ST. LOUIS – Three University of Evansville women's basketball student-athletes – Logan Luebbers Palmer (Union, Ky./Randall K. Cooper), Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind./Hamilton Heights), and Elle Snyder (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe) - have been named to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Team, the league office announced on Tuesday morning.
Luebbers Palmer earns a spot on the league's Scholar-Athlete Team after finishing the regular season second on the team in scoring. Through the first 18 games of the season, the sophomore scored 10.7 points per game while knocking down 31 three-pointers before being sidelined with injury. Luebbers Palmer enjoyed a career night in UE's win over IU Indy on November 20, scoring a career-best 23 points while shooting 6-for-11 from three-point range. Majoring in Sports Communication, Luebbers Palmer holds a 3.68 GPA.
Runner lands on the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team after a regular season in which she established herself as one of the top mid-major guards in the country. Runner ranks inside the top five in the MVC in scoring (18.1 ppg – fourth) and assists (5.5 apg – second) and is second in the country in free throws made (196). On February 26 against Drake, Runner scored a career-high 36 points, the most points in regulation in program history, and became the second fastest Ace to reach 1,000 career points. Entering the MVC Tournament, Runner is one of seven players since 2010-11 to have average 18 points, five assists, 5.5 rebounds and 0.5 blocks per game in a season, with Iowa legend Caitlin Clark doing it three times. The sophomore boasts a 4.00 GPA at UE while majoring in Management.
Snyder earns Scholar-Athlete Team honors after serving as a steady presence in the Evansville lineup throughout the season. Snyder has started 29 of 31 games for the Aces and played 21.3 minutes per game, the fifth-highest mark on the team. Snyder ranks second on the team and 18
th in the Valley with 5.6 rebounds per game. On January 25 at UNI, Snyder scored a season-high 18 points and went 5-for-7 from three-point range, helping the Aces to their first win in Cedar Falls since 2007. The sophomore has maintained a 3.74 GPA in Exercise Science.