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Philomena Lammers

Forward
Class
Senior
Height
5-11
Hometown
Omaha, Neb.
Previous School
Millard West HS
Honors and Awards

-2019-20 NAIA First Team All-America
-2019-20 GPAC Defensive Player of the Year
-2019-20 First Team All-GPAC
-2019-20 CoSIDA Academic All-America (First Team)
-2019-20 CoSIDA Academic All-District
-2019-20 GPAC Player of the Week (Feb. 25)
-2020 CIT All-Tournament Team
-2019 NAIA Liston Award Winner
-2018-19 Omaha World-Herald Midlands College Female Athlete of the Year
-2018-19 NAIA First Team All-America
-2018-19 GPAC Player of the Year
-2018-19 First Team All-GPAC
-2018-19 WBCA NAIA All-America
-2018-19 Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska Team Captain
-2018-19 Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska First Team
-2018-19 NAIA National Tournament Second Team
-2019 CIT Tournament MVP
-2018-19 CoSIDA Academic All-District
-2018-19 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete
-2018-19 GPAC Player of the Week (Dec. 18, Feb. 22)
-2017-18 Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska Team Captain
-2017-18 First Team All-Tournament at National Championships
-2017-18 NAIA Division II National Player of the Week (Jan. 2)
-2017-18 NAIA First Team All-America
-2017-18 First Team All-GPAC
-2016-17 NAIA Second Team All-America
-2016-17 WBCA NAIA Honorable Mention All-America
-2016-17 GPAC Freshman of the Year
-2016-17 First Team All-GPAC

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Philomena Lammers

Forward
Senior, 5-11

2019-20: Senior
Started 33 games (missed one game due to injury) and averaged 22.6 minutes played ... became the first player in program history to be named an NAIA All-American all four years ... averaged 13.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.6 steals, 1.2 blocks and 1.1 assists ... shot 52.8 percent (190-for-360) from the field and 58.5 percent (69-for-118) from the free throw line ... notched a season high 26 points versus Midland on Nov. 12 ... posted season highs of 12 rebounds versus William Carey and six steals versus Dakota Wesleyan on Feb. 1 ... put up 21 points on 9-for-11 shooting from the field in the GPAC championship game win over Hastings ... concluded career with program all-time rankings of second in scoring (2,033), second in blocked shots (181), third in rebounds (1,026) and fourth in steals (357) ... was selected first team All-GPAC all four years.

2018-19: Junior
Started all 38 games during a GPAC Player of the Year campaign ... averaged 14.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.6 steals, 1.2 blocks and 1.2 assists per game ... shot 57.9 percent from the field and 74.0 percent from the field ... put up a season high 28 points on two occasions, including the NAIA national semifinal victory over Northwestern ... collected eight double-doubles ... averaged 15.8 points and 7.6 rebounds over the five national tournament games ... concluded junior season with program all-time rankings of seventh in rebounds (823), seventh in steals (271) and 10th in scoring (1,574) ... one of 11 players in program history to reach 1,500 career points.

2017-18: Sophomore
Saw action in all 38 games while starting in 36 ... led her team in averaging 13.8 points per game ... was also a team leader and ranks no. 14 nationally in steals (91), no. 16 nationally in blocks (51) and no. 9 nationally in rebounds (316) ... shot .514 from the field, .182 from behind the arc and .738 from the free throw line ...  tallied 49 assists ... scored a season high of 31 points in the game against Jamestown (N.D.) on Nov. 10, 2017 ... scored her 1,000th point in the National Championship game against Dakota Wesleyan on March 13, 2018 ... named NAIA First Team All-America, First Team All-GPAC, Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska team captain and NAIA DII National Player of the Week (Jan. 2) ... also named CoSIDA Academic All-District and CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-American ... received First Team All-Tournament at the National Championships. 

2016-17: Freshman
Appeared in all 37 games while starting in 36 ... led hear team in averaging 13.2 points per game and in scoring an impressive 489 points over the course of the season ... shot .560 from the field and .785 from the free throw line ... led her team in steals (80), blocks (46) and rebounds (109 offensive and 151 defensive) ... had 40 assists ... scored in double digits 25 times including a season high of 23 points against Hastings on Jan. 25, 2017 ... has eight national rankings in the top 50 including no. 14 in Field Goal Percentage (0.560), no. 19 in Total Steals (80), no. 27 in Total Blocks (46) and no. 31 in Total Rebounds (260) ... she was named NAIA Second Team All-America, WBCA NAIA Honorable Mention All-America, GPAC Freshman of the Year and First Team All-GPAC. 

High School
Prepped at Omaha Millard West High School for head coach Marc Kruger … lettered and started all four years at the varsity level … served as team captain for one year … named a USA Today second team all-state choice … earned Class A second team all-state and ‘all class’ third team all-state recognition … garnered first team all-metro accolades … selected to play in the 15th annual Buffalo Wild Wings High School All-Star Game and the Nebraska Coaches Association All-Star Game … placed on the state Class A and all class all-tournament teams … received Omaha Greater Sports Top Scholar-Athlete award … broke Millard West record for field goal percentage (.537) … tabbed academic all-state … averaged 11.9 points and 8.2 rebounds as a senior … helped the Wildcats to a 23-6 record and state runner-up finish as a senior … competed in volleyball for three years and track and field for one year.

Personal
Born in Bloomfield, Neb., on February 1, 1997 … daughter of Merlin and Pat Lammers … enjoys traveling, hiking and reading.

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