HIGH POINT, N.C. – High Point University women’s basketball’s sophomore Emma Bockrath has been named the Big South Player of the Year, the league announced on Tuesday. Similarly, senior Kaylah Keys earned second team all-conference honors while freshman Camryn Brown made the All-Freshman Team and sophomore Lindsey Edwards was placed on the All-Academic squad.
Bockrath becomes the third Panther to earn the Big South Player of the Year award joining Stacia Robertson (’14-’15) and Katie O’Dell (’04-’05) who both won in their senior seasons in the Purple & White. Meanwhile, Keys’ selection to the All-Big South Second Team gives her three all-league selections in her career joining O’Dell as the only two Panthers to make either the first or second team three times.
Likewise, Brown’s All-Freshman Team recognition gives High Point four current student-athletes as she joins Keys, Bockrath and sophomore Haleigh Hatfield in garnering the award.
Rounding out the award winners, Edwards is the Panthers’ representative on the Big South All-Academic Team after junior Kat Harris collected to award in 2015-16.
EMMA BOCKRATH – BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR | ALL-BIG SOUTH FIRST TEAM
During conference season Bockrath ranked in the top-10 in the league in points (5th), field goal percentage (5th), steals (8th), assists (10th), rebounds (10th) and minutes (10th) … in February the guard became the first Panther in five years to score 20-plus points in four straight games … scored in double figures in 13 of 18 conference games … drilled 26 of her 32 three-pointers in conference play … is the sixth sophomore in league history to win Player of the Year and first since Winthrop’s Dequesha McClanahan in 2011-12 … first HPU All-Big South First Team member since Stacia Robertson in 2014-15 and 15th overall … won two Big South Player of the Week honors during the season … was the runner up for Big South Freshman of the Year in 2015-16.
KAYLAH KEYS – ALL-BIG SOUTH SECOND TEAM
During her senior season Keys has become HPU’s Division I leader in points (1,861), three-pointers made (253), free throws made (354), games started (114) and will likely tie the games played record on Friday … finished seventh in the Big South in scoring to place in the top-10 in scoring in all four years of her career … scored in double figures in 69 of her 86 career contests against Big South including 14 of 18 this season … is one of three Big South players in history to compile 300 assists, 200 steals and 200 three-pointers … ninth in conference history is scoring … fifth in Big South history three-pointers made.
CAMRYN BROWN – BIG SOUTH ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Brown appeared in all games with one start and finished fourth on the team in scoring with 7.3 points per contest … finished the season third on the team with 36 three-pointers … hit 43 percent of her three-point attempts in conference play … placed fourth among Big South freshmen in scoring … dished out a team-high eight assists at home against Winthrop and placed third on the team with 2.1 assists per game.
LINDSEY EDWARDS – BIG SOUTH ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Served primarily as the Panthers’ first reserve for the second straight season and finished fourth on the team in scoring with 7.4 points per game … hit 45 percent of her shots from the floor during conference action … finished fourth on the team in rebounds with 4.1 boards per appearance … owns a 3.91 grade-point average as a Strategic Communication major.