GREAT FALLS – Days after leading Montana Western to its first ever NAIA national championship, Brianna King was named the NAIA Player of the Year and a first-team all-American by the NAIA selection committee.
Lindsay Wooley was named the NAIA Coach of the Year in his seventh season as the Bulldogs’ mentor. Western finished the season with a 30-4 overall record, with King averaging over 22 points per game.
King, who was also named the WBCA Player of the Year earlier this month, was joined on the first team by Carroll College forward Hannah Dean, who averaged 15 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and one block per game as a senior. Dean is the first player to be named to the first team in over a decade, according to a Carroll media release.
Providence sophomore guard Emilee Maldonado was named second-team all-America. Seven Frontier Conference players were listed as honorable mention all-Americans, including Christine Denney (Carroll), Parker Esary (Providence), Britt Cooper (Western), Alecia Chamberlain (Rocky Mountain) and Mesa Williams (Montana Tech).
Full all-America teams below (Frontier Conference selections in bold type):
Player of the Year: Bri King, Montana Western
Coach of the Year: Lindsay Woolley, Montana Western
| FIRST TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Position | Class | Hometown |
| Brianna King | Montana Western | G | SR | Spokane, Wash. |
| Courtney Christmas | Arizona Christian | G | SR | Peoria, Ariz. |
| Hannah Dean | Carroll (Mont.) | F | SR | Gardiner, Mont. |
| Haylee Croom | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | F | JR | Clarksville, Tenn. |
| Jordan Alford | Columbia (Mo.) | G | JR | Thayer, Mo. |
| Jovana Jovovic | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | F | SR | Vrbas, Serbia |
| Myah Taylor | Bethel (Tenn.) | F | SR | Dyersburg, Tenn. |
| Sandrea Sylman | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | G | SR | Chattanooga, Tenn. |
| Stephanie Soares | The Master’s University (Calif.) | F | FR | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Vashti Nwagbaraocha | William Penn (Iowa) | F | SR | Milwaukee, Wis. |
| SECOND TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Position | Class | Hometown |
| Abby Selzer | Oklahoma City | C | FR | Thomas, Okla. |
| Bailey Cummins | Shawnee State (Ohio) | G | JR | Brooksville, Ky. |
| Destinee Bowie | Menlo College (Calif.) | F | SR | Sacramento, Calif. |
| Emilee Maldonado | University of Providence (Mont.) | G | SO | Sunnyside, Wash. |
| Makenna Haase | Clarke (Iowa) | F | SO | Freedom, Wis. |
| Morgan Bennett | Wayland Baptist University (Texas) | G | JR | Shallowater, Texas |
| Reagan Turner | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | G | SO | Gamaliel, Ky. |
| Savannah Gregory | Campbellsville (Ky.) | G | SO | Scottsville, Ky. |
| Vanessa Murphy | Vanguard University (Calif.) | G | JR | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| Vivian Holcomb | Science and Arts of Oklahoma | F | SR | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| THIRD TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Position | Class | Hometown |
| Ashton Lovely | Shawnee State (Ohio) | G | SR | Jamestown, Ohio |
| Brianna Burbridge | Pikeville (Ky.) | F | SO | Frankfort, Ky. |
| Danyale Bayonne | LSU-Alexandria (La.) | G | SO | Pineville, La. |
| Destinee King | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | F | SR | Sacramento, Calif. |
| Jas Hill | Xavier (La.) | G/F | JR | Mobile, Ala. |
| Kaila Anthony | Loyola (La.) | G | JR | Pflugerville, Texas |
| Madison Riley | Lyon (Ark.) | G | JR | Judsonia, Ark. |
| Madison Stewart | Campbellsville (Ky.) | G | SR | Leitchfield, Ky. |
