Long time coming: ESU’s Stueve wins 1st MIAA MVP honor
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
After earning two All-American awards in her storied career, Emporia State’s Michelle Stueve still had never been honored as her own conference’s best player.
That all changed on Monday, as the ESU senior was a unanimous choice by coaches as the MIAA’s Most Valuable Player.
This season, Stueve is second in the league in scoring (22 points per game), third in rebounding (8.4 rebounds per game) and first in both 3-pointers per game (3.56) and three-point accuracy (47.8 percent).
The Olpe native also set the MIAA’s all-time scoring record earlier this season. She is just one rebound away from becoming only the third player in conference history to record 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.
Currently, Stueve has 2,322 points and 999 rebounds for her career.
It is the third consecutive year that Stueve has been named a unanimous All-MIAA first-team selection. She also won the conference’s Freshman of the Year award in 2005.
Stueve is the seventh MIAA MVP for ESU in the last 12 years, joining Kristie McClain (2003), Emily Bloss (2001), Tara Holloway (2000), Jurgita Kausaite (1999) and Aneta Kausaite (1997-98).
Cassondra Boston, Andrea Leiker and Ida Edwards also earned distinction on the All-MIAA teams.
Boston was a second-team selection, while Edwards and Leiker earned honorable mention.
Leiker also was selected to the MIAA’s All-Defensive Team.
Townsend named 1st-team All-MIAA
For the second straight year, Emporia State’s DeAndre Townsend was selected to the All-MIAA first team.
The 5-foot-9 guard leads the league in both scoring (19.5 points per game) and assists (six assists per game).
The senior ranks 21st in the nation in assists and 32nd scoring, and is one of only two players to be in the top 35 in both categories.
No other Hornets were honored on the All-MIAA squads.
MIAA women’s awards
First Team All-MIAA
*+Georgia Mueller, TSU Jr.
*Erika Souza, SBU Sr.
*Corkey Stiger, WU Sr.
*++Michelle Stueve, ESU Sr.
Yanique Javois, MWSU Sr.
*=Unanimous first-team selection
+=Repeat selection from 2006-07
++=Repeat selection from 2005-06 & 2006-07
Second Team All-MIAA
Cassondra Boston, ESU So.
Amanda Holmes, WU Sr.
Jill Johnson, MWSU Sr.
Lindsey Maple, UCM Sr.
Tynesha Pierce, MSSU Sr.
Mandi Schumacher, NWMSU Sr.
Six players selected due to a tie in voting
Honorable Mention All-MIAA
Ida Edwards, ESU Jr.
Kara Fleming, UCM Fr.
Jojuana Jones, UCM Sr.
Sheena Kuntzsch, FHSU Sr.
Andrea Leiker, ESU Jr.
Jessica Mainz, WU Jr.
Kelli Nelson, NWMSU Sr.
Brianna Willhite, FHSU Sr.
India Wood, MSSU Jr.
MIAA All-Defensive Team
*Jessica Mainz, WU Jr.
Rachel Graves, SBU So.
Jojuana Jones, UCM Sr.
Andrea Leiker, ESU Jr.
Chemia Woods, MWSU Sr. *=Unanimous selection
MIAA Most Valuable Player: Michelle Stueve, ESU (unanimous choice)
MIAA Defensive Player of the Year: Jessica Mainz, WU
MIAA Freshman of the Year: Kara Fleming, UCM
MIAA Coach of the Year: Jim Middleton, SBU
MIAA men’s awards
First Team All-MIAA
*Cory Abercrombie, PSU Sr.
*Matthew Rogers, SBU So.
Vincent Ateba, MSSU Jr.
Jim Grabowski, SBU Sr.
+DeAndre Townsend, ESU Sr.
*=unanimous first-team selection
+=Repeat selection from 2006-07
Second Team All-MIAA
Tyrone Evans, FHSU Jr.
D'Ante Harris, SBU Jr.
Hunter Henry, NWMSU Jr.
Matt Withers, NWMSU Sr.
Joe Young, UCM Jr.
Honorable Mention All-MIAA
Reggie Bunch, MWSU So.
Nick Certa, TSU Sr.
Octavius Hawkins, MSSU Sr.
Lonnel Johnson, MWSU Jr.
Andy Peterson, NWMSU Sr.
Kyle Snyder, WU Sr.
Tony Webb, MSSU Jr.
Keith Windom, PSU Sr.
MIAA All-Defensive Team
Cory Abercrombie, PSU Sr.
Skyler Bowlin, MSSU Fr.
*T.J. Britton, MSSU Sr.
*+Matthew Rogers, SBU So.
Matt Withers, NWMSU Sr.
+=Repeat selection from 2005-06
MIAA Most Valuable Player: Cory Abercrombie, PSU
MIAA Defensive Player of the Year: Matthew Rogers, SBU
MIAA Freshman of the Year: Skyler Bowlin, MSSU
MIAA Coach of the Year: Robert Corn, MSSU
rdgrey (anonymous) says...
Way to go Michelle, its been an honor to watch you over the last few years and to have you in a few classes. You are not only a greta ball player but a great student citizen of this community.
March 4, 2008 at 5:24 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
emporia (anonymous) says...
Wow! Again, Michelle deserves what she gets. Such a humble person. Congratulations, Michelle. You humble me!
March 4, 2008 at 9:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
emporia (anonymous) says...
Bear, you're a great guy! Take care of the little people. They look up to you! Congratulations and best wishes.
March 4, 2008 at 9:03 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )