Mt. Vernon’s Stokes named MIAA Freshman of Year, Player of Year for MSSU play

Mt. Vernon’s Lacy Stokes, currently playing for the Missouri Southern Lions was named the MIAA Freshman and Player of the Year as the league announced their yearly honors last week.
The Lions were paced by Lacy Stokes who was named the MIAA Player of the Year, the unanimous Freshman of the Year, a first team All-MIAA selection at guard, and was on the All-Defensive team. Stokes is the second Lion ever to earn MIAA Player of the Year with Melissa Grider being distinguished as such for her performances in the 1995-96 season. The Lions had three win the CSIC Player of the Year Award in Pam Brisby for 1981-82, Margaret Womack for 1985-86 and Anita Rank for 1986-87.
Stokes is the first player in the history of the MIAA to earn both Player and Freshman of the Year in the same season and is the first-ever Freshman of the Year winner for the Lions. The last time the Freshman of the Year was also named onto the All-MIAA first team was in the 2019-20 season with Tre’Zure Jobe at Emporia State. Stokes is also the 11th Lion to be named first-team All-MIAA and the first since Sharese Jones in the 2015-16 season and the first freshman to ever be named onto the first team for Southern.
For the season, Lacy has the school’s freshman records in single-season scoring with 523 points, points per game at 19.4, steals with 86, steals per game at 3.19, single-game scoring with 36 vs. Pittsburg State on Feb. 19, while racking up 13 games scoring 20 or more points and has scored 20 or more points in six straight games with an assist-turnover ratio of 3.58.
In MSSU single-season records, Stokes is first in assist-turnover ratio at 3.58, second in assists per game with 5.7, third in assists with 154, fifth in steals with 86, seventh in points per game with 19.4 and is 10th in single-season scoring with 523 points
Among Division II ranks, Stokes is first in assist-turnover ratio, second in steals and steals per game, third in free throws attempted, seventh in free throws made, ninth in assists and assists per game, 13th in field goals attempted, 20th in points per game and 43rd in field goals made. She leads Division II freshman in assist-turnover ratio, assists, assists per game, steals, steals per game and free throws attempted while being third in points scored, point per game and free throws made, fourth in field goals attempted and fifth in field goals made.
Stokes across the NCAA Divisions (I, II, III) overall ranks third in assist-turnover ratio, 11th in free throws attempted, 13th in free throws made, 16th in steals, 35th in steals per game and is 36th in assists and assists per game. Among freshman in the NCAA Divisions (I, II, III), Stokes leads in assist-turnover ratio and free throws attempted, third in steals and free throws made, fourth in assists, assists per game and steals per game. Fifth in points scored, sixth in field goals attempted, seventh in points per game and 11th in field goals made.
Below is the full list of All-MIAA honorees.
2022 MIAA Postseason Awards
Player of the Year - Lacy Stokes - Missouri Southern, Freshman
Defensive Player of the Year - Nija Collier - Central Missouri, Senior
Freshman of the Year - Lacy Stokes - Missouri Southern*
Coach of the Year - Ronnie Ressel - Missouri Southern*
*Unanimous Selection
2022 MIAA All-Defensive Team
Connie Clarke - Missouri Western, Sophomore
Nija Collier - Central Missouri, Senior
Brooke Rayner - Central Oklahoma, Junior
Lacy Stokes - Missouri Southern, Freshman
Madi Stokes - Missouri Southern, Sophomore
2022 All-MIAA First Team
Nija Collier - Central Missouri, Senior
Jaden Hobbs - Fort Hays State, Senior
Kelsey Johnson - Central Oklahoma, Senior
Brooke Littrell - Central Missouri, Freshman
Lacy Stokes - Missouri Southern, Freshman

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