Calip Bio
 
SPRINGFIELD -- Missouri State women's basketball standout Brice Calip (Sapulpa, Okla.) has been named as the recipient of the university's 2021 Outstanding Female Athlete Award, as voted on by the head coaches of MSU's 11 women's intercollegiate programs and announced Monday (June 28).
 
Other finalists for the 2020-21 Outstanding Female Athlete Award were: Kyli Jackson (soccer), Olivia Krehbiel (softball), Madison Meredith (track), Anna Miller (swimming), Tiffani Nash (tennis) and Chloe Tome (Beach volleyball).
 
This season, Calip became the Lady Bears' 10th MVC Player of the Year Award winner and first since 2016. She also earned All-MVC first team and MVC All-Defensive Team laurels. Calip led the MVC and ranked 10th nationally with a 2.82 assist-to-turnover ratio to set a Missouri State single-season record. She led the Lady Bears in scoring (13.3 points/game), assists (4.3) and steals (2.2), ranking third in the MVC in the latter two categories while helping MSU to a second straight NCAA Sweet Sixteen run.
 
Calip scored in double figures 21 times and was a four-time MVC Player of the Week with game-winning shots at Valparaiso and Illinois State to her credit. She also led the MVC in free throw accuracy at 84 percent with a 92 percent accuracy in the fourth quarter.
 
Calip is the third Lady Bears' player in as many years to earn the MSU Outstanding Female Athlete Award distinction, joining former teammate Danielle Gitzen (2019) and Alexa Willard (2020). This season marks the 12th time a women's basketball player has won or shared the award, which was first presented in 1981.
   
 
Missouri State Outstanding Female Athlete Award
        1981 - Stephanie Dutton, field hockey
        1982 - Jennifer Seveland Box, volleyball
        1983 - Lynne Strubberg, basketball
        1984 - Jeanette Tendai, basketball
        1985 - Kim Schwaab, field hockey
        1986 - Terri Whitmarsh, softball
        1987 - Kathy Crotty, volleyball
        1988 - Marjorie DeMarino, field hockey
        1989 - Mindy Struckhoff, volleyball
        1990 - Susan Ruch, volleyball
        1991 - LaWaynta Dawson, basketball
        1992 - Barb Gaines, softball
        1993 - Barb Gaines, softball
        1994 - Melody Howard, basketball / Kellie Becher, softball
        1995 - Melinda Sallins, track and field
        1996 - Melinda Sallins, track and field
        1997 - Michelle Baptiste, track and field
        1998 - Lisa Davies, basketball
        1999 - Verneta Lesforis, track and field
        2000 - Jackie Stiles, basketball
        2001 - Jackie Stiles, basketball
        2002 - Cheasa Gibson, track and field
        2003 - Courtney Phillips, swimming & diving
        2004 - Cheasa Gibson, track and field
        2005 - Casey Owens, track and cross country
        2006 - Tracy Partain, track and field
        2007 - Sally Hinton, golf
        2008 - Missy Linnens, golf
        2009 - Jordan Hawkins, swimming & diving
        2010 - Samantha Aguilar, soccer
        2011 - Chelsea Dirks-Ham, swimming & diving
        2012 - Casey Garrison, basketball
        2013 - Nia Williams, soccer
        2014 - Renata Sander, swimming & diving
        2015 - Lily Johnson, volleyball / Kenzie Williams, basketball
        2016 - Lily Johnson, volleyball
        2017 - Lily Johnson, volleyball
        2018 - Lily Johnson, volleyball
        2019 - Danielle Gitzen, basketball
        2020 - Alexa Willard, basketball
        2021 - Brice Calip, basketball