Ball State University Athletics
Becki Selected to the 2025 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Top 10 Semifinal List
February 12, 2025 | Women's Basketball
Becki ranks fifth in the nation in triple doubles, sixth in the nation in assists (148), eighth in the nation in assists per game (6.2) and 31st in the nation in steals (60). Becki also leads the MAC in six different categories, assist/turnover ratio (2.43), assists (148), assists per game (6.2), field goal percentage (50.6), steals (60) and triple doubles (1).
Becki has earned Mid-American Player of the Week honors twice this season and 11 times for her career. She is the only player in Ball State women's basketball history to have scored 1,500+ points, pull down 600+ rebounds and dished out 600+ assists. Becki has scored 1,554 points, totaled 674 rebounds and 653 assists thus far for her career.
Prior to the season, Becki earned MAC postseason accolades for the third-straight year.
Becki recorded her first triple double on Nov 13, 2024, against Memphis. For the game, Becki scored 22 points, pulled down 10 rebounds while dishing out 10 assists. Becki's triple double also marked the first from a Ball State women's basketball player since at least 2010 when the NCAA started keeping the triple double stat. Becki ranks fifth in the nation in triple doubles and first in the MAC.
The Ball State women's basketball team looks to remain undefeated in Mid-American Conference action when it travels to Eastern Michigan Saturday for a 1 pm ET tipoff in the Gervin GameAbove Center. Currently, the Cardinal are 19-5 overall and 11-0 in league play.
Ally Becki, Ball St., Sr., G
2024-25 Stats: 15.3 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 6.1 APG, 2.5 SPG
Becki's rare combination of scoring, facilitating and rebounding makes her a standout for a Ball State team that is cruising in MAC play. The senior guard is one of only two players – with Olivia Miles – in the country averaging at least 15 points, six assists and five rebounds per game (min. 10 games).
Katie Dinnebier, Drake, Sr., G
2024-25 Stats: 19.9 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 7.6 APG, 2.7 SPG
Dinnebier is currently leading Division I in assists per game at 7.6. No MVC player has ever been the national leader in assist average, and no player outside of a power conference has led the nation since Amy O'Neill of St. Francis Brooklyn in 2018-19.
Megan McConnell, Duquesne, Sr., G
2024-25 Stats: 18.6 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 5.1 APG, 4.0 SPG
McConnell continues to dominate the box score, leading the nation in steals (including games against non-Division I programs) while ranking in the top 50 nationally in scoring and assist average. She is on pace to become just the second player in the HHS Era (since 2009-10) to average at least 18 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals per game, along with Shakyla Hill in 2018-19.
Yvonne Ejim, Gonzaga, 5th, F
2024-25 Stats: 21.4 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 2.6 APG, 1.0 BPG
Ejim has heated up over the past month, averaging 24.9 points and 11.6 rebounds over her last seven games, including a dominant outing of 35 points, 13 rebounds, two blocks and two steals in a one-point win over WCC rival Portland to reclaim sole possession of the conference lead.
Harmoni Turner, Harvard, Sr., G
2024-25 Stats: 21.2 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 3.3 APG, 3.1 SPG
Turner carries a heavy share of Harvard's offense, but her growth defensively is a major reason for the Crimson's breakout this season. She has generated 3.1 steals per game this season, up from 2.2 last season, as Harvard's HHS Defensive Rating has jumped from 117th up to 31st.
Katelyn Young, Murray St., Gr., F
2024-25 Stats: 20.2 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 2.8 APG
Young posted six straight performances of at least 25 points between January and early February, including 26 points on just 12 shots from the field in a blowout road win over Drake, adding five rebounds and a season-high seven assists.
Diamond Johnson, Norfolk St., Gr., G
2024-25 Stats: 18.6 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 4.0 APG, 3.4 SPG
Johnson's 3-point shooting has exploded in MEAC play, converting on 47.8% of her attempts from deep on 6.6 attempts per game. Johnson is on pace to become the first player since 2009-10 to shoot at least 45% from deep and 55% from inside the arc against conference opponents (min. six attempts per game from both).
Maggie Doogan, Richmond, Jr., F
16.8 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 3.7 APG, 1.0 BPG
Doogan has improved her shooting from inside the arc this season, jumping from an already strong 56.5% last season up to 65.5% this season, good for 24th in the nation. That improvement of 10 percentage points is the second-best improvement year-over-year among players to attempt at least seven 2-pointers per game on at least 50% shooting.
Laura Ziegler, Saint Joseph's, Jr., F
2024-25 Stats: 18.7 PPG, 11.5 RPG, 4.3 APG, 1.1 BPG
Along with being the nation's most prolific defensive rebounder, Ziegler's combination of shot-blocking and three-level scoring makes her very unique. The junior forward is on pace to become the first player in the HHS Era to average at least 18 points, 10 defensive boards and four assists per game (min. 20 games played).
Grace Larkins, South Dakota, Sr., G
2024-25 Stats: 25.4 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 5.3 APG
Larkins is putting up unprecedented numbers, as she is on pace to become the first player in the HHS Era to average at least 25 points, nine rebounds and five assists per game (min. 10 games played). Larkins has scored or assisted on 63.5% of South Dakota's made baskets, which would trail only Jasmine Nwajei's 63.7% for Wagner in 2015-16 in the HHS Era.
