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OVC Female Athlete of the Year
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont University women's basketball senior Darby Maggard (Larwill, Ind.) has been named 2019 Ohio Valley Conference Female Athlete of the Year, the league office announced Wednesday. Maggard will receive her award at the League's annual Honors Brunch on May 31 in Nashville. Maggard ranks among the winningest and most impactful student-athletes in Belmont University history.
Scholar Athlete Selections
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The careers of seniors Darby Maggard and Jenny Roy have been intertwined as four-year starters with Belmont women's basketball. They're sharing one last team this week as both Bruins have been selected to the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (DI-AAA ADA) Scholar Athlete Team. Belmont is the only institution to earn multiple selections to the prestigious 10-member Scholar Athlete Team.
3-Point Competition at the Final Four
MINNEAPOLIS – Belmont point guard and record-breaking 3-point shooter Darby Maggard will participate in the State Farm College Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships on Thursday as part of the NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four weekend celebration in Minneapolis, Minn. Maggard is one of eight seniors selected for the Women's 3-Point Championship. The 31st annual State Farm College Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships will air live on ESPN at 8 p.m. on Thursday.
End of an Era - Belmont Bruins
Box Score (PDF) CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The greatest four-year run of Belmont women's basketball in recent memory came to an end Friday in the first round of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship tournament. The bracket's 13th-seeded Bruins couldn't overcome their toughest task of the season and No. 4 South Carolina. The huge and hugely talented Gamecocks owned the glass and the paint on the way to a 74-52 victory at UNC Charlotte's Halton Arena.
Meyers Award Finalist
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – For a second year in a row, Belmont women's basketball standout Darby Maggard has been selected as one of the final 10 candidates for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced Tuesday. The Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, named for the former UCLA standout and Olympian, honors the nation's top shooting guard.
Record and a Win
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – On a night where Darby Maggard further cemented her legacy as an all-time Belmont great, all the high-scoring senior wanted to talk about was her teammates and the Bruins' fourth win in a row. The Belmont women's basketball team moved to 4-1 with a 71-53 thumping of Northern Kentucky at the BB&T Center behind 16 points from Maggard (Larwill, Ind.). One basket in particular Wednesday was more notable than the rest.
A Memorable First Year
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Having led Belmont women's basketball to its best campaign in more than a decade earned first-year head coach Bart Brooks the prestigious Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year award, announced Monday. Brooks spearheaded the Bruins to a 31-4 overall record, only the program's fourth 31-win season in its rich history and its best mark since 1993-94.
Muensterman, Belmont Women, Headed to OVC Finals, Saturday
No. 1 Belmont women's basketball fought down to the final seconds in the OVC tournament semifinals and pulled out a gritty victory over No. 4 Jacksonville State. The Bruins extended their winning streak to 21-straight games with a 63-53 win over the Gamecocks, also marking their 45thconsecutive league win. For just the third time in program history, BU has now won 30 games in a single season.
Muensterman, Belmont Women, Headed to OVC Finals, Saturday
No. 1 Belmont women's basketball fought down to the final seconds in the OVC tournament semifinals and pulled out a gritty victory over No. 4 Jacksonville State. The Bruins extended their winning streak to 21-straight games with a 63-53 win over the Gamecocks, also marking their 45thconsecutive league win. For just the third time in program history, BU has now won 30 games in a single season.
Making History...Again
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont University women's basketball earned a No. 24 national ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 poll for Week 15, released Monday. It marks the first time in Belmont's NCAA Division I era that any program has earned a national ranking, in either the AP or USA Today Coaches Poll. "This is a significant moment in the history of our program, and speaks volumes to the dedication and commitment of players past and present," Belmont head coach Bart Brooks said.
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