CLEVELAND, OH – The North Coast Athletic Conference is celebrating its 40th playing season by selecting All-Decade teams in all 23 championship sports. Student-athletes that competed in the NCAC between the 2013-14 and the 2022-23 seasons who earned Player of the Year honors, or who earned a minimum of three all-NCAC first-team nods during this time were named to the team.
In women’s basketball, 11 student-athletes have been recognized for their outstanding accomplishments on the court.
Over the last 10 years, DePauw collected eight of the possible nine conference championships. To start the decade, DePauw won two titles in 2014 and 2015 to extend its run to five, dating back to 2012. In 2016, Denison earned the league’s top spot followed a year later by DePauw (2017). Since then the Indiana Tigers have continued to claim at least a share of the conference crown, extending its total title count to 10. Most recently, DePauw and Wittenberg shared the 2023 NCAC conference title; the championship brings Wittenberg’s all-time women’s basketball trophies to 13, the most in the league. No champions were crowned in 2021 due to COVID-19
Founded in 1983, the North Coast Athletic Conference currently consists of nine academically selective NCAA Division III colleges and universities - Denison University, DePauw University, Hiram College, Kenyon College, Oberlin College, Ohio Wesleyan University, Wabash College, Wittenberg University, and the College of Wooster along with affiliate members Allegheny College, Earlham College, Transylvania University and Washington & Jefferson College (field hockey). The NCAC sponsors 23 championship sports, 11 for men and 12 for women.
NCAC 40th Anniversary Women’s Basketball All-Decade Team (2013-14 - 2022-23)
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Years Competed |
Player of the Year |
All-NCAC |
Other Award |
| First |
Second |
Hon. Mention/Third |
| Olivia Canning |
Oberlin |
C |
2015-16 - 2018-19 |
2019, 2018 Top Defensive |
2018 |
2019, 2017 |
|
|
| Maureen Hirt |
Kenyon |
G |
2013-14 |
2014 Player |
2014 |
|
|
|
| Jordan Holmes |
Denison |
P |
2013-14 - 2016-17 |
2017 Top Defensive, 2016 Player |
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 |
|
|
Newcomer 2014 |
| Mya Howard |
DePauw |
G |
2015-16 - 2018-19 |
2019, 2018 Player |
2018, 2017 |
2016 |
|
Newcomer 2016 |
| Sydney Kopp |
DePauw |
G |
2016-17 - 2019-20 |
2020 Player |
2020, 2019, 2018 |
|
|
|
| Megan Kuether |
Ohio Wesleyan |
W |
2013-14 - 2016-17 |
2017 Player |
2017, 2016 |
|
|
|
| Christina Marquette |
Oberlin |
F |
2013-14 - 2014-15 |
2015 Player |
2015, 2014 |
|
|
|
| Paige Matijasich |
Kenyon |
G |
2016-17 - 2019-20 |
|
2020, 2019, 2018 |
|
|
|
| Kasey Schipfer |
Ohio Wesleyan |
G |
2020-21 - 2022-23 |
2023 Player, 2023 Top Defensive |
2023 |
2022 |
|
|
| Maya Shannon |
DePauw |
G |
2018-19 - 2022-23 |
2022 Player |
2023, 2022 |
|
|
Newcomer 2019 |
| Delaney Williams |
Wittenberg |
G |
2017-18 - 2021-22 |
2022, 2020 Top Defensive |
|
2022, 2020 |
2019, 2018 |
|
Bold = current student-athlete