by Emma Sporeleder, Student Reporter
Bailey Brown, a junior biology and chemistry major from Enid, put her name in Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s record books when she became the thirteenth basketball player in the program’s history to score 1,000 points for the Lady Rangers.
Brown started playing basketball at the Alva Recreation Complex in first grade and decided that she loved being in that type of atmosphere.
“I really like winning,” she said. She said it’s her favorite part about competing.
Before graduating from Chisholm High School in 2017, she decided to visit Northwestern to find out if she wanted to become a member of the Lady Rangers basketball team. The former players and her coaches persuaded her to be a part of the Ranger family.
Little did Brown know that she would become a record-breaking athlete in fewer than three years. Not only has she scored over 1,000 points in her collegiate career, Brown has also earned several awards. She has been named Great American Conference Player of the Week twice, NWOSU Athlete of the Month twice, Great American Conference Honorable Mention, NWOSU Female Athlete of the Year, and NWOSU Sophomore Female Athlete of the Year.
In 2019, a 20-year-old single-game rebound record changed in Percefull Fieldhouse after the Lady Rangers blew out Southeastern Oklahoma State University 90-44. During this game, Brown put her name in the record book when she pulled down a game record: 26 rebounds, one shy of tying the
Great American Conference single game rebound record.
Brown’s favorite memory from basketball was going to Hawaii in 2019 with her teammates from Northwestern and playing two games while they were there.
With big plans of attending medical school after graduating college, Brown keeps herself busy by balancing road trips to games, practices, workouts and homework.
“It is definitely hard balancing everything, but being organized helps me a lot,” she said.
Her dream job is to one day become an anesthesiologist.
When Brown isn’t shooting money balls and pulling down rebounds, she enjoys painting, taking care of her plants and going on vacations to the beach.
Editor’s Note: This story is the first in a series, “Shooting for the Stars,” which features NWOSU basketball players who have scored 1,000 points or more during their current collegiate careers.