SPRINGFIELD — Missouri State women’s basketball standout Brice Calip (Sapulpa, Okla.) has been named as the recipient of the university’s 2021 Outstanding Female Athlete Award, as voted on by the head coaches of MSU’s 11 women’s intercollegiate programs and announced Monday (June 28).
Other finalists for the 2020-21 Outstanding Female Athlete Award were: Kyli Jackson (soccer), Olivia Krehbiel (softball), Madison Meredith (track), Anna Miller (swimming), Tiffani Nash (tennis) and Chloe Tome (Beach volleyball).
This season, Calip became the Lady Bears’ 10th MVC Player of the Year Award winner and first since 2016. She also earned All-MVC first team and MVC All-Defensive Team laurels. Calip led the MVC and ranked 10th nationally with a 2.82 assist-to-turnover ratio to set a Missouri State single-season record. She led the Lady Bears in scoring (13.3 ppg), assists (4.3) and steals (2.2), ranking third in the MVC in the latter two categories while helping MSU to a second straight NCAA Sweet Sixteen run.
Calip scored in double figures 21 times and was a four-time MVC Player of the Week with game-winning shots at Valparaiso and Illinois State to her credit. She also led the MVC in free throw accuracy at 84 percent with a 92 percent accuracy in the fourth quarter.
Calip is the third Lady Bears’ player in as many years to earn the MSU Outstanding Female Athlete Award distinction, joining former teammate Danielle Gitzen (2019) and Alexa Willard (2020). This season marks the 12th time a women’s basketball player has won or shared the award, which was first presented in 1981.
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Missouri State Outstanding Female Athlete Award
1981 – Stephanie Dutton, field hockey
1982 – Jennifer Seveland Box, volleyball
1983 – Lynne Strubberg, basketball
1984 – Jeanette Tendai, basketball
1985 – Kim Schwaab, field hockey
1986 – Terri Whitmarsh, softball
1987 – Kathy Crotty, volleyball
1988 – Marjorie DeMarino, field hockey
1989 – Mindy Struckhoff, volleyball
1990 – Susan Ruch, volleyball
1991 – LaWaynta Dawson, basketball
1992 – Barb Gaines, softball
1993 – Barb Gaines, softball
1994 – Melody Howard, basketball / Kellie Becher, softball
1995 – Melinda Sallins, track and field
1996 – Melinda Sallins, track and field
1997 – Michelle Baptiste, track and field
1998 – Lisa Davies, basketball
1999 – Verneta Lesforis, track and field
2000 – Jackie Stiles, basketball
2001 – Jackie Stiles, basketball
2002 – Cheasa Gibson, track and field
2003 – Courtney Phillips, swimming & diving
2004 – Cheasa Gibson, track and field
2005 – Casey Owens, track and cross country
2006 – Tracy Partain, track and field
2007 – Sally Hinton, golf
2008 – Missy Linnens, golf
2009 – Jordan Hawkins, swimming & diving
2010 – Samantha Aguilar, soccer
2011 – Chelsea Dirks-Ham, swimming & diving
2012 – Casey Garrison, basketball
2013 – Nia Williams, soccer
2014 – Renata Sander, swimming & diving
2015 – Lily Johnson, volleyball / Kenzie Williams, basketball
2016 – Lily Johnson, volleyball
2017 – Lily Johnson, volleyball
2018 – Lily Johnson, volleyball
2019 – Danielle Gitzen, basketball
2020 – Alexa Willard, basketball
2021 – Brice Calip, basketball
