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2022-23 All-RSC Women's Basketball Teams & Awards Announced

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2022-23 All-RSC Women's Basketball Teams & Awards Announced

The 2022-23 All-River States Conference Women's Basketball Teams & Awards have been announced after voting from the league's 13 head coaches. University of Rio Grande (Ohio) star senior Ella Skeens led the accoloades as the RSC Women's Basketball Player of the Year. It is the second year in a row that the guard from Chillicothe, Ohio, was named conference player of the year. 

The All-RSC Women's Basketball First & Second Teams as well as the Honorable Mention Team all have 10 players named. Also awarded was the RSC Women's Basketball Champions of Character Team and the All-RSC Scholar-Athlete Team. 

Skeens leads the RSC in scoring at 24.0 points per game, which is third in all of the NAIA. She is shooting 53 percent from the field, 82 percent from the foul line and also grabs 8.0 rebounds per game, the latter of which is seventh in the RSC. She has the No. 12-ranked RedStorm (27-3) in the RSC Championship finals at home Tuesday, Feb. 28 versus Midway (Ky.) (23-7).

Rio Grande head coach David Smalley, in his 31st year, was named RSC Women's Basketball Coach of the Year. He has led the RedStorm to an automatic berth in the NAIA National Championship as RSC regular-season champions and RSC East Division champs along with the NAIA Top 25 ranking all season. 

WVU Tech junior guard Faith N. Silva was selected RSC Women's Basketball Newcomer of the Year. She was sixth in the conference averaging 18.2 ppg, and she leads the entire NAIA with 115 made 3-point field goals this year. Silva was the top vote-getter among new players to the conference this year. 

Rio Grande and Midway (Ky.) led the conference with two players each on the All-RSC First Team. Joining Skeens on the first team was teammate Kaylee Darnell, who is ninth in the conference at 16.3 ppg. Midway's pair of first-team selections are Dezeree White at 18.3 ppg, 5.9 rpg and 48% field goals along with Semaj Adams with 10.2 ppg and 7.3 rpg. That duo has led the Eagles to an NAIA national tournament berth and conference finals appearance. 

Rio Grande and Oakland City (Ind.) University tied for the conference lead with four selections to the first, second and honorable mention teams. Oakland City and WVU Tech led the second team with two choices each. The Golden Bears were one of four schools with three selections each overall. 

The RSC Women's Basketball Champions of Character Team had one player from each school nominated by their head coach for best representing the NAIA's five character values of respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship. 

The RSC Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete Team had all players with a 3.25 GPA or higher who competed in women's basketball and have at least two semesters at their current school prior to this basketball season. Midway and St. Mary-of-the-Woods (Ind.) College tied for the conference lead with nine each on the scholar team. 

For the complete listing of awards, see below: 

2022-23 ALL-RSC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAMS & AWARDS

RSC Player of the Year -- Ella Skeens, Sr., G, Rio Grande (Ohio)RSC Newcomer of the Year -- Faith N. Silva, Jr., G, WVU TechRSC Coach of the Year -- David Smalley, Rio Grande (Ohio)

ALL-RSC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FIRST TEAM

NamePos.Cl.School
Ella SkeensGSr.University of Rio Grande
Dezeree WhiteGSr.Midway University
Emmy RalphGJr.Indiana University Southeast
Kaylee DarnellGSo.University of Rio Grande
Hannah KashGSr.Alice Lloyd College
Addie BrownGSr.Indiana University East
Emilee HopeGJr.Oakland City University
Faith N. SilvaGJr.West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Taylor RinnFSr.Point Park University
Semaj AdamsFFr. Midway University
ALL-RSC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SECOND TEAM

NamePos.Cl.School
Taylor DillardGSr.Oakland City University
Rachel BolyardGSr.Ohio Christian University
Lauren LambdinGSr.Indiana University Southeast
Alva HedrichCFr.West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Kennedy GriffinGSr.Indiana University East
Brooklynn JonesGSo.Saint Mary of the Woods College
Azyiah WilliamsGSo.University of Rio Grande
Jalaya DowellCJr.Oakland City University
Valiyah YazzieGJr.West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Katie Jo MooreGSo.Alice Lloyd College
ALL-RSC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HONORABLE MENTION TEAM

