2022 NAIA Women's Basketball All-Americans, Player of the Year and Coach of the Year
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2021-22 Women's Basketball All-America Teams. Stephanie Soares of The Master's (Calif.) was named the 2022 NAIA National Player of the Year and Jeff Hans of Thomas More (Ky.) was named the 2022 NAIA National Coach of the Year.
There were four teams that boast two players in 1st, 2nd or 3rd teams: Westmont (Calif.), Providence (Mont.), Wayland Baptist (Texas), Central Methodist (Mo.) and Morningside (Iowa). Westmont (Calif.) was the only team to have two first-team players. Providence had two players awarded second-team honors. Wayland Baptist had a player awarded first team and the other second team. Morningside had a player awarded first team and the other third team. Central Methodist had a player on first team and then an honorable mention.
Carroll (Mont.) boasted three players honored, one on the second team and the other two were honorable mentions.
Stephanie Soares of The Master's (Calif.) has made a lasting mark during the 2022 season as Player of the Year as she leads the nation in blocks with 126 blocks on the season. She was also second in the nation in total rebounds after pulling down 415 on the season. Soares set single-game season-highs this year of 14 points three times. Each time she hit the 14 point mark she posted a field goal percentage of 73-75%. She was also awarded the Co-Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) player of the year and was named player of the week on Dec. 10 earlier this season. This is the second time that Soares has won the award after being named player of the year in 2020. This is the third consecutive year that a GSAC player has also won the national award.
Coach Jeff Hans of Thomas More (Ky.), in his 11th season, was named the NAIA Women's Basketball Coach of the Year after finishing the season at 32-4. Coach Hans was also named the Mid-South Conference Coach of the Year. He also led his team back to the title game and won the Saints first NAIA title. Hans coached five All-Conference players and one NAIA honorable mention this year.
All of the selections are made by the All-America Committee and are comprised of first, second, third and honorable mention teams. There are 12 members on each of the first three All-America teams.
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First Team
| Name | School | Position | Class |
| Imani Guy | Marian (Ind.) | C | Sr. |
| Courtney Pritchett | Campbellsville (Ky.) | F | Jr. |
| Arleighshya McElroy | Central Methodist (Mo.) | G | Sr. |
| Grace Beyer | Health Sciences & Pharmacy (Mo.) | PG | So. |
| Ashtyn Veerbeek | Dordt (Iowa) | F | Jr. |
| Sierra Mitchell | Morningside (Iowa) | G | Sr. |
| Angela Perry | Southeastern (Fla.) | C | Gr. |
| Kaylee Edgemon | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | F | Sr. |
| Stephanie Soares | The Master's (Calif.) | C | Jr. |
| N'Dea Flye | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | PG | Sr. |
| Stefanie Berberabe | Westmont (Calif.) | G | Sr. |
| Iyree Jarrett | Westmont (Calif.) | G | Sr. |
Second Team
| Name | School | Position | Class |
| Tyra Johnson | Cumberland (Tenn.) | G | Sr. |
| Ella Collier | Marian (Ind.) | G | So. |
| Morgan Stamper | Pikeville (Ky.) | F | So. |
| Matti Morgan | Avila (Mo.) | G | Gr. |
| Jessi Giles | Dakota State (S.D.) | G | Sr. |
| Jordan Pyle | St. Francis (Ill.) | F | Sr. |
| Gracee Dishman | Bryan (Tenn.) | G | So. |
| Shay Johnson | Rust (Miss.) | G | Sr. |
| Jenna Cooper | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | F | Jr. |
| Emilee Maldonado | Providence (Mont.) | PG | Sr. |
