Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Michelle Street Named Player of the Year
October 14, 1996 - Jackson, TN--Â鶹ÊÓƵ University's Michelle Street has been named NAIA Division I women's basketball Player of the Year in the November issue of College Sports Magazine. The 5-9 senior also earned the honor of being named as a first team All- American.
Street helped lead the Lady Bulldogs to a 34-4 season record, a conference title, and the Final Four of the 1996 NAIA Women's Basketball Championship Tournament. Street led the Lady Bulldogs in three categories throughout the 1995-96 season including scoring, assists and steals. Street averaged 16.6 points, 5.2 assists, and 2.4 steals per game. In addition to outstanding statistics, Street was named All-TCAC for the third year, NAIA All-American for the second year, and named to the NAIA All- Tournament Team at the national tournament.
Along with Street, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ University women's team has been named in two pre-season polls. In the NAIA Division I pre-season polls, Â鶹ÊÓƵ was named the number two team in the country behind Southern Nazarene (OK) University. Â鶹ÊÓƵ was chosen the number one team in the country in College Sports Magazine's pre-season poll.NAIA Statistics Released