Full MVC Release

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Heading into the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, a member of the University of Evansville women's basketball team received recognition for her efforts in the classroom.

Graduate guard Hannah Noe was named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team, it was announced in a release by the conference office Tuesday.
 
The Scholar-Athlete teams, which are selected annually from a pool of athletes that boast of a 3.2 grade-point-average or better, features 10 student-athletes from around the conference with a further six taking home an honorable mention. In order to qualify, a player must have appeared in at least 75% of his team's matches and reached sophomore status in eligibility.

Pursuing her Master's in Health Services Administration, Noe helped spark the Aces offense early in the season and has remained one of the biggest offensive threats for Evansville. Noe opened her Purple Aces career with a career-high 33-point outing in Evansville's 89-81 victory over Murray State on November 12, 2017. The Dexter, Mo. native has hit 67 three-pointers in her lone season at UE, putting Noe in a tie for fifth for most triples in a single-season at Evansville. Noe is currently averaging 12.7 points per contest, while leading the MVC in three-pointers per game (2.6) and three-point field goal percentage (31.6%).

The Aces open the postseason at 7 p.m. on Thursday in the first round of MVC Tournament in Moline, Ill. when No. 10 seed Evansville takes on No. 7 seed Bradley.