday night.

Lindsey Wilson enters the tournament off a heartbreaking 80-79 loss on Thursday night at Cumberlands. The Blue Raiders battled back from 17 points down in the second half to take a lead with 3.3 seconds left. Cumberlands escaped with the win after making a pair of free throws with just over one second left.

Thomas More — in its first season in the MSC — is the hottest team in the conference, winners of nine straight games.

The MSC Tournament begins on Tuesday night with an opening-round game in Lebanon, Tennessee as eighth-seeded Cumberland (Tenn.) hosts No. 9-seed Life (Ga.).

Quarterfinal action begins on Saturday, March 7, as top-seeded Georgetown (Ky.) meets the Cumberland-Life winner at 1 p.m. CT. Fourth-seeded Shawnee State and fifth-seeded Campbellsville meet at 3 p.m. CT. Cumberlands and Pikeville play at 5:30 p.m. CT.

Lindsey Wilson and Thomas More are slated to tip at 7:30 p.m. CT on Saturday.

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