SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The Great Plains Athletic Conference has released the 2025-26 All-Conference teams for Women’s Basketball.
Dakota Wesleyan’s selections were headlined by the GPAC Defensive Player of the Year, Avery Broughton. The Corsica native led the conference in total blocks, with 66 in total, while posting the second-highest rebounds per game mark with 8.4. She also averages 14.6 points per contest and shoots at a 52.9% clip. Broughton’s Defensive Player of the Year nod also earned her First Team honors.
The other Tiger to be named First Team All-Conference is Emma Yost, who collected her third consecutive top honor by leading the Tigers in scoring, averaging 15.1 points per contest and shooting 50.8% from the field. The former GPAC Freshman of the Year was the team’s leading scorer in the GPAC Championship game against Dordt, posting 20 total points.
Rylee Rosenquist was named Second Team All-Conference following a strong middle stretch of the season, averaging 12.6 points per game, and earned her fourth GPAC All-Conference honor to cap off her career in a Tiger uniform.
Shalayne Nagel and Jaida Young rounded out the DWU honorees on the Honorable Mention team. Nagel found most of her contributions in the paint and on the boards, while Young was the main ball handler for Dakota Wesleyan, helping coordinate plays across the court.
2025-26 GPAC Women’s Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team (10 Members, Listed Alphabetically by Last Name):
Avery Broughton, Dakota Wesleyan 6-1 Jr. Guard Corsica, S.D.
Bailey Kissinger, Hastings 5-8 Jr. Guard Glenvil, Neb.
Abby Lee, Briar Cliff 6-0 Fr. Forward Sioux City, Iowa
Mallie McNair, Briar Cliff 5-8 Sr. Guard Imperial, Neb.
Gracie Schoonhoven, Dordt 5-11 Jr. Guard Hospers, Iowa
Macy Sievers, Dordt 5-8 Sr. Guard Storm Lake, Iowa – Player of the Year
Kristin Vieselmeyer, Concordia 6-2 Sr. Forward Holyoke, Colo.
Lily Vollertsen, Morningside 6-2 Sr. Center Syracuse, Neb.
McKenna Yates, Hastings 5-8 So. Guard McCool Junction, Neb.
Emma Yost, Dakota Wesleyan 6-0 Jr. Forward Wagner, S.D.
Second Team (10 Members, Listed Alphabetically by Last Name):
Name School Height Year Position Hometown
Mariyah Avila, Hastings 5-5 Sr. Guard Scottsbluff, Neb.
Willow Bleeker, Dordt 5-9 Jr. Guard Sioux Center, Iowa
Megan Chambers, Doane 6-0 Sr. Forward Omaha, Neb.
Mattea Kassebaum, Doane 5-8 Fr. Guard Lincoln, Neb.
Kaela Martinez, Mount Marty 5-8 Sr. Guard Sioux Falls, S.D.
Allison Piercy, Northwestern 5-8 Jr. Guard Spencer, Iowa
Rylee Rosenquist, Dakota Wesleyan 5-7 Sr. Guard North Sioux City, S.D.
Ayla Roth, Concordia 5-9 Fr. Guard Milford, Neb.
Lacey Sprakel, Mount Marty 5-10 Sr. Forward Crofton, Neb.
Ashtyn Wobig, Northwestern 5-9 Sr. Guard Salem, S.D.
GPAC Player-of-the-Year: Macy Sievers, Dordt
GPAC Defensive Player-of-the-Year: Avery Broughton, Dakota Wesleyan
GPAC Freshman-of-the-Year: Abby Lee, Briar Cliff
GPAC Coach-of-the-Year: Bill Harmsen, Dordt
Honorable Mention:
Briar Cliff: Brooklyn Heineman, Kenna Mongan, Taylor Sodeman
College of Saint Mary: Jai’La Porter, Madelyn Gaughen
Concordia: Bree Bunting, Sammy Leu, Raelyn Kelty, Juliana Jones
Dakota Wesleyan: Shalayne Nagel, Jaida Young
Doane: Rylie Rice, Keeleigh Knobbe
Dordt: Aubrey Burkhart, Desta Hoogendoorn
Hastings: Ann Bose, Macy Bryant, Josilyn Miller
Midland: Jenna Weber, Ellie Bovaird
Mount Marty: Alexis Folkers
Morningside: Clancy Brown
Northwestern: Kylie Foss
Waldorf: Cloey Dmytruk, Charlotte Mills