| Mercedes Jefflo | Central Methodist (Mo.) | G | JR | Compton, Calif. |
| Morgan Brandt | Columbia (Mo.) | G | SR | Loose Creek, Mo. |
| HONORABLE MENTION | ||||
| Name | School | Position | Class | Hometown |
| Ailyah Brantley | Menlo (Calif.) | F | SR | West Sacramento, Calif. |
| Alecia Chamberlain | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | G | SR | Miles City, Mont. |
| Alexis Shannon | Mid-America Christian (Okla.) | F | JR | Nobelsville, Ind. |
| Alyssa Washington | Dillard (La.) | G | SR | Austin, Texas |
| Anika Neuman | The Master’s (Calif.) | F | SO | Minneapolis, Min. |
| Baily Cameron | John Brown (Ark.) | F | SR | Siloam Springs, Ark. |
| Brianna Mueller | Lindenwood-Bellville (Ill.) | G | JR | Jackson, Mo. |
| Brijanee Moore | Talladega (Ala.) | G | JR | Stockton, Calif. |
| Britt Cooper | Montana-Western (Mont.) | F | SR | Harrison, Mont. |
| Caitlin Hall | Campbellsville (Ky.) | G | JR | Stanford, Ky. |
| Caitlin Modesett | Baker (Kan.) | G | SR | Friendswood, Texas |
| Carrie Hatchel | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | G | JR | Dresden, Tenn. |
| Christine Denny | Carroll (Mont.) | F | SO | Fairfield, Wash. |
| Fu’tra Banks | LSU-Shreveport (La.) | F | SO | Conway, Ark. |
| Hailey Turner | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | F | SR | Richland, Wash. |
| J’Nayah Hall | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | F | SR | Owensboro, Ky. |
| Jermisha Collins | Edward Waters (Fla.) | G | SR | Bradenton, Fla. |
| Jossilyn Blackman | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | F | SR | Battle Ground, Wash. |
| Joy Hadley | Brewton-Parker (Ga.) | C | JR | Jacksonville, Fla. |
| Kaitlin Larson | Westmont College (Calif.) | F | FR | Camano Island, Wash. |
| Kasey Saldana | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | G | JR | San Antonio, Texas |
| Kate Ylitalo | William Penn (Iowa) | G | JR | Maple Plain, Minn. |
| Kaylee Edgemon | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | F | SO | Littlefield, Texas |
| Kayvee Gerald | William Woods (Mo.) | G | SO | Springfield, Mo. |
| Kechelle Figueroa | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | G | JR | New Orleans, La. |
| Keimeshia Walker | Rust College (Miss.) | G | JR | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Lacey Clark | Culver-Stockton (Mo.) | G | SR | Belle, Mo. |
| Lauren Tsuneishi | Westmont (Calif.) | G | SO | Torrance, Calif. |
| Lena Wilson | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | F | JR | San Antonio, Texas |
| Lexi Rich | SAGU (Texas) | G | JR | San Antonio, Texas |
| Lexie Vaught | Evangel (Mo.) | G | JR | Crane, Mo. |
| Liz Henderson | Lyon (Ark.) | G | JR | Newark, Ark. |
| Maci Merket | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | G | SR | Canadian, Texas |
| Madison Faulkner | Campbellsville (Ky.) | F | JR | Horse Cave, Ky. |
| Makayla Enders | Arizona Christian (Ariz.) | F | SR | Peoria, Ariz. |
| Megan Worry | Loyola (La.) | F | SR | Beaumont, Texas |
| Mesa Williams | Montana Tech | G | SO | White Sulpher Springs, Mont. |
| Morgan Martin | Bethel (Tenn.) | G | JR | Bradford, Tenn. |
| Nicole Gleason | Texas Wesleyan (Texas) | G | JR | Heath, Texas |
| Parker Esary | Providence (Mont.) | F | SO | Kalama, Wash. |
| Raegan Wieser | Columbia (Mo.) | F | JR | Cape Girardeau, Mo. |
| Reyna Ammons | Science and Arts of Oklahoma | G | JR | Houston, Texas |
| Sabrina Banks | LSU-Shreveport (La.) | F | JR | New Orleans, La. |
| Shanelle Tolley | Missouri Valley (Mo.) | G | SO | Hope Island, Australia |
| Sheridan Hopkins | St. Thomas (Texas) | G | JR | Galveston, Texas |
| Terralyn Dominick | Philander Smith (Ark.) | G | SR | Little Rock, Ark. |
| Victoria Chea | Vanguard (Calif.) | G | JR | Murrieta, Calif. |
