Valparaiso University women’s basketball senior Meredith Hamlet (McBain, Mich. / McBain) was recognized for her success both on the court and in the classroom on Tuesday as she received Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention for the second consecutive season.

Hamlet is averaging 12.7 points per game this year and ranks fifth in program history in career scoring. She also ranks fourth in Valpo’s record book in career 3-pointers made, 14^th in assists, eighth in made free throws, fifth in free-throw percentage and tied for third in games played. She was named MVC Player of the Week on Dec. 3 and was featured as part of the MVC Scholar-Athlete Spotlight on Nov. 21.

Hamlet, who owns a 3.55 grade point average in public relations, was selected to participate in the annual “So You Want to be a Coach” program, hosted by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. Away from basketball, she serves as the co-President of Valpo’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes and is a member of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) on campus.

Hamlet traveled to Ethiopia this past summer as part of Athletes in Action, a 10-day trip with a team of collegiate women’s basketball players from across the country, with the goal of teaching people about the glory of God and the sport of basketball.

Hamlet and her teammates will battle Indiana State in the first round of Hoops in the Heartland on Thursday at the TaxSlayer Center in Moline, Ill.

First Team                                             Year       GPA        Major

Chelsea Brackmann, Bradley           Junior     3.50       Health Science

Danielle Gitzen, Missouri State         Senior     3.67        Advertising & Promotion

Becca Hittner, Drake *                       Junior     3.96        Marketing

Ellie Howell, UNI &#                          Senior     4.00        Master of Business Admin

Sara Rhine, Drake*                             Junior     4.00        Elementary Education

*2018 First Team; &2018 Second Team; #2017 Second Team

Second Team                                       Year                       GPA        Major

Abby Brockmeyer, SIU                      Sophomore           3.94        Business

Maddy Dean, Drake &                       Graduate               3.64        MBA Graduate Program

Gabi Haack, Bradley                          Sophomore           3.70        Elementary Education

Karli Rucker, UNI                                Sophomore           3.40        Elementary Education

Makenzie Silvey, Southern Illinois   Sophomore           3.98        Business

Alexa Willard, Missouri State            Junior                     3.78        Finance

&2018 Second Team

Honorable Mention                            Year                       GPA        Major

Sammie Bachrodt, Drake %             Senior                     3.57        Finance

Taylor Hagen, UNI                             Senior                     3.96        Communication Sciences

Meredith Hamlet, Valparaiso %       Senior                     3.55        Public Relations

Tamara Lee, Indiana State                               Graduate               3.50        Master of Physical Education

Nicole Martin, Southern Illinois        Junior                     3.29        Exercise Science

Abby O’Connor, Loyola                    Sophomore           3.39        Political Science & Criminal Justice

Ellie Rice, Loyola                                Sophomore           3.75        Biology

Paige Saylor, Illinois State Sophomore           4.00        Biology

% 2018 Honorable Mention