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2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

Max Bennett
Pat Knapinski
Lauren Eagleson
Max Bennett
Lauren Eagleson
Lauren Eagleson
Pat Knapinski
Pat Knapinski
Pat Knapinski
Pat Knapinski

20 Naomi McDaniel

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Attica Junior-Senior High
  • Hometown Attica, IN
  • Prev School Parkland CC

Biography

2023-24 Academic All-GLVC
2023-24 GLVC Defensive Player of the Year 
2023-24 First Team All-GLVC
2022-23
 Hansen-Spear Funeral Home Classic All-Tournament Team

2022-23 Second Team All-GLVC

AS A SENIOR (2023-24):
Started all 29 games for the season...averaged the second-highest number of points on the team with 14.1 points per game and led the team with 8.1 rebounds per game...shot 55 percent from the field, sinking 173 field goals on the season...scored a career-high 28 points against Illinois Springfield (12/7), netting 12 of 17 field goals and four of five free throws...recorded eight double-doubles on the season, twice snagging a career-high 13 rebounds...ranked first in the conference and No.25 in Division II for blocks per game with an average of 1.8 per game, third in the conference in field goal percentage, and sixth in the conference in rebounding...top 20 in the conference for scoring...became McKendree's first-ever GLVC Women's Basketball Player of the Week...named McKendree women's basketball's first conference major award winner as the Defensive Player of the Year...also named First Team All-GLVC...entered McKendree's record book ranked seventh with 90 career blocks and seventh in single-season blocks (53)...tied for first in record books for single-game blocks with seven against UMSL (2/24).

AS A JUNIOR (2022-23): Played in all 28 games and made 27 starts...led the Bearcats in scoring (13.8 ppg), rebounding (6.9 rpg), blocks (1.32 bpg), made field goals (159), and field goal percentage (56.8 percent)...was second on the team in made free throws (68) and third in steals (33)...recorded 23 double-digit scoring games, including three double-doubles and four games with 20 or more points...ranked top 20 in the GLVC in scoring (16th), rebounding (t-9th), field goal percentage (3rd), blocks (2nd), and defensive rebounds (7th)...surpassed 1,000 career points with her 20-point performance against Blackburn...earned Second Team All-GLVC honors.

BEFORE McK: Attended Attica Jr/Sr High School in Attica, Ind....averaged 17.3 points, 12.0 rebounds (ranked 10th in Indiana), 3.3 steals, and 2.0 blocks per game during her senior year...two-time Wabash River Conference Player of the year and named to the 2019 IBCA Small School All-State Team...attended Parkland Community College in Champagin Ill., playing three seasons due to COVID...averaged 15.6 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game while shooting 56 percent from the field during her third year...scored a career-high 30 points at Kaskaskia (12/4/21) and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds against South Suburban (12/7/21)...two-time MWAC First Team All-Conference selection...received NJCAA DII All-American First Team honors during her second year and All-American Second Team during her third year at Parkland.

CAREER HIGHS (at McK)
Points - 28 at Illinois-Springfield, 12/7/23
Rebounds - 13 (2x) last at Upper Iowa, 2/3/24
Assists - 4 (5x) last at UIndy, 3/2/24
Steals - 5 at UIndy, 3/2/24
Blocks - 7 vs. UMSL, 2/24/24

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2022-23Junior

    Forward
    6'0"
    20
  • 20

    2023-24Senior

    Forward
    6'0"
    20