After taking home the program's first state title three weeks ago, the Lincoln Christian girls' basketball program racked up the awards to follow.

Lincoln beat Douglass 39-36 in the final game ever at the Big House (Jim Norick Arena) in the state tournament, taking home the school's first ever girls basketball state title.

The Bulldogs finished the year 30-2.

Junior Maddi Stewart was named the MVP of the Pinnacle Conference after an outstanding season.

The unanimous MVP of the Class 4A state tournament by The Oklahoman and The Tulsa World was also named the MVP at the team banquet last week.

"Maddi is such a competitor and she does all of the things that affect winning," said head coach Melody Stewart.

Stewart averaged a team-high 14.7 points, team-high 6.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists, along with a team-high 2.5 steals per game.

"I think one of the things that makes her so appealing as a player and so difficult to prepare for is that she is incredibly unselfish and only takes what the game gives her," Stewart said.

Stewart shot 46% from the field and a team-high 82% from the line, eclipsing 1,000 points in December at the Tournament of Champions.

Senior Audrey Hopkins was named to the Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association All-State team, after a stellar senior year that ended in a gold ball.

Hopkins was also an all-conference selection, as well as an all-tournament selection for her efforts in the state tournament.

"Audrey is by far one of the most consistent shooters we have ever had that has come through the program," said Stewart.

She averaged 10.3 points per game, along with 5.1 rebounds, two assists and 2.2 steals per game.

Hopkins shot 50% from the field, 44% from three and 81% form the foul line in her final season as a Bulldog, where she was recently named the Offensive Player of the Year at the team banquet.

"Her work ethic to get to that place as a shooter is elite," Stewart said.

Junior point guard Alexis Leyva was also named to all-conference, after making a huge impact in her first season as a Bulldog.

Leyva averaged 6.3 points, four rebounds and a team high five assists per game. She also averaged 1.8 steals per game and shot 42% from the field.

"Alexis is such a high-IQ basketball player and sees the game in a way that not many players do," said Stewart. 

Leyva had 154 assists on the year, good for 2nd in the state in assists in all classes, while also leading Class 4A and set the school record during her junior season.

"She is able to dice up opponents with her passing ability," Stewart said.

Sophomore Jayla Albert had a great season for Lincoln, as she led the team with a 65% clip from the field, while also averaging 8.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game.

"Jayla was by far one of our best finishers this year," Stewart said. "The thing that I loved about Jayla the most as a sophomore who came off a fairly successful freshman season, was the fact that she was able to be so consistent for us this year."

She was named all-conference, as well.

"Defensively, I would put her against any post player in the state," Stewart said.

Seniors Lesley Taylor and Payton Rea, along with Atkinson, sophomore Ivy Wheeler, freshmen Azariah Woodruff and Niya Wiloby were also named honorable mention all-conference.

Atkinson, a junior, averaged 7.5 points and 1.6 steals per game, shooting 33% from three.

Woodruff played a big role as a freshen, shooting 50% from the floor, while averaging seven points and 1.2 steals per game.

Wiloby was also big for Lincoln in her first varsity season, shooting 53% from the floor and added 5.7 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.

Rea came back from an injury to play a crucial role off the bench, as she shot 36% from three and averages 1.5 assists per game.

Wheeler burst onto the scene in the second half of the season, as the sophomore played big minutes in the playoffs and state tournament. She averaged 2.7 points, 1.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

Taylor was a vital leader for this Lincoln team, and averaged 1.3 points per game in her role off the bench.

Hopkins, Taylor and Rea were each awarded with the Bulldog Award at the team banquet.

Atkinson and Albert were co-honorees that took home the Armor Bearer award.

Hopkins was named to the all-tournament team by The Oklahoman and The Tulsa World.

Albert and Leyva were both selected to the all-tournament 2nd team by The Tulsa World.

Recently, head coach Melody Stewart was named the Coach of the Year for the East Regional.

Stewart led her team to two straight state runner-ups before this year's title. She has led her team to an 83-8 mark since the start of the 2022-23 season.

Lincoln won 23 straight to finish the season with a gold ball. The Bulldogs have made the state semifinals in five straight seasons.