March 5, 2025
HELENA, Mont. – The 2024-25 Frontier Conference women’s basketball All-Conference teams and individual award winners have been announced Wednesday. The award recipients are selected by the six head coaches in the conference, who are not permitted to vote for their own players.
Kyndall Keller of Carroll was voted as the 2024-25 Frontier Conference Player of the Year. She tied the Frontier Conference scoring average with 16.1 points per game (15 Frontier Conference games) and led the league in total points with 242 points. She was named to Frontier All-Conference Second Team last season.
Sydney Dethman of Rocky Mountain was named the league’s Newcomer of the Year. Her teammate Gracee Lekvold was selected as the Defensive Player-of-the-Year.
Trinidie Nichols of Montana Western was the coaches’ vote for the Sixth Player-of-the-Year. Paige Wasson of Rocky Mountain was named the Freshman-of-the-Year.
RMC’s Wes Keller picked up the Coach-of-the-Year award after guiding his squad to the 2024-25 Frontier Women’s Basketball Regular Season Title. The Battlin’ Bears also appeared in the conference tournament postseason tournament’s championship game before falling to Providence.
| 2024-25 Frontier Women's Basketball Postseason Awards |
| Player of the Year: |
Kyndall Keller, Carroll |
| Newcomer of the Year: |
Sydney Dethman, Rocky Mountain |
| Defensive Player of the Year: |
Gracee Lekvold, Rocky Mountain |
| Freshman of the Year: |
Paige Wesson, Rocky Mountain |
| 6th Woman Player of the Year: |
Trinidie Nichols, Montana Western |
| Coach of the Year: |
Wes Keller, Rocky Mountain |
| 2024-25 Women's Basketball First Team All-Conference |
| Player |
School |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| Kyndall Keller |
Carroll |
Guard |
Fifth Year Senior |
Havre, Mont. |
| Sydney Dethman |
Rocky Mountain |
Forward |
Senior |
Brockton, Mont. |
| Keanna Salave'a |
Providence |
Forward |
Sophomore |
Vancouver, Wash. |
| Ashlee Maldonado |
Providence |
Guard |
Graduate Student |
Sunnyside, Wash. |
| Hadley Humphreys |
Montana Tech |
Center |
Junior |
Blackfoot, Idaho |
| Willa Albrecht |
Carroll |
Guard |
Redshirt Junior |
Billings, Mont. |
| 2024-25 Women's Basketball Second Team All-Conference |
| Player |
School |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| Gracee Lekvold |
Rocky Mountain |
Guard |
Senior |
Scobey, Mont. |
| Canzas HisBadHorse |
MSU-Northern |
Forward |
Junior |
Lame Deer, Mont. |
| Payton Hagy |
Montana Western |
Guard |
Senior |
Ephrata, Wash. |
| Addi Ekstrom |
Carroll |
Guard |
Senior |
Bozeman, Mont. |
| Paige Wasson |
Rocky Mountain |
Guard |
Freshman |
Whitewater, Mont. |
| 2024-25 Women's Basketball Honorable Mention All-Conference |
| Player |
School |
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| Aubrie Rademacher |
Montana Tech |
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| Liv Wangerin |
Montana Tech |
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| 2024-25 Women's Basketball All-Defensive Team |
| Player |
School |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| Gracee Lekvold |
Rocky Mountain |
Guard |
Senior |
Scobey, Mont. |
| Addi Ekstrom |
Carroll |
Guard |
Senior |
Bozeman, Mont. |
| Katelynn Forner |
MSU-Northern |
Guard |
Senior |
Camas, Wash. |
| Keanna Salave'a |
Providence |
Forward |
Sophomore |
Vancouver, Wash. |
| Macy Mayer |
Montana Tech |
Forward |
Redshirt Junior |
Bozeman, Mont. |