by MOLINE, Ill. – Missouri State senior guard Brice Calip (Mvskoke Creek) was named the MVC Player of the Year it was announced by the league yesterday..
Missouri State’s 10th Jackie Stiles Player of the Year winner and first since Tyonna Snow in 2016, Calip leads the MVC and ranks eighth nationally with a 2.94 assist-to-turnover ratio, on pace for Missouri State’s single-season record. The Sapulpa, Okla., native leads the Lady Bears in scoring (13.4 points/game), assists (4.3) and steals (2.3), ranking second in the MVC in the latter two categories.
Calip has scored in double figures 18 times in 22 games and is a four-time MVC Player of the Week in 2020-21 with game-winning shots at Valpo and Illinois State to her credit. She also leads the MVC in free throw accuracy at 85 percent and improves that number to 91 percent in the fourth quarter.
