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Liza Fruendt leads way for All-Valley honors

Liza Fruendt and Lexi Hughes were thrust into leadership roles for the Missouri State women’s basketball team this season.

They responded to the challenge, leading the Lady Bears to a third-place finish in the Missouri Valley Conference standings and earning all-conference honors in the process.

Fruendt was named to the All-MVC first team, with Hughes an honorable-mention selection. Teammate Alexa Willard landed on the All-Freshman Team, as the league announced its all-conference teams Wednesday.

Fruendt is the 34th first team All-Valley player in 25 seasons for Missouri State in the league. She started all 29 games and averages 16.