Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week
Isabelle Heggem – Rocky Mountain College (Mont.)
Forward – Junior – Winifred, Mont.
Heggem, the reigning Frontier Conference Defensive Player of the Year, delivered a dominant performance on the boards to lead No. 12 ranked Rocky Mountain (Mont.) to a pair of victories during the opening weekend of the 2026-27 season in the Northwest Crossover Classic.
She averaged an impressive 18.5 rebounds per game, including 12 defensive rebounds per contest, while recording two double-doubles. She also averaged 16.5 points, 1.5 steals and one block per game.
Heggem opened the weekend with a program-record 25 rebounds in Rocky Mountain's thrilling 59-58 victory over (RV) Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) Oct. 24. She collected 15 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards while adding 19 points, two assists, two blocks and one steal.
She followed with another double-double in the Battlin' Bears' 78-61 victory versus Southern Oregon Oct. 25, finishing with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Heggem added two steals in the victory and converted all four of her free-throw attempts.
Heggem finished the two-game stretch with 37 rebounds, including 24 defensive boards, along with 33 points, three steals and two blocks.
This is Heggem’s tenth career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week honor.