Miller, Ryncarz & Taute Named D3hoops.com All-Americans

On Tuesday, March 24, Denison junior guard Ada Taute (Chicago, IL/St. Ignatius College Prep), John Carroll senior guard/forward Ava Ryncarz (Aurora, OH/Aurora) and Ohio Wesleyan junior forward Macy Miller (Marysville, OH/Milford Center Fairbanks) were selected as 2026 D3hoops.com All-Americans.
 
Miller, the 2026 NCAC Player of the Year and first-team All-NCAC and D3hoops.com All-Region selection, was selcted to the D3hoops.com All-American first team. She guided the Battling Bishops to an 11-3 mark in conference play, a 21-6 overall record and the program’s fourth-straight NCAA tournament appearance with hosting rights. OWU ended their season with a close second-round loss to a high-powered WashU squad. The D3hoops.com All-Region 7 Player of the Year started 24 of her 25 games played and led the NCAC in rebounding with 11.7 per game and was second in scoring with 16.2 per game and blocks with 1.7 per game. Miller also tied for third in steals (2.3/per game) and was fourth in field goal percentage (.503).

Taute, who earned a first-team nod to the D3hoops.com All-Region and All-NCAC squads, was selected as a D3hoops second team All-American three days following the Big Red capturing the 2026 NCAA women's basketball title. Through 32 games, she averaged a team-high 13.9 points per game and 2.2 steals per game, to go along with 6.8 rebounds per game and 3.2 assists per game, while shooting .461 from the field, which all ranked in the top six of the NCAC. The First Team All-NCAC selection eclipsed 10 or more points 25 times this season, and started in all 32 of the Big Red’s contests.
 
Ryncarz, a first-team D3hoops.com All-Region and All-NCAC selection, was named to the D3hoops.com All-American fourth team. She helped guide John Carroll to a remarkable 2025-26 campaign, as the Blue Streaks earned a spot in the NCAA’s Round of 16 for the first time in program history and finished with a program-record 26 wins. Ryncarz’s 459 points led the conference, while her team-high 7.6 rebounds per game is third and her 14.8 points per game and .358 shooting percentage from behind the arc are fourth in the NCAC. She finished the season with a new program record of 97 makes from three and is currently ranked third in Division III in three-pointers this season and fifth in three-pointers per game (3.13).
 

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