February 26, 2026
HELENA, Mont. – The 2025-26 Frontier Conference women’s basketball All-Conference teams and individual award winners have been announced Thursday evening. The award recipients are selected by the twelve (12) head coaches in the conference, who are not permitted to vote for their own players.
Tabor Teel of Dakota State (S.D.) was selected as the 2025-26 Frontier Conference Women’s Basketball Player-of-the-Year. She has posted numerous double-doubles this season, averaging 17.6 points and 10.6 rebounds per game prior to the postseason. She is also second in the league with 107 assists, the most assists by a post player in the conference.
Twenty (20) athletes are listed on the 2025-26 Frontier Conference Women’s Basketball All-Conference teams – 10 recipients on the First Team and 10 recipients on the Second Team.
Isabelle Heggem of Rocky Mountain (Mont.) was voted the conference ‘s Defensive Player-of-the-Year. She leads the Frontier Conference with 75 total blocks and 11.7 rebounds per game (9.5 defensive rebounds per game). Four other players are also listed on the Frontier Conference All-Defense Team.
Carroll’s (Mont.) Jillian Kanduch was selected as the Frontier Conference’s Freshman-of-the-Year. Bailee Sayler of Montana Western was chosen as the Sixth Woman of the Year award.
CC’s Kenzie Allen and Providence’s (Mont.) Brooke Dial shared the league’s Newcomer of the Year award.
Dakota State’s David Moe picked up the Frontier Conference Women’s Basketball Pepsi Coach-of-the-Year award after guiding the Trojans to their first-ever league title with a 19-3 record. DaSU also earned the league’s first automatic bid to the NAIA National Tournament, which begins on March 13-14 with the First & Second Rounds.
The 2025-26 Frontier Conference Women’s Basketball Postseason Tournament begins with a pair of quarterfinal rounds on Friday and Saturday, followed by the semifinal contests on Sunday, and the championship game on Monday evening at 5 p.m. (Mountain Time).
The first three days of the postseason tournament will be live streamed via Frontier Conference’s YouTube page (all women’s basketball sessions start at 12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Mountain time). The championship game on Monday evening will be live broadcast on SWX Local Sports.
| 2025-26 Frontier Women's Basketball Postseason Awards |
| Player of the Year: |
Tabor Teel, Dakota State (S.D.) |
| Defensive Player of the Year: |
Isabelle Heggem, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
| Freshman Player of the Year: |
Jillian Kanduch, Carroll (Mont.) |
| 6th Woman of the Year: |
Bailee Sayler, Montana Western |
| Co-Newcomer of the Year: |
Brooke Dial, Providence (Mont.)
Kenzie Allen, Carroll (Mont.) |
| Pepsi Coach of the Year: |
David Moe, Dakota State (S.D.) |
| 2025-26 Frontier Women's Basketball First Team All-Conference |
| Player |
School |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| Tabor Teel |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
Forward |
Senior |
Colton, S.D. |
| Paige Wasson |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
Guard |
Sophomore |
Whitewater, Mont. |
| Willa Albrecht |
Carroll (Mont.) |
Guard |
R-Senior |
Billings, Mont. |
| Hadley Humpherys |
Montana Tech |
Forward |
Senior |
Blackfoot, Idaho |
| Kennedy Stormer |
Bismarck State (N.D.) |
Guard |
Senior |
Mandan, N.D. |
| Isabelle Heggem |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
Forward |
Sophomore |
Winifred, Mont. |
| Canzas HisBadHorse |
MSU-Northern |
Forward |
Senior |
Lame Deer, Mont. |
| Brooke Dial |
Providence (Mont.) |
Guard |
Junior |
Dallas, Texas |
| Liv Wangerin |
Montana Tech |
Guard/Forward |
Senior |
Plentywood, Mont. |
| Caitlin Dyer |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
Guard |
R-Junior |
Morphettville, South Australia |
| 2025-26 Frontier Women's Basketball Second Team All-Conference |
| Player |
School |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| Bria Wasmund |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
Guard |
Junior |
Sibley, Iowa |
| Kenzie Allen |
Carroll (Mont.) |
Guard |
Junior |
Grantsville, Utah |
| Ciera Agasiva |
MSU-Northern |
Guard |
Junior |
Kalihi, Hawaii |
| Brenna Linse |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
Forward |
Senior |
Billings, Mont. |
| Isabella Lund |
Montana Western |
Guard |
Senior |
Tumwater, Wash. |
| Bailee Sayler |
Montana Western |
Forward |
Sophomore |
Missoula, Mont. |
| Brooke Badovinac |
Montana Tech |
Guard/Forward |
Sophomore |
Butte, Mont. |
| Halle Haber |
Montana Tech |
Forward |
Sophomore |
Billings, Mont. |
| Ellie Braaten |
Valley City State (N.D.) |
Guard |
Junior |
Westhope, N.D. |
| Joy Beran |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
Forward |
Sophomore |
Lime Springs, Iowa |
| 2025-26 Frontier Women's Basketball All-Defensive Team |
| Player |
School |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| Isabelle Heggem |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
Forward |
Sophomore |
Winifred, Mont. |
| Tabor Teel |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
Forward |
Senior |
Colton, S.D. |
| Kenzie Allen |
Carroll (Mont.) |
Guard |
Junior |
Gransville, Utah |
| Caitlin Dyer |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
Guard |
R-Junior |
Morphetteville, South Australia |
| Brooke Badovinac |
Montana Tech |
Guard/Forward |
Sophomore |
Butte, Mont. |