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Mar. 4—SIOUX CITY, Iowa. — Dakota Wesleyan University's Avery Broughton has been named the Great Plains Athletic Conference's women's basketball defensive player of the year, the conference announced on Wednesday.
In addition to the defensive award, Broughton, a 6-foot-1 junior guard/forward from Corsica, was one of two Tigers named to the all-GPAC first team, joined by fellow junior forward and Wagner native Emma Yost.
Broughton led the GPAC in blocks with 66, and ranks 19th in the country in blocks per game at 2.1 per contest. She averages 14.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, while shooting 52.9% from the field, which is fourth-best in the GPAC. Her 8.4 rebounds per game ranks second in the conference.
It is the third time in five years that DWU has the GPAC defensive player of the year, with Broughton joining Kaylee Kirk (2022) and Jada Campbell (2023). Broughton was the GPAC's defensive player of the week five times during the season.
Yost, who was picked to the all-GPAC team for the third consecutive season, leads the Tigers in scoring at 15.1 points per game and shoots almost 51% from the field, while shooting 37% on 3-pointers. She also grabs 4.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.
Rosenquist was picked to the second team, the second year in a row she has been picked to one of the all-GPAC teams. The Dakota Valley product averages 12.6 points per game on nearly 51% shooting and 77% free throw shooting, and she grabs 5.2 rebounds and dishes 3.4 assists per game.
The Tigers also had all-GPAC honorable mention selections with Shalayne Nagel and Jaida Young. Nagel averages 8.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, while Young averages 5.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4 assists per game from the guard spot. Young's 125 total assists rank as second-best in the league.
Dordt's Macy Sievers was picked as the conference's player of the year for the second year in a row, while Dordt coach Bill Harmsen was the league's coach of the year. Briar Cliff had the freshman of the year in forward Abby Lee. The conference awards are selected by the GPAC's coaches.
DWU (25-6), which won the GPAC tournament title over Dordt on Tuesday night 84-76, will host the first round of the NAIA tournament on Friday, March 13, with the selection show announcing the bracket on Thursday, March 5.
Two members of the Dakota Wesleyan University men's basketball team were selected as all-GPAC second-team selections on Wednesday, as senior Anthony Riggans and junior Randy Rosenquist Jr. were selected to the league's honor team.
Riggans, a 6-foot-5 wing from Carthage, Texas, was the DWU leader in scoring per game at 13.8 points per contest on 48% shooting, while hitting 37% of his 3-pointers and shooting 83% at the free-throw line. Rosenquist, a 6-foot guard from North Sioux City, averaged 11.9 points per game and was DWU's leader in rebounds at 7.1 rebounds per game, plus 3.6 assists per contest.
The Tigers also placed freshman guard Easton Neuendorf and junior forward Steele Morgan on the honorable mention list. Morgan, a 6-foot-4 Mitchell product, averaged 12.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, shooting a team-best 50.7% from the field. Neuendorf, a 5-foot-11 standout from Hayti, had a team-best 4.9 assists per game, scoring 13.1 points per game and converted 35% of his 3-pointers. DWU finished 14-15 overall and 9-11 in GPAC play.
Northwestern's Jesse Van Kalsbeek was named the GPAC men's basketball player of the year for the GPAC tournament champion Red Raiders. The league had co-defensive players of the year with Wil Lugar of Briar Cliff and Morningside's Fitzy Grant. Morningside, which won the GPAC regular-season title, also boasted freshman of the year Kaden Van Regenmorter and coach of the year Trent Miller.
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In addition to the defensive award, Broughton, a 6-foot-1 junior guard/forward from Corsica, was one of two Tigers named to the all-GPAC first team, joined by fellow junior forward and Wagner native Emma Yost.
Broughton led the GPAC in blocks with 66, and ranks 19th in the country in blocks per game at 2.1 per contest. She averages 14.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, while shooting 52.9% from the field, which is fourth-best in the GPAC. Her 8.4 rebounds per game ranks second in the conference.
It is the third time in five years that DWU has the GPAC defensive player of the year, with Broughton joining Kaylee Kirk (2022) and Jada Campbell (2023). Broughton was the GPAC's defensive player of the week five times during the season.
Yost, who was picked to the all-GPAC team for the third consecutive season, leads the Tigers in scoring at 15.1 points per game and shoots almost 51% from the field, while shooting 37% on 3-pointers. She also grabs 4.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.
Rosenquist was picked to the second team, the second year in a row she has been picked to one of the all-GPAC teams. The Dakota Valley product averages 12.6 points per game on nearly 51% shooting and 77% free throw shooting, and she grabs 5.2 rebounds and dishes 3.4 assists per game.
The Tigers also had all-GPAC honorable mention selections with Shalayne Nagel and Jaida Young. Nagel averages 8.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, while Young averages 5.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4 assists per game from the guard spot. Young's 125 total assists rank as second-best in the league.
Dordt's Macy Sievers was picked as the conference's player of the year for the second year in a row, while Dordt coach Bill Harmsen was the league's coach of the year. Briar Cliff had the freshman of the year in forward Abby Lee. The conference awards are selected by the GPAC's coaches.
DWU (25-6), which won the GPAC tournament title over Dordt on Tuesday night 84-76, will host the first round of the NAIA tournament on Friday, March 13, with the selection show announcing the bracket on Thursday, March 5.
Two members of the Dakota Wesleyan University men's basketball team were selected as all-GPAC second-team selections on Wednesday, as senior Anthony Riggans and junior Randy Rosenquist Jr. were selected to the league's honor team.
Riggans, a 6-foot-5 wing from Carthage, Texas, was the DWU leader in scoring per game at 13.8 points per contest on 48% shooting, while hitting 37% of his 3-pointers and shooting 83% at the free-throw line. Rosenquist, a 6-foot guard from North Sioux City, averaged 11.9 points per game and was DWU's leader in rebounds at 7.1 rebounds per game, plus 3.6 assists per contest.
The Tigers also placed freshman guard Easton Neuendorf and junior forward Steele Morgan on the honorable mention list. Morgan, a 6-foot-4 Mitchell product, averaged 12.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, shooting a team-best 50.7% from the field. Neuendorf, a 5-foot-11 standout from Hayti, had a team-best 4.9 assists per game, scoring 13.1 points per game and converted 35% of his 3-pointers. DWU finished 14-15 overall and 9-11 in GPAC play.
Northwestern's Jesse Van Kalsbeek was named the GPAC men's basketball player of the year for the GPAC tournament champion Red Raiders. The league had co-defensive players of the year with Wil Lugar of Briar Cliff and Morningside's Fitzy Grant. Morningside, which won the GPAC regular-season title, also boasted freshman of the year Kaden Van Regenmorter and coach of the year Trent Miller.
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