LIONS’ CORNER
MADDIE HABERTHY ’21: HCAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
JOSH TAYLOR: HCAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Shooting guard Maddie Haberthy ’21, was named HCAC Player of the Year and to the All-Great Lakes Region Team. This past season she ranked fifth in the country averaging 23.1 points per game, shooting 46.6 percent from the field, and 43.6 percent from beyond the arc, leading the Lions to their first HCAC tournament win in over 15 years. In November she was named a 2021-22 D3hoops.com preseason second team All-America selection, the Mount’s first in women’s basketball since the University joined the NCAA. “Since the day Maddie hit the campus I knew she was going to be a hard worker,” says Head Coach Dan Benjamin. “Along the way she really developed as a player. We look for chemistry and culture in our program and Maddie represents them well.”
In the spring 2020 football season, freshman quarterback Josh Taylor (now a sophomore) received First Team All-Conference honors and was named HCAC Offensive Player of the Year. Taylor led the Lions offense with 779 yards on the ground and 17 rushing touchdowns, finishing the season as the national leader in both stat categories. Additionally he added 1,320 passing yards and 12 touchdowns. “Josh is a true competitor and works to win in everything he does,” Head Coach Tyler Hopperton says. “His teammates noticed his example as soon as he stepped on campus and he has earned the honor of being a team captain.”
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ALEHIA TUCKER ’21: ALL-AMERICAN AND HCAC FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Shortstop Alehia Tucker ’21, was named All-American by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA), the first in the Mount’s history, and 2020-21 HCAC Female Athlete of the Year. Tucker led the Heartland Athletic Conference (HCAC) in seven offensive categories with 62 hits, 48 runs scored, four triples, nine home runs, and 28 stolen bases, and led in at-bats and walks. She broke the MSJ record for career stolen bases and doubles, and set a new single-season record for home runs. “As she grew each year, she just blossomed on the softball field,” says Head Coach Beth Goderwis. “Her personality and mentality on the field really changed as well. Just as a senior, she did everything right.”
