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General 12/4/2019 3:48:00 PM

It's that time again. With the calendar shifted to December, it's time to look back and for fans to vote for which Brave they believe had the best month of November.

Senior Jake Hoffert of the men's cross country team, senior Nate Kennell of the men's basketball team, sophomore Lasha Petree of the women's basketball team, and sophomore Hannah Thompson of the volleyball team are the four nominees for Prairie Farms Bradley Athlete of the Month in November.

Voting is open until Friday at 3 p.m. and will be conducted through the @BradleyBraves twitter account.

Jake Hoffert • Sr. • Men's Cross Country • Yorkville, Ill.
• Won the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference Championship – becoming the first Brave in school history to win the individual title twice
• Helped the Braves to their fifth-straight team title in dominant fashion as BU's 17 points are the fewest in the modern era of the race
• Named the Valley's Athlete of the Year for his performance at the league championship
• Also earned NCAA All-Midwest accolades after finishing 25th at the regional meet – becoming the first runner in school history to earn the award in all four of his seasons on campus

Nate Kennell • Sr. • Men's Basketball • Metamora, Ill.
• Helped the Braves to a 5-2 record during the opening month of the season, averaging 12.9 points on 48.1 percent shooting and a 47.5 percent clip from 3-point range
• Ranked 28th nationally in November by making 47.5 percent of his shots from beyond the arc
• Named to the Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament Team after scoring a season-best 22 points in a victory against Kansas State
• Also scored 20 points in a win versus Radford, reaching the 20-point mark twice in November after doing so only three times in his first 104 career games

Lasha Petree • So. • Women's Basketball • Detroit, Mich.
• Averaged a team-best 14.2 points per game to go with 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.3 blocks and 1.2 steals per game, while helping Bradley to a 5-1 start to the year
• Scored 14 or more points in 6-of-7 games
• Led the team in scoring in 4-of-7 outings
• Collected a career-high four assists twice this season
• Averaged 17.3 points per game in Bradley's four road/neutral games.

Hannah Thompson • So. • Volleyball • Pekin, Ill.
• Averaged team highs of 3.29 kills and 4.24 digs per set, while also tallying 0.61 blocks per set in nine outings.
• Named MVC Player of the Week after collecting 19 kills and 23 digs in Bradley's first win at I-74 rival Illinois State since 2002.
• Had double-doubles in 7-of-9 matches, including 18 kills, 28 digs and four blocks in the MVC Tournament match versus Valparaiso

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