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ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Senior guard Renee Frericks (Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake) has been named one of 10 Missouri Valley Conference Good Neighbor Award recipients, according to an announcement by the league office Wednesday.
A team co-captain, Frericks is averaging 5.3 points per game and a team-best 2.3 assists per contest, while helping Bradley to a 16-12 overall mark. She scored 5.8 points per game in Missouri Valley Conference play and helped the Braves to a 12-6 league record to match the school record for conference victories. A second-team ESPN The Magazine Academic-District selection, Frericks earned honorable mention Missouri Valley Conference scholar-athlete recognition this year and was named the Bradley Country Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week for the week of Jan. 20. A secondary education major, she owns a 3.92 grade point average and has been named to the Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll all seven of her semesters on The Hilltop. Frericks has started a career-best 15 games this season, helping Bradley to a10-5 record in those contests and ranks as the Braves' active career leader with 96 career three-pointers. In an effort to honor model student-athletes, the Missouri Valley Conference has partnered with State Farm Insurance in creating the MVC Good Neighbor Award. In order to be eligible for the award, the student-athlete must be in good academic standing, must demonstrate good citizenship through good sportsmanship and significant community service and must participate in a sport during the season of recognition. The Valley will recognize 10 student-athletes three times annually (fall, winter, spring) for a total of 30 honorees each school year. Off the court, she has volunteered in a wide variety of activities including the MVC's Just Read! program and serving as a high school math tutor. Frericks has served as a member of the student-athlete advisory committee in addition to visiting patients at the Methodist Medical Center and OSF Children's Hospital. Frericks and the Braves return to action Friday against Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals of the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in St. Charles, Mo. Bradley and UNI will square off at 2:35 p.m. at The Family Arena, with the winner advancing to Saturday's 5:05 p.m. semifinal. Fans attending the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament are encouraged to attend a sendoff for the women's basketball team Friday at 12:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Westport Lakeside Chalet at 191 West Port Plaza in St. Louis. |
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