Added conference awards

Added conference awards ← Previous revision Revision as of 22:37, 15 June 2026 Line 622: Line 622: {{main|2026 Horizon League women's basketball tournament}} {{main|2026 Horizon League women's basketball tournament}} The conference tournament was be played from March 2 to March 10, 2023. The conference tournament was played from March 2 to March 10, 2023. The tournament adopted a new format in 2026; instead of a traditional eleven-team single elimination bracket, the new format included reseeding after each round. The event started on campus sites with a play-in round for the bottom two teams (by conference record), followed by a ten-team first round. The five remaining teams then advanced to the final three rounds held at [[Corteva Coliseum]] in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]. The bottom two teams by seeding play in the second round, while the other three teams are forwarded into the semifinals, with those winners advancing to the final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gentile |first=Drew |date=2025-09-26 |title=Horizon League details reasons for changes to postseason tournament |url=https://www.midmajormadness.com/horizon-league/31173/horizon-league-details-reasons-for-changes-to-postseason-tournament |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=Mid-Major Madness |language=en-US}}</ref> The tournament adopted a new format in 2026; instead of a traditional eleven-team single elimination bracket, the new format included reseeding after each round. The event started on campus sites with a play-in round for the bottom two teams (by conference record), followed by a ten-team first round. The five remaining teams then advanced to the final three rounds held at [[Corteva Coliseum]] in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]. The bottom two teams by seeding play in the second round, while the other three teams are forwarded into the semifinals, with those winners advancing to the final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gentile |first=Drew |date=2025-09-26 |title=Horizon League details reasons for changes to postseason tournament |url=https://www.midmajormadness.com/horizon-league/31173/horizon-league-details-reasons-for-changes-to-postseason-tournament |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=Mid-Major Madness |language=en-US}}</ref> Line 686: Line 686: <!--==National awards==--> <!--==National awards==--> ==Conference awards== ==Conference awards== {| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;" First table is individual awards | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"| '''2026 Horizon League individual awards''' |- ! style="text-align:right;"| Award ! style="text-align:left;"| Recipient(s) |- | style="text-align:right;"| [[Horizon League Women's Basketball Player of the Year|Player of the Year]] | style="text-align:left;"| Jenna Guyer, Green Bay |- | style="text-align:right;"| Coach of the Year | style="text-align:left;"| [[Kayla Karius]], Green Bay |- | style="text-align:right;"| Defensive Player of the Year | style="text-align:left;"| Sophia Gregory, Youngstown State |- | style="text-align:right;"| Sixth Player of the Year | style="text-align:left;"| Paulina Hernandez, Youngstown State |- | style="text-align:right;"| Freshman of the Year | style="text-align:left;"| Makenzie Luehring, Oakland |- | style="text-align:right;"| Newcomer of the Year | style="text-align:left;"| Izabella Zingaro, Cleveland State |- | style="text-align:right;"| Sportsmanship Award | style="text-align:left;"| Lauren Scott, Wright State |- | colspan="2" style="font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"|'''Reference:'''<ref>{{cite web |last=Winters |first=Sa'Mone |title=Horizon League Releases 2025-26 #HLWBB All-League Awards |url=https://horizonleague.org/news/2026/3/2/womens-basketball-horizon-league-releases-2025-26-hlwbb-all-league-awards.aspx |website=[[Horizon League]] |date=2026-03-02 |access-date=2026-06-15 |language=en}}</ref> |} {| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;" Second table is all-conference teams | colspan="5" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"| '''2026 Horizon League all-conference teams''' |- ! First Team ! Second Team ! Third Team ! Defensive Team ! Freshman Team |- | Izabella Zingaro, CSU <br /> Colbi Maples, CSU <br /> Jenna Guyer, GB <br /> Makenzie Luehring, OAK <br /> Alana Nelson, PFW | Maddy Skorupski, GB <br /> Karina Bystry, NKU <br /> Breezie Williams, WSU <br /> Casey Santoro, YSU <br /> Sophia Gregory, YSU <br /> | Meghan Schultz, GB <br /> Nevaeh Foster, IUI <br /> Jorey Buwalda, MKE <br /> Aislin Malcolm, RMU <br /> Myriam Traore, RMU | Jada Leonard, CSU <br /> Jenna Guyer, GB <br /> Jordan Reid, PFW <br /> Eva Levingston, RMU <br /> Sophia Gregory, YSU | Maddie Moody, NKU <br /> Karina Bystry, NKU <br /> Makenzie Luehring, OAK <br /> Rylee Bess, PFW <br /> Sarah Baker, YSU |} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;" | style="background:#ddd;"| '''2026 Horizon League<br />All-Tournament Team<ref>{{Cite web |title=2026 Barbasol Horizon League Men's & Women's Basketball Championships |url=https://horizonleague.org/tournaments/?id=105 |access-date=2026-06-15 |website=[[Horizon League]]}}</ref>''' |- | '''Jenna Guyer, GB''' <br /> Maddy Skorupski, GB <br /> Sophia Gregory, YSU <br /> Casey Santoro, YSU <br /> Izabella Zingaro, CSU |- | style="background:#ddd;"| '''Bold''' denotes MVP |} Third table is all-tournament team ==Attendance== ==Attendance==