Women's Basketball

Senior forward Abbey McNally of Marian (Ind.) has been named the Gared Performance Sports Systems NAIA Women's Basketball Offensive Player of the Week after delivering consistent offensive production leading into the new calendar year and through the first game of 2026.

Rocky Mountain’s Isabelle Heggem has been named the Gared Performance Sports Systems NAIA Women’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Week following a standout stretch of defensive performances leading into the new calendar year and through the opening games of 2026.

Bethel (Tenn.) has climbed to the top of the latest NAIA Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll for the first time in program history, earning 14 first-place votes and 534 points after starting the season 13-0.

Sophomore guard Sarah Snodgrass of John Brown (Ark.) has been named the Offensive Player of the Week. Snodgrass delivered an extraordinary two-game road stretch, averaging an impressive 32 points and 18.5 rebounds per game against Oklahoma City and Southwestern Christian (Okla.).