Junior Emily Lockard earned her first MAC Freedom Player of the Week nod after posting 14.5 points and 12.0 rebounds in a pair of games for the Lycoming College women’s basketball team.
In a 58-42 win over Penn College on Nov. 22, Lockard put up 16 points to go with a career-high 15 rebounds. Against Susquehanna University on Nov. 27, she posted another 13 points, nine rebounds, and four steals in her seventh straight game scoring in double figures. She shot 61 percent (14-of-23) from the field and added 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game during the pair of games.
Lockard is 11th in the MAC Freedom in scoring (12.4), seventh in rebounding (7.3) and second in field goal percentage (.534).
Lockard is the first women’s basketball player to earn conference player of the week honors since senior Kenzie Reed was named the MAC Commonwealth Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 24, 2020.
