2017-18 NAIA Division II Women's Basketball All-Americans Announced
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2018 Division II Women’s Basketball All-America teams on Thursday. Saint Xavier’s (Ill.) Kara Krolicki was named the NAIA National Player of the Year for the second year in a row.
Eastern Oregon's Player of the Year Maya Ah You Dias led a group of six CCC players honored.
Krolicki, who was named to First-Team for the third consecutive season, anchored a 32-3 season for the Cougars and a national championship semifinal finish. The Mokena, Ill. native, Krolicki ended her senior season finishing in the top 10 of many categories, which includes total points, points/game, total steals, 3-pointers, and total assists. Kara finished second overall in points scored on the season with 700 and finished third overall in 3-pointers made with 109.
Kara Krolicki is the only player to return to the 1st-Team list this year from the 2016-17 list.
Several players made the jump from 2nd and 3rd team last year to 1st team this year. Those players are Maya Ah You-Dias, Eastern Oregon; Kendall Bradbury, Taylor (Ind.); Amber Bray, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.); Kelsie Cleeton, College of the Ozarks (Mo.); Haley Cook, Indiana Tech; and Philomena Lammers, Concordia (Neb.) .
Coach Jason Christensen of Dakota Wesleyan is the NAIA Coach of the Year. Christensen lead the Tigers to their first-ever national championship victory over Concordia (Neb.) by a final of 82-59. Christensen led the Tigers to finish the season with a record of 32-6.
FIRST TEAM |
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Insitution |
Position |
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Hometown |
Kelsie Cleeton |
College of the Ozarks (Mo.) |
Guard |
Junior |
Springfield, Mo. |
Maya Ah You Dias |
Eastern Oregon |
Guard |
Junior |
Middleton, Idaho |
Kara Krolicki |
Saint Xavier (Ill.) |
Guard |
Senior |
Mokena, Ill. |
Brittany Collins |
Saint Xavier (Ill.) |
Center |
Senior |
Des Plaines, Ill. |
Joana Soeiro |
Marian (Ind.) |
Guard |
Senior |
Aveiro, Portugal |
Kendall Bradbury |
Taylor (Ind.) |
Forward |
Junior |
Highlands Ranch, Colo. |
Madison Braun |
Morningside (Iowa) |
Guard |
Senior |
Bellevue, Neb. |
Philomena Lammers |
Concordia (Neb.) |
Forward |
Sophomore |
Omaha, Neb. |
Ashley Bray |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
Forward |
Senior |
Anoka, Minn. |
Ana Richter |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
Guard |
Senior |
Oxford, Ohio |
Haley Cook |
Indiana Tech |
Guard |
Senior |
Noblesville, Ind. |
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SECOND TEAM |
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Name |
Insitution |
Position |
Class |
Hometown |
Hunter Simpson |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
Guard |
Junior |
Madisonville, Tenn. |
Emily Moore |
Benedictine-Mesa (Ariz.) |
Forward |
Senior |
River Heights, Utah |
Remi Mejia |
Southern Oregon |
Guard |
Senior |
Medford, Ore. |
Kelli Schrauth |
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) |
Forward |
Junior |
Campbellsport, Wis. |
Shandra Farmer |
Hastings (Neb.) |
Guard |
Sophomore |
Hastings, Neb. |
Renee Maneman |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
Guard |
Senior |
Fonda, Iowa |
Bryn Woodside |
Jamestown (N.D) |
Point Guard |
Senior |
Albert Lea, Minn. |
Tia King |
IU East (Ind.) |
Guard |
Senior |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
Keanna Gary |
Indiana Tech |
Center |
Senior |
Fort Wayne, Ind. |
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THIRD TEAM |
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Insitution |
Position |
Class |
Hometown |
Sarah Robinson |
Milligan (Tenn.) |
Forward |
Junior |
Elizabethton, Tenn. |
Mia Belvin |
UC Merced (Calif.) |
Guard |
Sophomore |
Long Beach, Calif. |
Stormee Van Belle |
Eastern Oregon |
Forward |
Senior |
Sunnyside, Wash. |
Jess Learned |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
Forward |
Junior |
Washington, Ill. |
Kara Gerka |
Saint Francis (Ind.) |
Forward |
Sophomore |
Fishers, Ind. |
Kellie Kirkhoff |
Marian (Ind.) |
Guard |
Senior |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
Quinn Wragge |
Concordia (Neb.) |
Forward |
Junior |
Crofton, Neb. |
Jordyn Miller |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
Forward |
Senior |
Rock Falls, Ill. |
Kari Borowiak |
Concordia (Mich.) |
Guard |
Senior |
Gaylord, Mich. |
Abreona Cabell |
Florida Memorial |
Forward |
Senior |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
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HONORABLE MENTION |
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Kamya Thomas |
Allen |
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Cass Johnson |
College of the Ozarks (Mo.) |
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Keli Warrior |
Haskell Indian Nations |
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Anamaria Virjoghe |
Northwest Christian (Ore.) |
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Payton Parrish |
Eastern Oregon |
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Jannah Mahmoud |
Robert Morris (Ill.) |
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Anna Imhoff |
Indiana Wesleyan |
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Dejah Cyrus |
Marian (Ind.) |
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Kassidy De Jong |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
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Joelle Overkamp |
Midland (Neb.) |
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Amber Bray |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
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Kylah Comley |
Sterling College (Kan.) |
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Candy De Los Reyes |
Saint Mary (Kan.) |
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Tiffany Rieger |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
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Betty Akathiotou |
Friends (Kan.) |
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Lexi Lennon |
Valley City State (N.D.) |
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Andi Gayner |
Mayville State (ND) |
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Caletria Curtis |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
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Deja Felder |
IU Kokomo (Ind.) |
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Emma Stille |
Carlow (Pa.) |
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Alexis Payne |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
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Jesse Sheridan |
Cornerstone (Mich.) |
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Becca Sabol |
Madonna (Mich.) |
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Nicole Buckingham |
Lawrence Tech (Mich.) |
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Samantha Earl |
Antelope Valley (Calif.) |
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Toria Bradford |
Southern Oregon |
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Kamari Jordan |
St. Francis (Ill.) |
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Kaitlin Aylward |
St. Francis (Ill.) |
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Samara Auguste |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
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Jaycee Coe |
Southeastern (Fla.) |