Shumate’s Record Fourth All-MAC Selection Leads Kent State Women’s Basketball Postseason Honors
3/12/2024 2:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
CLEVELAND — Redshirt senior Katie Shumate was named to an All-MAC Team for a Kent State record fourth time to headline the team's honorees, as the Mid-American Conference announced the All-MAC Teams and specialty award selections for the 2023-24 women's basketball season on Tuesday. In addition to a first team selection, Shumate was voted to the All-Defensive Team. Junior Jenna Batsch earned a spot on third team and Janae Tyler was named to the All-Freshman Team.
One of the best to ever wear a Golden Flashes uniform, Shumate is one of only two players who rank in the top-10 in the MAC in both scoring and rebounding with averages of 15.1 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. The Newark, Ohio native has continued to climb the record book in several categories and enters the postseason with 139 games played, just four off the record. Shumate sits third in program history with 172 three-point field goals while ranking fifth on the scoring list with 1,793 points and sixth with 806 rebounds. Her versatility was also on display on the defensive end, as she is the only player in the conference to rank in the top-15 in both steals per game (1.4) and blocks per game (0.7).
One of the most improved players in the conference, Batsch had the MAC's largest scoring increase (+10.3 ppg) and ranked ninth overall at 13.4 points per game. She has shot a team-best 37.9% from behind the three-point arc and is second on the team with 39 three-pointers and 16 blocked shots.
Tyler has been a major contributor during her freshman campaign, averaging 9.0 points and 3.7 rebounds per game as the first player off the bench. An efficient scorer, her 58% field goal percentage is the second highest in the MAC.
Kent State begins the quest for its first MAC Tournament championship since 2002 on Wednesday against Northern Illinois. Tip from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland is expected around 6:30 p.m.
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2023-24 MAC Women's Basketball All-MAC Teams & Specialty Award Winners
Coach of the Year: Tricia Cullop, Toledo
Player of the Year: Sophia Wiard, Fifth-Year, Guard, Toledo
Defensive Player of the Year: Nyla Hampton, Junior, Guard, Ball State
Freshman of the Year: Kirsten Lewis-Williams, Guard, Buffalo
Sixth Player of the Year: Annie Rauch, Senior, Forward, Ball State
All-MAC First Team
Ally Becki, Junior, Ball State, Guard
Chellia Watson, Redshirt Senior, Guard, Buffalo
Katie Shumate, Redshirt Senior, Guard, Kent State
Sophia Wiard, Fifth-Year, Guard, Toledo
Quinesha Lockett, Fifth-Year, Guard, Toledo
All-MAC Second Team
Reagan Bass, Junior, Forward, Akron
Nyla Hampton, Junior, Guard, Ball State
Amy Velasco, Junior, Guard, Bowling Green
Morgan Sharps, Fifth-Year, Guard, Bowling Green
Kaitlyn Zarycki, Graduate, Guard, Western Michigan
All-MAC Third Team
Madelyn Bischoff, Junior, Forward, Ball State
Erika Porter, Senior, Forward, Bowling Green
Jenna Batsch, Junior, Forward, Kent State
Brooke Stonebraker, Senior, Forward, Northern Illinois
Sammi Mikonowicz, Senior, Guard/Forward, Toledo
All-MAC Honorable Mention
Kirsten Lewis-Williams, Freshman, Guard, Buffalo
Amber Tretter, Freshman, Forward, Miami
Jayden Marable, Senior, Guard, Northern Illinois
Jaya McClure, Sophomore, Guard, Ohio
Kennedi Watkins, Junior, Guard, Ohio
MAC All-Freshman Team
Kirsten Lewis-Williams, Guard, Buffalo
Paige Kohler, Guard, Bowling Green
Janae Tyler, Forward, Kent State
Amber Tretter, Forward, Miami
Bailey Tabeling, Guard, Ohio
MAC All-Defensive Team
Ally Becki, Junior, Ball State, Guard
Nyla Hampton, Junior, Guard, Ball State
Tayra Eke, Junior, Center, Eastern Michigan
Katie Shumate, Redshirt Senior, Guard, Kent State
Kaitlyn Zarycki, Graduate, Guard, Western Michigan
