March 31, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2025-26 NAIA Women’s Basketball All-America teams Monday.  Four athletes from the Frontier Conference were named to All-America, with two athletes earning First Team distinction and two other athletes collecting Third Team honor.

Tabor Teel of Dakota State (S.D.), the Frontier Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Year, was listed on the First Team.  She led the Trojans to the NAIA national semifinals for the second time in last four seasons.

Teel produced 21 double-doubles during the season for DaSU.  She averaged 16.8 points and 10.5 rebounds per game in 36 total games.  She also led the Frontier Conference in total assists with 134 assists and ranked second with 67 total blocks.

Paige Wasson of Rocky Mountain (Mont.) was also named to the NAIA All-America First Team.  She was second in the league with 20.8 points per game (ninth in the NAIA) and tied for third with 7.7 rebounds per game. 

Wasson became the third First Team All-American in RMC’s program history. 

A pair of athletes were named to Third Team All-America, led by Willa Albrecht from Carroll (Mont.) and Hadley Humpherys from Montana Tech.

Albrecht averaged 15.8 points per game for the Fighting Saints, which ranked her fourth in the conference.  She also averaged 5.3 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game.

Humpherys led the Orediggers in scoring and rebounding average with 12.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.  She also made a team-high 77 assists and posted 34 steals this season.

Dakota State, Rocky Mountain, Carroll, and Montana Tech qualified for the NAIA national tournament earlier this month.  The Trojans advanced to the national semifinals, while the Battlin’ Bears and Orediggers advanced to the Round of 32.  The Saints lost in the First Round of the national tournament.