Clason named NAIA Women's Basketball All-American Third Team
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Korynn Clason of Sterling College was named to the NAIA Women's Basketball All-America Third Team, the national office announced Monday.
Clason was named the KCAC Women's Basketball Player of the Year in February. In the regular season, she led the conference with 22.0 points per game (ranked fifth in the NAIA at the end of the regular season) on an efficient 48.6% from the field, 45.3% from three-point range, and 87.2% from the free-throw line. In the postseason, she led the Warriors, a six-seed in the KCAC Women's Basketball Championship tournament, to a conference title and a berth in the NAIA Women's Basketball Championship tournament.
Macy Sievers of Dordt (Iowa) was named the 2025 NAIA Women's Basketball Player of the Year. Sievers not only led the Defenders to become repeat NAIA Champions in 2025 but also the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Tournament and Regular Season Champions. The junior was named the GPAC Player of the Year and was selected first-team All-Conference. Sievers was also named to the NAIA All-Tournament First Team as well as the NAIA Tournament MVP. Her season stat line increased by the numbers as she posted 15.6 points per game, 44.5 field goal percentage, 39.3 three-point percentage, 84.1 free throw percentage, and 7.6 rebounds per game.
Chris Nelson of Bethel (Tenn.) was named the 2025 NAIA Women's Basketball Coach of the Year. Nelson turned things around for Bethel in just one year after going 13-16 overall and 0-12 in the Mid-South in 2023-24 to 2024-25, where the Wildcats finished the season with an overall record of 27-8 and 5-7 in conference. Nelson directed his team to its first Mid-South Conference title this season and continued the season where the Wildcats went on to secure the team's first semifinal appearance at the NAIA Championship.
All of the All-America selections are made by the NAIA Women's Basketball All-America Committee and are comprised of first, second and third teams.
2025 NAIA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
(Alphabetical order by institution)
FIRST TEAM
| NAME | INSTITUTION | POSITION | CLASS | HOMETOWN |
| Madison Hart | Bethel (Tenn.) | JR | F | Yorkville, Tenn. |
| Mallie McNair | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | JR | G | Imperial, Neb. |
| Lauren Lee | Campbellesville (Ky.) | GR | G | Liberty, Ky. |
| Kassie Monday | Cumberlands (Ky.) | SR | G | Clarkrange, Tenn. |
| Macy Sievers | Dordt (Iowa) | JR | G | Rock Rapids, Iowa |
| Zareia Chevre | Governors State (Ill.) | SR | F | St. Paul, Minn. |
| Ella Larsen | Grand View (Iowa) | SR | G | Fonda, Iowa |
| Lilli Frasure | Indiana Wesleyan (Ind.) | SR | G | Winamac, Ind. |
| Jessica Carrothers | IU Northwest (Iowa) | JR | G | Highland, Ind. |
| Abbey McNally | Marian (Ind.) | JR | F/C | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Morgan Baird | Southern Oregon | SR | F | Coquille, Ore. |
| Megan Nestor | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | JR | F | Canaries, St. Lucia |
SECOND TEAM
| NAME | INSTITUTION | POSITION | CLASS | HOMETOWN |
| Micah Hart | Bethel (Tenn.) | FR | G | Yorkville, Tenn. |
| Kyndall Keller | Carroll (Mont.) | SR | G | Havre, Mont. |
| Kaylie Monday | Cumberlands (Ky.) | SR | G | Clarkrange, Tenn. |
| Tabor Teel | Dakota State (S.D.) | JR | F | Colton, S.D. |
| Janie Van Donge | Dordt (Iowa) | SR | F | Hospers, Iowa |
| Teionni McDaniel | Georgetown (Ky.) | SR | G | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Taylor Covington | Indiana Tech | JR | G | Dublin, Ohio |
| Mikayla Woods | Langston (Okla.) | GR | G | Pflugerville, Texas |
| Shy Christopher | Mid-America Christian (Okla.) | SR | G | Jacksonville, Ark. |
| Kaylee Darnell | Rio Grande (Ohio) | SR | G | Wheelersburg, Ohio |
| Alana Nelson | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | SR | F | Springport, Mich. |
| Carmen Taylor | Williams Baptist (Ark.) | SR | G | Arlington, Tenn. |
THIRD TEAM
| NAME | INSTITUTION | POSITION | CLASS | HOMETOWN |
| Alyssa Alvarez | Arizona Christian | SR | G | Scottsdale, Aris. |
| Emma Yost | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | SO | F | Wagner, S.D |
| Mak Hatcliff | Doane (Neb.) | SR | G | Beatrice, Neb. |
| Kamesha Moore | Florida Memorial | SR | G | Pasadena, Calif. |
| Tabetha Jones | Governors State (Ill.) | GR | SF | Chicago, Ill. |
| Kate Cordes | Jamestown (N.D.) | JR | G | Shakopee, Minn. |
| Mackenzie Hughes | Mayville State (N.D.) | SR | G | Thompson, N.D. |
| Kameron Green | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | SO | C | Fair Grove, Mo. |
| Jaycie Jenkins | Milligan (Tenn.) | GR | F | Gray, Tenn. |
| Ethena Silva | Northern New Mexico | SR | F | Sante Fe, N.M. |
| Emilee Hope | Oakland City (Ind.) | SR | G | Henderson, Ky. |
| Saniya Keys | Oakwood (Ala.) | FR | C/F | Cottonwood, Ala. |
| Allie Stone | Pikeville ( Ky.) | JR | G | Olive Hill, Ky. |
| Sydney Dethman | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | SR | F | Brockton, Mont. |
| Meghan McIntyre | Southern Oregon | SR | G | Long Beach, Calif. |
| Korynn Clason | Sterling (Kan.) | SR | G | Cambridge, Neb. |
| Natalia Trevino | Texas A&M University- San Antonio | GR | G | Laredo, Texas |
| Nicole Lukito | UC Merced (Calif.) | SO | F | Fremont, Calif. |
| Kolten Blakeney | William Carey (Miss.) | SR | F | Taylorsville, Miss. |
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