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ATHENS, OH.–Two players for the Ohio Bobcats earned Mid-American Conference postseason honors, the conference announced today (March 7). Sophomore Yaya Felder (Hartford, CT) has been named to the All-MAC Second-Team, while Freshman Jaya McClure (Louisville, KY) earned MAC All-Freshman Team. 

Yaya Felder ends the regular season leading the Mid-American Conference in scoring with 638 points, averaging 22 a game, coming out All-MAC Second-Team. Felder sits in first after securing double figures in scoring 26 times this season, and hitting her career high of 40 points in a singular game. Felder finished out shooting 45.4% from the field, 35% from the three, and 77% from the line. Felder also led the Bobcats in rebounds for the 2022-23 season totaling 148, 117 defensive and 31 offensive, averaging 5 a game. Felder also snagged 64 steals, and 115 assists. Overall, Yaya Felder had a record season, reaching many career highs and driving the Bobcats on the offense. 

Ohio's Jaya McClure came to the Bobcats this year as a true freshman, proving to be an offensive threat in the conference, earning a spot on the MAC All-Freshman Team. McClure collected 209 points this season, reaching double figures in scoring 9 times over her 26 games played. McClure sits in second for Ohio in scoring, going 31.5% from the field, 21% from the three, and 73.4% from the line. She also stands in second for the Bobcats in assists, collecting 71. After several injuries for the Bobcats, Jaya stepped up as a freshman, leading the team in scoring for several games throughout the season. 
 

2022-23 MAC Women's Basketball All-MAC Teams & Specialty Award Winners
Coach of the Year: Tricia Cullop, Toledo
Player of the Year: Quinesha Lockett, Senior, Guard, Toledo
Defensive Player of the Year: Nyla Hampton, Junior, Guard, Bowling Green
Freshman of the Year: Sydney Harris, Guard/Forward, Central Michigan
Sixth Player of the Year: Janae Poisson, Graduate Student, Guard, Northern Illinois

All-MAC First Team 
Quinesha Lockett, Senior, Guard, Toledo
A'Jah Davis, Senior, Forward, Northern Illinois
Anna Clephane, Senior, Guard/Forward, Ball State
Elissa Brett, Senior, Guard, Bowling Green
Reagan Bass, Sophomore, Forward, Akron

All-MAC Second Team 
Yaya Felder, Sophomore, Guard, Ohio
Re'Shawna Stone, Graduate Student, Guard, Buffalo
Ally Becki, Sophomore, Guard, Ball State
Chelby Koker, Senior, Guard, Northern Illinois
Allison Day, Senior, Forward, Bowling Green

All-MAC Third Team 
Katie Shumate, Senior, Guard, Kent State
Peyton Scott, Senior, Guard, Miami
Ivy Wolf, Senior, Guard, Miami
Sophia Wiard, Senior, Guard, Toledo
Sydney Harris, Freshman, Guard/Forward, Central Michigan

All-MAC Honorable Mention 
Ce'Nara Skanes, Redshirt Junior, Forward, Eastern Michigan
Thelma Dis Augustsdottir, Graduate Student, Guard/Forward, Ball State
Taylor Williams, Redshirt Junior, Forward, Western Michigan
Lauren Ross, Redshirt Sophomore, Guard, Western Michigan
Lindsey Thall, Graduate Student, Forward, Kent State

MAC All-Freshman Team
Sydney Harris, Guard/Forward, Central Michigan
Corynne Hauser, Guard, Kent State
Bridget Utberg, Guard, Central Michigan
Olivia Smith, Guard, Eastern Michigan
Jaya McClure, Guard, Ohio

MAC All-Defensive Team
Nyla Hampton, Junior, Guard, Bowling Green
Dominique Camp, Senior, Guard, Akron
Khera Goss, Junior, Guard, Toledo
Taylor Williams, Redshirt Junior, Forward, Western Michigan
Elissa Brett, Senior, Guard, Bowling Green

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