EIU Award Winner List
Eastern Illinois women's basketball forward
Macy McGlone has been named the EIU Female Athlete of the Year for the 2024-25 season.
McGlone won the award for the second straight year after winning her second straight Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year award. She was a dominant force in the league on both ends of the floor ranking first in the OVC in rebounding and blocks while second in the conference in both scoring and field goal percentage. She was fourth in the league in free throw percentage. On the year McGlone averaged 17.9 points, 11.7 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game ranking sixth in the NCAA in rebounds per game. She once again was among the nation's leaders in double-doubles posting 18 to rank 11
th in the NCAA.
Wrapping up just her third year in an EIU uniform, McGlone rocketed up the EIU career top ten lists during the season. She finished as the Panthers all-time leader in career double-doubles with 58 which ranks in the OVC all-time top five. She ended her career ranked third in rebounds, third in blocks, eighth in scoring and tenth in field goal percentage. In addition, McGlone capped her final year earning Academic All-District honors.
McGlone was one of four candidates for this award announced at the Panthers end of year awards ceremony (The Billy's). She was joined by
Kendall Grover (softball),
Abby Reinl (soccer) and
Corinne Staneart (swimming).
EIU will continue the release of its end-of-year awards this week with the Male & Female Athletic Director's Award set for Thursday and Friday.
