SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Madelyn Gaughen and Jai'La Porter of College of Saint Mary have been named to the honorable mention list on the All-Great Plains Athletic Conference basketball teams for 2025-26.

Gaughen, a 5-foot-9 senior from Cedar Bluffs, Neb., led the Flames in scoring (14.4), minutes (37.0) and steals (1.5), and was second in assists (2.4), rebounds (5.3) and field-goal percentage (40.4).

Porter, a 5-6 junior from Colorado Springs, Colo., led the Flames in rebounds (7.0), assists (2.6) and field-goal percentage (44.5), and was second in scoring (12.1), steals (1.3), free-throw percentage (74.0) and minutes (31.2).

Macy Sievers of Dordt University has been selected as the Hauff Mid-America Sports Player of the Year for the second straight year and headlines the All-GPAC teams.

Other GPAC honorees for 2025-26 include: Defensive Player of the Year Avery Broughton from Dakota Wesleyan; Freshman of the Year Abby Lee of Briar Cliff; and Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Coach of the Year Bill Harmsen from Dordt.

The All-GPAC Basketball Teams and honors are selected by the league's 12 head coaches.

Here are the complete teams:

2025-26 GPAC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams

First Team

(10 Members, Listed Alphabetically by Last Name):

Name School Height Year Position Hometown

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

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.

*GPAC Player-of-the-Year

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.

Hauff Mid-America Sports/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

Hauff Mid-America Sports/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