Bowling Green women’s basketball sophomore guard Johnea Donahue has been named the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Defensive Player of the Year, the conference announced this morning.

Donahue also earned herself a spot on the All-MAC Defensive Team for the second straight season, along with an All-MAC Honorable Mention.

She becomes just the third player in program history to earn the MAC’s Defensive Player of the Year award, joining Lindsey Austin and Nyla Hampton.

Donahue has appeared in 27 games this year for head coach Fred Chmiel, making 26 starts. So far, she has a program record 113 steals this season, averaging 4.16 per game, which leads the MAC and is ranked third in the nation in that category.

The Fort Wayne, Indiana, native has moved onto Bowling Green’s top-20 list for career steals, and is tied for 14th in program history for total steals with 182 so far in her Falcon career.

Donahue and the Falcons will start the MAC Tournament on Wednesday, March 11, as the seventh seed, taking on No. 2-seeded Ball State at Rocket Arena in Cleveland. Tip-off is set for 4:00 p.m. on WBGU 88.1 FM.