Women's Basketball 3/21/2019 12:04:00 PM Jordan Alves

Gregory, Hall, Faulkner and Stewart earn NAIA Women's Basketball All-American honors

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the first time in Campbellsville women's basketball history, the Lady Tigers have four NAIA Division I All-Americans.

Leading the way is redshirt sophomore Savannah Gregory picking up a Second-Team mention, while senior Madison Stewart was named to the Third-Team. Rounding out the Lady Tigers are Caitlin Hall and Madison Faulkner being named Honorable Mention.

Gregory turned herself into one of the most versatile players in the country. Not only did she score 12.1 points per game, but she also averaged 3.8 steals per contest to finish the year ranked No. 5 in the NAIA.

Her 137 steals break the Lady Tiger single-season record set by Beth Grant in 1994-95 with 132. Gregory now has 228 steals in the first two years of her career and is behind Bonita Scott's career mark of 364 in ninth place – which knocked her head coach Ginger High Colvin down a spot.

Gregory, a sophomore from Scottsville, Ky. was named the Mid-South Conference Player of the Week a record five times and also tallied her first-career triple double on Feb. 9 vs. Life University with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 steals in only 23 minutes of action.

She was named the Mid-South Conference Defensive Player of the Year, earned her second-straight Champions of Character honor, First-Team All MSC and now caps her year off with an All-American mention.

Stewart, a senior from Leitchfield, Ky., finished fifth on the team in scoring at 10.3 points per game but had games of 29 points twice and a 26-point night as well in the middle of conference play. She also tallied a career-high 14 rebounds vs. West Virginia Tech on Dec. 15 and picked up a season-high five steals vs. Mobile on Nov. 10.

The biggest individual highlight came when she splashed a half-court shot to eclipse the 1,000-point mark in her career against Lindsey Wilson on Feb. 2. She finished her four years with 1,087 points – which is 32^ndon the all-time CU list.

Known for her leadership, Stewart was a ball-hawk on the defensive end of the floor and picked up 56 steals on the season. Though it is not an official stat, she was better known for her ability to step over and take chargers better than anyone else in the country.

Stewart finishes her career with an Academic All-MSC mention and her first All-American honor.

Faulkner, a junior from Horse Cave, Ky., led the Lady Tigers in scoring 13 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. She finished the season with a career-high 29 points vs. Loyola University on Nov. 9 and tallied 25 double-figure performances.

Her 13 points per game ranked fourth in the Mid-South Conference, her 18-point 10-rebound performance against Our Lady of the Lake in the NAIA Quarterfinal round was her third double-double of the season.

She now has 934-career points in only three years. Faulkner finished as a First-Team All-MSC forward and added her first NAIA All-American award to her career.

Lastly, the best passing point guard in the country picked up an All-American mention. Caitlin Hall finished the year averaging 6.8 assists per game to lead the country. Her 245 total assists were high in the NAIA by a long shot, 245-209 for Talladega's Brijanee Moore.

Hall also took care of the ball all season for CU and finished her junior campaign with a 2.66 assist/turnover ratio to rank No. 5 in the country.

Her junior-year highlight came when she dished out 13 assists in a pair of games vs. Cumberland University (Jan. 10) and Martin Methodist (Nov. 24). The 13 dimes are behind single-game leaders Ginger High Colvin and LeeAnn Grider with 16.

Her 245 assists are fourth in a Lady Tiger single-season and her 421 career dimes currently rank eighth on the all-time list.

Hall was a First-Team All-MSC guard, earned Academic All-MSC for the second straight season and now adds her first All-American honor to her name.

The Lady Tigers ended their season with a 33-3 record – one win away from breaking the most wins in a regular season in CU history.

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Players Mentioned

#40 Madison Faulkner: F; 5' 8"; Junior; Horse Cave, Ky.

#13 Savannah Gregory: G; 5' 8"; Redshirt Sophomore; Scottsville, Ky.

#20 Caitlin Hall: G; 5' 5"; Junior; Stanford, Ky.

#23 Madison Stewart: G; 5' 9"; Senior; Leitchfield, Ky.

Players Mentioned

#40 Madison Faulkner
: 5' 8"; Junior; Horse Cave, Ky.
: F

#13 Savannah Gregory
: 5' 8"; Redshirt Sophomore; Scottsville, Ky.
: G

#20 Caitlin Hall
: 5' 5"; Junior; Stanford, Ky.
: G

#23 Madison Stewart
: 5' 9"; Senior; Leitchfield, Ky.
: G