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Waite Earns Second MVC Newcomer-of-the-Week Award

Bradley freshman averaged 22.5 ppg in two games and landed on SportsCenter Top Plays

MVC Weekly Awards (Feb. 7)

Bobby Parker, Sr. Associate AD for Communications and Event & Facility Operations Women's Basketball 2/7/2022 1:03:00 PM

ST. LOUIS – Pacing the Bradley women's basketball team with 22.5 points per game during its weekend split against Indiana State and Evansville, while earning the No. 10 spot on the ESPN SportsCenter Top Plays feature, freshman guard Caroline Waite (Ames, IA/Ames HS) has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week for the second time this season, according to an announcement from the league office Monday afternoon.

Shooting 50 percent from both the field (14-of-28) and 3-point range (8-of-16) during the two games, as well as 90 percent (9-10) from the free throw line, the 5-foot-4 Waite also averaged 3.5 rebounds in the two games at Renaissance Coliseum. She came off the bench to score a team-high 23 points in 26 minutes Friday night against Indiana State, then followed with 22 points and a career-best six rebounds as a starter in Sunday's 77-67 win against Evansville.

Waite hit an impressive buzzer beater in both games this past week, sinking a 35-foot transition trey at the end of the first half Friday night against Indiana State. The right-handed shooter then beat the shot clock horn with a left-handed heave from the left wing in front of the Bradley bench Sunday, earning her spot on the Sunday night and Monday morning episodes of SportsCenter.

Right-handed Caroline Waite did what she had to do and her lefty shot clock buzzer-beater landed her the #️⃣🔟 spot on #SCTop10. pic.twitter.com/p4GHPYXnRz
— Bradley WBB (@BradleyWBB) February 7, 2022

HALFTIME | INS 39, BU 32

We had another Caroline Waite 3-pointer all cued up and ready to share ... and then she did this to give the Braves some momentum heading into the break. #SCTop10 pic.twitter.com/yHMPLWfCZ0
— Bradley WBB (@BradleyWBB) February 5, 2022

Now with four 20-point efforts this season, Waite is the top scoring underclassman (freshman or sophomore) in The Valley this season at 12.6 points per game. She also leads all Valley players and ranks second among the nation's freshmen by averaging 2.71 3-point field goals per game.

Waite was first named MVC Newcomer of the Week Nov. 12 after pumping in 24 points in her Bradley debut, an 84-64 win against Wright State Nov. 9 at Renaissance Coliseum.

Waite and the Braves will be on the road for a pair of games this week, visiting Valparaiso Thursday (6 p.m.) and Loyola Chicago Saturday (1 p.m.).

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Players Mentioned

#11 Caroline Waite: G; 5' 4"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#11 Caroline Waite
: 5' 4"; Freshman
: G

Waite Earns Second MVC Newcomer-of-the-Week Award

Bradley freshman averaged 22.5 ppg in two games and landed on SportsCenter Top Plays

Players Mentioned

#11 Caroline Waite

Players Mentioned

#11 Caroline Waite