NamePos.Cl.School
Anna KiserFJr.Indiana University Kokomo
Avalee JeffersFSr.Saint Mary of the Woods College
Bailee BrainardCSr.Alice Lloyd College
Ashley DeWeeseGFr.Ohio Christian University
Emma PavelekGSo.Point Park University
Megan OstCSr.Carlow University
Ari BledaGJr.Point Park University
Lexi WoodsFJr.University of Rio Grande
Davina SmithG/FFr.Indiana University East
Davinique CampbellFJr.Oakland City University
RSC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER TEAM

SchoolName
Alice Lloyd CollegeBailee Brainard
Brescia UniversityPaige Vanzant
Carlow UniversityRylie Blair
Indiana University EastTaylor Browning
Indiana University KokomoAnna Kiser
Indiana University SoutheastLauren Lambdin
Midway UniversityEmma Gutman
Oakland City UniversityAysha Lindsey
Ohio Christian UniversityDarcy Mitchell 
Point Park UniversityTanner Hoffer
Saint Mary of the Woods CollegeSavvanah Frye         
University of Rio GrandeGrace Forrest
West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyLeonor Ferreira
RSC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAM

SchoolName
Alice Lloyd CollegeJasmine Eley
Alice Lloyd CollegeKatie Jo Moore
Alice Lloyd CollegeMadison Thompson
Alice Lloyd CollegeMadison Ward
Alice Lloyd CollegeMakayla May
Alice Lloyd CollegeRiley Schreck
Alice Lloyd CollegeTori Hampton
Brescia UniversityElisabeth Joines
Brescia UniversityLindsey Peyton
Brescia UniversityPaige Vanzant
Carlow UniversityBrianna Evans
Carlow UniversityEmma Aubrey
Carlow UniversityMegan Ost
Carlow UniversityRylie Blair
Carlow UniversityShaelyn Clark
Carlow UniversitySydney Carr
Indiana University EastAddie Brown
Indiana University EastKennedy Griffin
Indiana University EastMarissa Quiroz
Indiana University EastTaylor Browning
Indiana University EastTia Tolbert
Indiana University KokomoAnna Kiser
Indiana University KokomoKarly Kirkpatrick
Indiana University KokomoKristen Ridner
Indiana University SoutheastAlex Maher
Indiana University SoutheastBrynna Blackburn
Indiana University SoutheastEmmy Ralph
Indiana University SoutheastKarly Sweeney
Indiana University SoutheastLeah Miller
Midway UniversityAleigha Mucker
Midway UniversityBreanna Woodward
Midway UniversityEmma Gutman
Midway UniversityJalyn Jackson
Midway UniversityKassidy Daugherty
Midway UniversityMichaela Price
Midway UniversityMi'lan Miller
Midway UniversityNahia Urturi-Ortiz
Midway UniversityRebecca Watkins
Oakland City UniversityAmaya Thomas
Oakland City UniversityDavinique Campbell
Oakland City UniversityJalaya Dowell
Oakland City UniversityMarissa Austin
Oakland City UniversityTabitha Klem
Oakland City UniversityTaylor Dillard
Ohio Christian UniversityDarcy Mitchell
Ohio Christian UniversityEmma Koons
Ohio Christian UniversityEmmie Brenly
Ohio Christian UniversityHaley Cox
Ohio Christian UniversityLily Martin
Ohio Christian UniversityRachel Bolyard
Point Park UniversityEmma Pavelek
Point Park UniversityIsrael Strickland
Point Park UniversityLora Davis
Point Park UniversitySierra Seneta
Point Park UniversityTanner Hoffer
Point Park UniversityTatiyana Graham
Point Park UniversityTaylor Rinn
Saint Mary of the Woods CollegeAbby Worley
Saint Mary of the Woods CollegeAllyson Hardiek 
Saint Mary of the Woods CollegeAvalee Jeffers
Saint Mary of the Woods CollegeBrooklynn Jones
Saint Mary of the Woods CollegeDestiny Thomas
Saint Mary of the Woods CollegeKathryn Perry 
Saint Mary of the Woods CollegeMadison White
Saint Mary of the Woods CollegeSavvanah Frye
Saint Mary of the Woods CollegeSydney Ingram
University of Rio Grande Lexi Woods 
University of Rio Grande Reagan Willingham
University of Rio GrandeCourtney Pifher 
University of Rio GrandeGrace Forrest 
University of Rio GrandeHarlei Antritt 
University of Rio GrandeKaylee Darnell 
University of Rio GrandeMickale Bates
West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyAlyssa Taylor
West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyElysia Perez
West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyEmilee Whitt
West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyEmily Hutchinson
West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyLeonor Ferreira
West Virginia University Institute of TechnologySavanna Bailey

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