LEBANON, Tenn.--Kayla Gordon was named First Team All-Mid-South Conference while
Lindsey Freeman garners Mid-South Conference Second Team honors announced by conference officials on Thursday.
Gordon has been spectacular this season, leading not just the team, but the Mid-South Conference in scoring. Gordon has posted 410 points this season for an average of 16.4 points per game. The last Cumberland player to lead the league in scoring was Tyra Johnson in 2021-22.
This season Gordon has played in 25 games scoring double figures in 19 games including eight games with 20 or more points. She scored 30+ points twice this season scoring 36 against Lawrence Tech and 34 against Simmons College.
Gordon has been efficient this season shooting 45,2% from the field while also hitting 22.6% of threes. Gordon has been extremely effective at getting to the line making 109-145 free throws this season. She has added 103 rebounds and dished out 53 assists.
Lindsey Freeman is named to the All-Conference list for the third time in her career earning Second Team honors in 2021-22 and 2022-23. This season Freeman averaged 12.9 points per game with 7.6 rebounds per game. She has picked up 322 points and 190 rebounds, only two Mid-South players had more rebounds than Freeman.
Freeman has scored double-figures in 18 games this season and added two 20 point games scoring 20 against IU-Kokomo and 21 on the road at Campbellsville.
Freeman shot the ball at 42.8% from the field, 34.3% from deep, 72.7% from the line. She has the fifth most blocks in the conference with 20 and added in 33 steals.
The Mid-South Conference also released Academic All-Conference honorees, given to student-athletes that are sophomores or greater with at least a 3.25 GPA. 12 Phoenix were donned with the honor: Jordan Bandy, Maddie Brillhart, Jana Claire Swafford, Myajae Eubanks, Lindsey Freeman, Kayla Gordon, Alyssa Goehring, Jordan Green, Josie Harville, Breon Oldham, AC Whitehead, and Teoria Woods.
Cumberland is in action taking on the No. 3 seed Georgetown in the Mid-South Conference Championships in Bowling Green tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.
2023-24 Mid-South Conference Women's Basketball Awards
| 2023-24 Mid-South Conference Women's Basketball Individual Awards |
| Award |
Name - School |
| Player of the Year |
Kaitlynn Wilks - Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| Freshman of the Year |
Taylor Guess - Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| Defensive Player of the Year |
KJ White - Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
| Coach of the Year |
Ginger High Colvin - Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| Assistant Coach of the Year |
Miranda Denny - Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| Regular Season Champion |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| Tournament Champion |
|
2023-24 Mid-South Conference Women's Basketball First Team
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Maddy Boyle |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
G |
SR |
Milledgeville, Ky. |
| Kayla Gordon |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
G |
SR |
O'Fallon, Ill. |
| Madison Hart |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
F |
SO |
Yorkville, Tenn. |
| Lauren Lee |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
G |
SR |
Liberty, Ky. |
| Kaylie Monday |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
G |
JR |
Clarkrange, Tenn. |
| Kassie Monday |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
G |
JR |
Clarkrange, Tenn. |
| Teionni McDaniel |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
G |
SO |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Rachel Satterly |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
G |
SO |
Lawrenceburg, Ky. |
| Erin Toller |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
G |
SO |
Louisville, Ky. |
| Kaitlynn Wilks |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
F |
GR |
Byrdstown, Tenn. |
2023-24 Mid-South Conference Women's Basketball Second Team
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Lindsey Freeman |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
G |
SR |
Mt. Juliet, Tenn. |
| Destiny Haworth |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
G |
JR |
Maryville, Tenn. |
| Kayla Luebbe |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
F |
GR |
Bee, Neb. |
| Courtney Pritchett |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
F |
GR |
Byrdstown, Tenn. |
| AJ Stevenson |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
G |
JR |
Huntland, Tenn. |