2022 Women's Basketball All-Region Teams
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The 2022 Division II Region XI Women's Basketball teams were announced on Tuesday after the conclusion of the Region XI Championship on Sunday.
Kirkwood claimed their second-straight Region XI title in a convincing 65-44 win over Iowa Western. The Eagles also headlined the awards this year with three players selected as First Team honorees along with Coach and Player of the Year.
Sophomore forward Ashley Tull, a returning First Team selection from 2021, was selected as the 2022 Player of the Year after averaging 12 points per game on 62.8% shooting from the field in conference play. Tull was also an enforcer down low puling in 8.3 rebounds per game with 1.7 blocks a night.
Tull had nine double-doubles this season. She led the ICCAC in field goal percentage and was top five in rebounds, offensive rebounds and blocks.
Tull's teammates Tati Hodges-Johnson and Kortney Drake also returned as First Team selections after their continued success on the court.
Drake led the team in scoring in 2022 averaging 13.6 points per game and was also their most efficient three-point shooter netting 66 threes on 48.5% from deep.
Johnson was also a solid scorer for the Eagles chipping in 9.9 points per game in conference games. The sophomore also added 5.0 rebounds, 3.1 steals and 1.3 steals per night for the Eagles. This is the third season Johnson has been named to an ICCAC All-Region team after being a Second Team selection in 2019-20.
Head coach of the Eagles, Kim Muhl, was named the 2022 Coach of the Year for leading Kirkwood to an undefeated 20-0 record in the ICCAC. The Eagles are 32-1 on the season and have won their last 19 games. In his 33rd season as the Kirkwood head coach, Muhl and the Eagles will head to their 21st NJCAA National Tournament together in search of their eighth national championship.
After Kirkwood's win in the Region XI final, he has amassed 980 wins.
Iowa Western named two high-scoring freshman to the First Team this season in guard Aleshia Jones and forward Ndidiamaka Ndukwe.
Jones was the leading scorer for the Reivers in conference play averaging 16.2 points per game during conference play. She was also an efficient scorer from deep averaging nearly three made three pointers per game on 38.9% shooting from behind the arc.
Ndukwe was able to chip in 13 points a night for the Reivers while also pulling down 8.4 rebounds per game during ICCAC play. Ndukwe was named the 2022 ICCAC Newcomer of the Year.
The final forward selected as a First Team honoree is Alyssa Morris of Southwestern. The freshman finished second in scoring, averaging 19.8 points per game during conference play. Morris nearly averaged a double-double in ICCAC play after pulling down a conference-leading 9.8 rebounds per game.
A group of talented and high scoring guards rounded out the list of first team honorees.
Northeast's Ashley Hassett was selected to the First Team after finishing as the ICCAC's leading scorer averaging 21.8 points per game in conference play. Hassett, a sophomore, also averaged 9.3 rebounds and 2.9 steals during conference play this season.
Magan Christopherson of DMACC also earned First Team honors for her prolific scoring, averaging 17.1 points game, good enough for third in the conference.
Rounding out the list of First Team honorees were two sophomores -- Iowa Lakes' Jaeda Whitner and Iowa Central's Carley West.
Whitner was a force on the offensive side of the ball for the Lakers finishing fourth in the conference in scoring averaging 16 points while also being the league's leading passer adding six assists a night.
West finished fifth in points per game in the ICCAC averaging 15.7 points and added 7.5 rebounds a night for the Tritons.
First Team All-Region
# Player College Position Year 14 Magan Christopherson DMACC G So. 24 Carley West Iowa Central G So. 3 Jaeda Whitner Iowa Lakes G So. 2 Aleshia Jones Iowa Western G Fr. 12 Ndidiamaka Ndukwe Iowa Western F So. 11 Tati Hodges-Johnson Kirkwood G So. 14 Kortney Drake Kirkwood G So. 50 Ashley Tull Kirkwood F Fr. 20 Ashley Hassett Northeast G So. 30 Alyssa Morris Southwestern F Fr.
Second Team All-Region
# Player College Pos. Year 12 Autumn Dykstra Iowa Central G So. 22 Nevaeh Galloway Iowa Central F So. 5 Rachel Puok Iowa Lakes G So. 30 Rachel Breck Iowa Lakes F/C So. 4 Ruba Abo Hashesh Iowa Western G So. 1 Karsyn Stratton Kirkwood G So. 5 Tasia Jordan Kirkwood G So. 12 Alyssa Hames NIACC G Fr. 30 Antuanae Garrett Southeastern G So. 24 Kaylynn Tucker Southwestern G So.
Third Team All-Region
# Player College Pos. Year 4 Reagan Franzen DMACC F Fr. 2 Alyssa Civitak Ellsworth G So. 14 Jayden Frank Iowa Central G Fr. 2 Brielle Bartelt Iowa Lakes G Fr. 1 Mary Delgado Iowa Western G So. 3 Dom Rodriguez Kirkwood G So. 24 Audrey Martinez-Stewart NIACC G Fr. 25 Autumn Dickmander Northeast G Fr. 5 Sanee Cates Southeastern G So. 22 Whynter Waterhouse Southwestern F So.
Player of the Year: Ashley Tull, Kirkwood
Defensive Player of the Year: Nevaeh Galloway, Iowa Central
Newcomer of the Year: Ndidimaka Ndukwe, Iowa Western
Coach of the Year: Kim Muhl, Kirkwood
