Raegan McCowan Earns a Trio of OVC Awards

Tuesday, March 05, 2024 | By: WIU Athletic Communications

BRENTWOOD, TN – Western Illinois guard Raegan McCowan adds three postseason accolades to her impressive freshman season. The Lebanon, Missouri native was named Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year, earning spots on the All-OVC First and All-OVC Newcomer teams.

In just her first year, McCowan led the OVC in scoring with 19.2 points/game, which ranks 32nd in the nation. It is also the third best scoring average amongst freshmen in the NCAA DI. The first year highlighted the season with a 45-point performance versus Southern Indiana (2/24). The point total is tied for the fifth-best mark in DI this season, matching Iowa's Caitlin Clark, who scored 45 against Ohio State (1/21). The tally is the second highest by a freshman this year, behind USC's JuJu Watkins' 51, which is also the top mark this year. McCowan converted 17 of 18 free throws during her career-best outing, which is tied for the sixth-highest amount in 2023-24. McCowan was named OVC Freshman of the Week honors a record 13 times this season. The previous best was set by Erika Sisk (Murray State) nine times during the 2012-13 season and matched by Sharnecce Currie-Jelks (UT Martin) last year. McCowan is the first Leatherneck to earn an OVC women's basketball season award.

2023-24 All-OVC Women's Basketball Teams and Award Winners
OVC Player of the Year: Macy McGlone, Eastern Illinois
OVC Freshman of the Year: Raegan McCowan, Western Illinois
OVC Defensive Player of the Year: Macy McGlone, Eastern Illinois
OVC Coach of the Year: Rick Stein, Southern Indiana

1st Team
Macy McGlone, Eastern Illinois
Raegan McCowan, Western Illinois
Vanessa Shafford, Southern Indiana
Maaliya Owens, Tennessee Tech
Kenley McCarn, UT Martin
Anaya Brown, UT Martin
Sanaa' St. Andre, Tennessee State
Veronica Charles, Morehead State
Meredith Raley, Southern Indiana
Jayla Brooks, Little Rock

2nd Team
Alecia Doyle, Southeast Missouri
Ellie Brueggemann, Lindenwood
Madi Webb, Southern Indiana
Miah Monahan, Eastern Illinois
Katie Novik, Morehead State

All Newcomer
Raegan McCowan, Western Illinois
Kenley McCarn, UT Martin
Sanaa' St. Andre, Tennessee State
Ellie Brueggemann, Lindenwood
Ali Saunders, Southern Indiana

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