ST. LOUIS, Missouri – Luke McDonnell and Spencer Haldeman earned All-MVC recognition on Wednesday morning, earning spots on the MVC Most Improved Team and the MVC All-Bench Team respectively.
Luke McDonnell earned a spot on the MVC Most-Improved Team after averaging 7.5 points in the regular season after scoring 2.0 points per game a year ago. McDonnell played in all 31 games with 31 starts for the Panthers after playing in just 11 games last season. The junior forward hauled in 131 rebounds including a team-high 59 offensive rebounds. McDonnell recorded a double-double against Evansville on January 26, scoring 10 points and hauled in 14 rebounds.