By LUCIA
BARRANTES VEGA
Sports Editor
After a weekend full of basketball, the Great American Conference announced the all-conference awards to the players of the participating teams.
The Northwestern Oklahoma State University teams had 8 athletes named in different categories.
Among them, Faith Simpson, stands out as she was named GAC Player of the Year.
With a season full of recognitions, Simpson was named GAC Player of the Week 6 times throughout the season. She was also a first-team all-conference selection. Exceeding 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in her career this season. She closed the season with a total of 669 points.
Among other recognitions, Carly Craig earned honorable mention All-GAC honors. Leading the conference in three-pointers made.
She was fourth in total assists and fifth in assists per game. Craig finished the season with a total of 386 points. She averaged 12.6 points per game and averaged 4.0 assists per game.
Additionally, the Lady Rangers have two Elite Scholar athletes, Kynsey Dixon and Anna Motycka.
Five more Northwestern athletes were in the twenty Distinguished Scholar Athletes: Josena Frame, Chelsea Lindsey, Ali Zeka, Carly Craig and Camille Thomas.
For the Rangers, Brian Free earned First Team All-Conference and Camron McDowell earned Second Team All-Conference for the GAC. Free average 14.4 points per game, along with 1.9 assists per game. He led the conference in three pointers made with 88 on the season averaging 3.1 per game.
McDowell finished with an average of 16.4 points per game for the season and was 19th in the league in assists. He finished with a career high at Northwestern with a 41 point performance against Southeastern Oklahoma State.
