March 14, 2023

Eagles Land Eight Players on Region XI All-Region Teams

Boone, IA The ICCAC Division II Women's Basketball league released their 2022-23 All-Region teams on Tuesday. Thirty of the conference's best players were recognized across three teams -- 10 allotted to each team.

As voted by the coaches, Kirwkood, the Region 11 Champions, earned four of the 10 First Team spots, and eight selections overall.

The top vote-getter this season was Tasia Jordan, who in turn was named the ICCAC Division II Women's Basketball Player of the Year. The sophomore did it all for the Eagles this season -- leading the ICCAC in both scoring and rebounding. She averaged 15 points per game on the season -- and in conference play, elevated her average to 17.6 points per game. Her 8.3 rebounds per game were the highest in conference play as well.

The sophomore had an 18-game streak of double-digit scoring outputs -- as well as five double-doubles. Jordan was also top 10 steals (61) and blocks (24).

Other Eagles to garner First Team recognition were Naya Haymon, Jada Devine, and Demetria Prewitt.

Devine was the team's second-leading scorer at 10.2 points per game while adding 3.2 rebounds per game. She is second in the conference in blocks this season with 36, 23 in conference play.

Prewitt, a freshman, was named ICCAC Division II Women's Basketball Newcomer of the Year. She averaged 10.1 points per game in conference play to go along with 4.8 rebounds.

Haymon was one of the team's leaders despite her statistical production. The sophomore helped run the show -- while averaging 2.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game in 28 games this season.

Iowa Western placed two of their top performers on First Team this year. The Region 11 runner-up placed Aleshia Jones and Ndidiamaka Ndukwe on the First Team for the second year in a row. The league's only two returning First Teamers, Jones led the Reivers in scoring at 13.8 points per game. She was top 10 in rebounding as well with 160 total. Jones was a top-five three-point shooter in the conference, making 60 this season, the fourth-most in the ICCAC.

Ndukwe put up 10.9 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. She led the league in free throw percentage at 90.7 percent in conference play, while making the third-most (49-54).

Audrey Martinez-Stewart shined this season for NIACC. Twice the Trojan's point guard had triple-doubles in points, rebounds, and assists. In conference play, she was top five in rebounds at 6.8 per game and led the conference in steals with 55. With that, she was named the ICCAC Division II Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year.

Iowa Lakes had one of the best players in the league this year in Brielle Bartelt. The sophomore powered the Lakers to the No. 3 seed by the season's end and was a consistent threat every game. She ended the season second in scoring at 14.9 points per game and was top five in assists.

Rounding out the First Team were two freshmen, DMACC's Jaden Ainley and Northeast's Allison Richards.

DMACC relied on Ainley's scoring -- as she scored the third-most in the league per game at 14.3 per game and led the league in free throws made.

Richards was on her way to the ICCAC scoring title -- prior to a season-ending injury she averaged 17.8 points per game in 16 games -- and 18.8 in eight conference games.

The Coach of the Year was given to Kim Muhl of Kirkwood. During the 2022-23 season, Muhl picked up his 1000th career victory in his 34th season of coaching. The Eagles were ranked in the top five for most of the season and won their third straight Region 11 regular season and tournament title. It is Muhl's fourth ICCAC Division II Women's Basketball Coach of the Year award since the ICCAC began awarding in 2017-18.

First Team All-Region

#	Player	College	Pos.	Class
24	Jaden Ainley	DMACC	G	Fr.
2	Brielle Bartelt	Iowa Lakes	G	So.
2	Aleshia Jones	Iowa Western	G	So.
12	Ndidiamaka Ndukwe	Iowa Western	G	So.
2	Naya Haymon	Kirkwood	G	So.
5	Tasia Jordan	Kirkwood	G	So.
10	Jada Devine	Kirkwood	F	So.
23	Demetria Prewitt	Kirkwood	F	Fr.
24	Audrey Martinez-Stewart	NIACC	G	So.
10	Allison Richards	Northeast	G	Fr.

Second Team All-Region

#	Player	College	Pos.	Class
14	Rebekah Fuller	DMACC	F	Fr.
12	Kaitlyn Tendal	Iowa Central	G	Fr.
10	Ihari Oromo	Iowa Lakes	C	So.
3	Hannah Burg	Iowa Western	G	So.
24	Courtney Fields	Iowa Western	G	So.
1	Karsyn Stratton	Kirkwood	G	So.
12	Alycia Patterson	Kirkwood	G	So.
2	Kourtney Manning	NIACC	F	So.
15	Jackie Pippett	NIACC	C	So.
12	Analyssa Maldonado	Northeast	G	Fr.

Third Team All-Region

#	Player	College	Pos.	Class
22	Reanna Hutchinson	DMACC	G	Fr.
5	Ashjahnelle Wilson	Ellsworth	G/F	So
10	Aleaha Pommer	Iowa Central	G	Fr.
3	Makayla Holton	Iowa Lakes	G	Fr.
1	Caela Tighe	Iowa Western	G/F	Fr.
14	E'laiyha Heard	Iowa Western	F	So.
3	Emily Dreckman	Kirkwood	G	Fr.
4	Makayla Mau	Kirkwood	C	So.
13	Kameron Jones	NIACC	G	Fr.
5	Stevi Fallis	Northeast	G	Fr.