Wayne State senior guard Kylie Hammer was named the NSIC South Division Player of the Year and a first-team member of the All-Northern Sun Conference women’s basketball team.
A 5-foot-6 guard from Wayne, Hammer led the NSIC in scoring this season at 20.1 points per game, including a league-best 21.3 points per game in NSIC games. She is the just third player in school history to average more than 20 points per game in a season, joining Linda Schnitzler (26.2 ppg in 1988-89) and Connie Kunzmann (20.4 in 1976-77 and 20.1 in 1975-76).
In NSIC games, Hammer scored double figures in 18 of 19 league games that included 11 contests of 20 or more points. She scored season-highs of 31 points at Sioux Falls Dec. 4 and at Winona State Dec. 17, and had a streak of five straight games over 20 points from Jan. 21 through Feb. 5. She was named NSIC South Division Player of the Week Dec. 6 after averaging 28.5 points per game vs. Southwest Minnesota State and Sioux Falls.
Hammer led the NSIC in free throws made (124) and free throws attempted (162), ranking 11th nationally in free throws made, and tied for sixth in free throws attempted.
This season, Hammer became the 23rd player in school history to score 1,000 career points and ended her Wildcat career ranked 22nd with 1,087 points.
It’s the second straight season that a Wildcat received the honor as Erin Norling collected the NSIC South Division Player of the Year last season.
