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March 8, 2008

Lady Spartans Earn All-Conference Honors

American Midwest Conference honors for the 2007-2008 women's basketball season were awarded Saturday afternoon, at the conclusion of the AMC Tournament Championship game. Earning First-Team All-Conference honors for the Missouri Baptist University Lady Spartans were Nikia Henry and Julie Leach.

Henry, a 5'2" junior guard from Kansas City, Missouri, led the Lady Spartans in points per game (17.2), assists per game (3.07), and steals per game (1.2).

Leach, a 6'0" junior forward from Beaver Dam, Kentucky, averaged 15.6 points per game, and led MBU in rebounds with 9.9 per game, field goal percentage (59.1%), and free-throw percentage (85.3%). Leach's field goal percentage, free-throw percentage and rebounds per game were also top in the AMC.

Four Lady Spartans were also named Academic All-Conference: Claire Zajdel, April Redus, Miroslava Harcegova and Brooke Hofmeister. For a complete listing of the All-Conference honors, click here.

MBU finished the season 14-16 overall, and 8-6 in the AMC, good for fourth place out of eight teams. The Lady Spartans advanced to the semifinal round of the AMC Tournament, before being eliminated by McKendree University. McKendree went on to defeat Columbia College on Saturday afternoon for the AMC Tournament Championship. The Lady Bearcats will now advance to the NAIA National Tournament in Jackson, Tennessee.