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General 3/1/2019 12:29:00 PM

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

Junior Chelsea Brackmann of the women's basketball team, junior Darrell Brown of the men's basketball team, freshman Bozana Lojpur of the tennis team and senior Michael Ward of the men's track team are the four nominees for Bradley Athlete of the Month in February.

Each month, fans have the opportunity to vote for which Brave had the best month in their respective sport. Voting is open until Monday at 1 p.m. and will be conducted through the @BradleyBraves twitter account.

Chelsea Brackmann • Jr. • Women's Basketball • New Berlin, Wis.
• Averaged 14.6 points and 11.5 rebounds per game, while helping Bradley to a 5-3 record
• Turned in five double-doubles during the month, including a 24-point, 20-rebound effort at Loyola for her second 20-20 effort of the season.
• Scored 15 or more points in three contests and pulled down 13 or more boards in three outings
• Owns the fifth-best season rebounding total in Bradley history and has climbed into eighth in career rebounding

Darrell Brown • Jr. • Men's Basketball • Memphis, Tenn.
• Led Bradley to a 6-2 record in February – the team's most Valley wins during the month since 1996-97
• Tallied a team-leading 17.4 points – shooting 44.8 percent from the field and a blistering 53.5 percent from 3-point range (23-of-43)
• Became the first Brave to score at least 20 points in three-straight games since 2013-14 from Feb. 6 to Feb. 13
• Named Valley Player of the Week on Feb. 11 after averaging 27.5 points (shooting 60.6 percent and 73.3 percent from beyond the arc) in wins against Northern Iowa and Indiana State

Bozana Lojpur • Fr. • Tennis • Burnaby, British Columbia
• 7-1 record at No. 2 Singles and ended the month on a seven-match winning streak
• 6-1 doubles record at No. 2 Doubles with Malini Wijesinghe, ending on a three-match winning streak
• Helped the Braves to a 7-1 record during the month
• Named MVC Singles Player of the Week Feb. 19 and MVC Doubles Team of the Week Feb. 5 and Feb. 26

Michael Ward • Sr. • Men's Track • Cardiff, South Wales
• Set the school record in the 3,000m run for the second-time this season with a mark of 7:57.22 at Iowa State – the second-best time in Valley history
• Swept the distance events at the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championship
• Became just the third runner in conference history to repeat as the 3,000m champion
• Also won his second-straight title in the 5,000m run as Bradley set a school record with 86 points at the conference championship and the team's fourth-place finish is its best since 1970

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