ST. LOUIS – Maggie Bair and Grace Berg of the Drake University women's basketball team were named the Missouri Valley Conference Sixth Player of the Year and MVC Newcomer of the Year, respectively, the MVC announced Thursday, March 11.
Bair is the first Drake player to be picked the MVC Sixth Player of the Year since Sara Rhine, who earned the award in 2016 and 2018. Despite missing five games due to injury, Bair, averaged 8.1 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, both career-best totals, while leading the MVC in shooting at 59.