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Camden, Murray named All-GPAC Honorable Mention

Camden, Murray named All-GPAC Honorable Mention

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Great Plains Athletic Conference has announced its Women's Basketball All-Conference Team for 2023-2024 and two College of Saint Mary student-athletes have been recognized.

CSM's Madison Camden and Tia Murray have been named All-GPAC Honorable Mention.

Mak Hatcliff of Doane University has been selected as the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Women's Basketball Player of the Year and headlines the GPAC Basketball All-Conference Team. Hatcliff averaged 22.8 points and 7.4 rebounds per game for the Tigers.

Other GPAC basketball honorees for 2023-24 include: Defensive Player of the Year Kennedy Benne from Briar Cliff; Freshman of the Year Emma Yost of Dakota Wesleyan; and the 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.

2023-24 GPAC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams First Team
(10 Members, Listed Alphabetically by Last Name):

Kate Cordes                     Jamestown         5-8         So.         Guard                  Shakopee, Minn.
Karly Gustafson               Dordt                  6-0         Sr.          Forward               Ethan, S.D.
Mak Hatcliff*                   Doane                 5-7         Jr.           Guard                 Beatrice, Neb.
Sadie Powell                    Concordia            6-0         Sr.          Forward              Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Taysha Rushton               Concordia            5-5         Sr.          Guard                 Midland, Texas
Macy Sievers                   Dordt                  5-8         So.         Guard                 Storm Lake, Iowa
Alexis Spier                     Morningside         5-8         Sr.          Guard                 Gretna, Neb.
Konnor Sudmann             Briar Cliff             5-11       Sr.          Guard                 Treynor, Iowa
Molly Schany                   Northwestern       6-1         Sr.          Forward              Emmetsburg, Iowa
Emma Yost                      DWU                   5-11       Fr.           Forward              Wagner, S.D.
*GPAC Player-of-the-Year

Second Team
Hali Anderson                 Northwestern       5-6         Jr.           Guard                 St. Ansgar, Iowa
Mariyah Avila                  Hastings              5-5         So.         Guard                 Scottsbluff, Neb.
Kennedy Benne               Briar Cliff            5-8         Jr.           Guard                 Oakland, Neb.
Morgan Edelman             DWU                   5-7         Jr.           Guard                 Menno, S.D.
Abby Krieser                   Concordia           5-8         Jr.           Guard                 Lincoln, Neb.
Mallie McNair                  Briar Cliff            5-8         So.          Guard                 Imperial, Neb.
Audrey Rodakowski         Jamestown          6-0         Sr.          Center                 Dickinson, N.D.
Gracie Schoonhoven        Dordt                 5-10       Fr.           Forward               Hospers, Iowa
Janie Schoonhoven          Dordt                 5-10       Jr.           Forward               Hospers, Iowa
Kia Tower                       Jamestown          5-6        Sr.           Guard                  Bigfork, Minn.

Honorable Mention
Briar Cliff: Payton Slaughter
College of Saint Mary: Tia Murray, Madison Camden
Concordia: Kendal Brigham, Mackenzie Toomey
Dakota Wesleyan: Shalayne Nagel, Isabel Ihnen, Rylee Rosenquist
Doane: Rylie Rice, Maddie Portwine
Dordt: Bailey Beckman
Hastings: Bailey Kissinger
Midland: Gabby Beauperthuy
Morningside: Lily Vollertsen, Chloe Lofstrom
Mount Marty: Jadyn Jensen, Sidney Thue
Northwestern: Emily TerWee
Jamestown: Kate Busek