| Parker Esary | Providence (Mont.) | C | Sr. |
| Dani Wagner | Carroll (Mont.) | G | Sr. |
Third Team
| Name | School | Position | Class |
| Emma Tuominen | Indiana Tech | G | Sr. |
| Ella Skeens | Rio Grande (Ohio) | G | Jr. |
| Peyton Banks | Siena Heights (Mich.) | F | Sr. |
| Shannon Pisney | Grand View (Iowa) | G | Sr. |
| Bailey Albright | Sterling (Kan.) | G | Sr. |
| Claire Austin | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | F | Sr. |
| Sophia Peppers | Morningside (Iowa) | F | Sr. |
| Kennedy Hansberry | Loyola (La.) | G | Sr. |
| Asheika Alexander | Langston (Okla.) | F | Gr. |
| Brynley Fitzgerald | Montana Western | F | Jr. |
| Melissa Akullu | Vanguard (Calif.) | C | So. |
| Callie Stevens | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | G | So. |
Honorable Mention
| Name | School | Position | Class |
| Brittney Justice | West Virginia Tech | G | Sr. |
| Dezeree White | Midway (Ky.) | G | Jr. |
| Maggie Coe | Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) | G | Jr. |
| Alyssa LeMay | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | F | Sr. |
| Maddie Ryman | Grace (Ind.) | G | Jr. |
| Kendall Fisher | Lawrence Tech (Mich.) | PG | Sr. |
| Taylor Clos | Thomas More (Ky.) | G | Sr. |
| Jade Giron | Lyon (Ark.) | G | Sr. |
| Brittany Roberts | McPherson (Kan.) | F | Gr. |
| Mallory Shetley | Columbia (Mo.) | F | Fr. |
| Skylar Washington | Benedictine (Kan.) | F | Sr. |
| Nicole McDermott | Clarke (Iowa) | G | So. |
| Kelcey Hinz | Kansas Wesleyan | F | Sr. |
| Tionne Taylor | Missouri Baptist U | G | Sr. |
| Zoe Shieldnight | Tabor (Kan.) | F | Sr. |
| TrEl'Shawn Smith | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | G | Sr. |
| Taylor Freeman | Williams Baptist (Mo.) | G | Jr. |
| Daryna Bachkarova | Central Methodist (Mo.) | F | Jr. |
| Taya Wilson | Sterling (Kan.) | F | Jr. |
| Jordan Zrust | Mayville State (N.D.) | G | Jr. |
| Gabby Kreykes | Trinity Christian (Ill.) | G | Sr. |
| Courtney Olson | Dickinson State (N.D.) | F | Sr. |
| Taysha Rushton | Concordia (Neb.) | G | So. |
| Maddie Gard | IU South Bend (Ind.) | G | Jr. |
| Elexis Martinez | Bellevue (Neb.) | F | Sr. |
| Molly Schany | Northwestern (Iowa) | F | So. |
| Kylie Wroblewski | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | F | Jr. |
| Andriana Acosta | St. Francis (Ill.) | F | Sr. |
| Matti Reiner | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | F | Jr. |
| Ashlyn Adkins | Faulkner (Ala.) | PG | Sr. |
| Jaycie Jenkins | Milligan (Tenn.) | F | So. |
| Katie Blackmon | Rust (Miss.) | C | Jr. |
| Tay Cannon | Loyola (La.) | G | Sr. |
| Sydni Tears | Talladega (Ala.) | F | Sr. |
| Rakia Lane | Philander Smith (Ark.) | G | Sr. |
| Leilah Vigil | Southeastern (Fla.) | F | Sr. |
| Keviona Barber | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | G | Sr. |
| Thamires Andrade | Southwestern Christian (Okla.) | F | Sr. |
| Kertisa Amos | Texas Wesleyan | G | Jr. |
| Kyla Moore | Iowa Wesleyan | G | Jr. |
| Lexi Hernandez | Mid-America Christian (Okla.) | G | Gr. |
| Abby Selzer | Oklahoma City | C | Sr. |
| Zaria Dorsey | Science & Arts (Okla.) | F | Jr. |
| Alyssa Alvarez | Arizona Christian | G | So. |
| Sailor Leifke | Eastern Oregon | G | Jr. |
| Jamie Pickens | Carroll (Mont.) | C | Jr. |
| Ella Brubaker | The Master's (Calif.) | G | Fr. |
| Kloie Thatcher | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | G | Jr. |
| Kami Walk | Southern Oregon | F | So. |
| Christine Denny | Carroll (Mont.) | F | Sr. |
| Kiara Brown | Menlo (Calif.) | F | So. |
| Trinity Vasquez | Westcliff (Calif.) | G | Jr. |
| Mikayla Mabie | UC Merced (Calif.) | PG | Sr. |
