SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Great Plains Athletic Conference has announced its Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Women's Basketball All-Conference selections for the 2021-2022 season and three College of Saint Mary players have been recognized.

CSM's Alyssa Marsh-Contreras (SR/Omaha, Neb.) has been named to the All-GPAC Second Team and teammates Sidney Anderson (FR/Omaha, Neb.) and Honnah Leo (SO/Omaha, Neb.) were named an All-GPAC honorable mention selection.

Ashtyn Verbeek of Dordt University has been selected as the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Player of the Year. Verbeek, a junior, averaged 18.2 points per game and 9.3 rebounds, 3.1 blocks and 2.1 assists. She shot 49.0 percent from the field and 90.4 percent from the line for Dordt who went 24-8 overall and 16-6 in conference play.

Other GPAC basketball honorees for 2021-22 include: Defensive Player of the Year Kaylee Kirk of Dakota Wesleyan; Freshman of the Year Mak Hatcliff of Doane; and the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Coach of the Year Jason Christensen from Dakota Wesleyan.

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

2021-22 GPAC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams

First Team (10 Members, Listed Alphabetically by Last Name):

Name School Height Year Position Hometown

Madelyn Deitchler Briar Cliff 5-11 Senior C Treynor, Iowa

Hannah DeMars Jamestown 5-11 Junior F Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Sierra Mitchell Morningside 5-6 Senior G Pleasant Hill, Iowa

Sophia Peppers Morningside 5-10 Senior F Exira, Iowa

Karly Gustafson Dordt 5-11 Junior F Ethan, South Dakota

Mak Hatcliff Doane 5-7 Freshman G Beatrice, Nebraska

Matti Reiner Dakota Wesleyan 5-10 Junior F Tripp, South Dakota

Taysha Rushton Concordia 5-4 Freshman G Lubbock, Texas

Molly Schany Northwestern 6-1 Sophomore C Emmetsburg, Iowa

Ashtyn Veerbeek* Dordt 6-2 Junior F Sioux Center, Iowa

*GPAC Player-of-the-Year

Second Team:

Name School Height Year Position Hometown

Taylor Beacom Hastings 5-6 Senior G Papillion, Nebraska

Bailey Beckman Dordt 5-5 Junior G Panora, Iowa

Jada Campbell Dakota Wesleyan 6-4 Senior C Alexandria, South Dakota

Maddie Jones Northwestern 5-6 Junior G Twin Lakes, Iowa

Noelle Josephson Jamestown 5-10 Senior F Ramsey, Minnesota

Kaylee Kirk Dakota Wesleyan 5-5 Senior G Balaton, Minnesota

Alyssa Marsh-Contreras College of Saint Mary 5-7 Senior G Omaha, Nebraska

McKenna Sims Morningside 5-8 Junior G South Sioux City, Nebraska

Konnor Sudmann Briar Cliff 5-11 Junior G Treynor, Iowa

Peyton Wingert Midland 5-11 Senior G Dakota Dunes, South Dakota

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Player-of-the-Year: Ashtyn Veerbeek, Dordt
GPAC Defensive Player-of-the-Year: Kaylee Kirk, Dakota Wesleyan
GPAC Freshman-of-the-Year: Mak Hatcliff, Doane
Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Coach-of-the-Year: Jason Christensen, Dakota Wesleyan

Honorable Mention:
Briar Cliff: Payton Slaughter, Kennedy Benne
College of Saint Mary: Sidney Anderson, Honnah Leo
Concordia: Sadie Powell, Rylee Pauli, Mackenzie Toomey
Dakota Wesleyan: Rynn Osthus
Doane: Maddie Davis
Dordt: Janie Schoonhoven
Hastings: Riley Clavel, Ali Smith
Midland: Erin Prusa
Morningside: Chloe Lofstrom Taylor Rodenburgh, Aspen Jansa
Mount Marty: Eve Millar
Northwestern: Jada Cunningham, Devyn Kemble, Taylor VanderVelde
Jamestown: Kia Tower, Madelyn Schmidt