Lyndsey Edwards' Bethune-Cookman career may be over, but the senior was given one last piece of hardware on Monday. The 5-foot-11 forward was named the 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Woman of the Year, as released by the league office in Norfolk, Virginia.
The annual award, selected by the MEAC Senior Woman Administrators, celebrates the achievements of senior female student-athletes who have excelled in academics, athletics, service and leadership.
“I would like to congratulate Lyndsey Edwards for having a spectacular career, not only in women’s basketball, but in her academic pursuits as well,” said MEAC Commissioner Dr. Dennis Thomas.
Edwards was a member of the three-time defending MEAC Women’s Basketball regular season champion Wildcats, and played in three straight WNIT's from 2016-18. The Indiana native averaged over 20 minutes a game this season, including a career-high 12 points against FIU in November.
Edwards graduated in May with a 3.83 GPA, majored in accounting, and was named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team on three occasions from 2016-18. She was also a member of the National Association of Black Accountants, and served as president of B-CU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
The senior also had a hand in starting a Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) huddle for the first time ever at Bethune-Cookman, and was named the FCA Servant Athlete of the Year.
“Lyndsey epitomizes the student-athlete,” said head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis. “She is a young woman of high intellect and strong moral character. We were blessed to have her in our program these past four years. She not only impacted our program, but she poured herself into this university, as well as being a servant leader. He legacy will live on here, and we hope that other students will model her qualities.”
Edwards will represent the MEAC as its nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year award, which will be announced Oct. 28.