SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(UND Athletics) – The Summit League announced its All-Conference Teams Thursday afternoon, and the North Dakota women’s basketball team was represented by Kacie Borowicz and Kiera Pemberton. The voting was conducted by the conference coaches, sports information directors and local media.
Borowicz earned her spot on the first team for the third year in a row, after leading the conference in scoring for the second consecutive season at 20.8 points per game. She was the lone player in the Summit League to average 20 or more points per contest and ranks 17th in the NCAA in scoring. Borowicz reached double-digit scoring in all but two games and hit the 20-point mark 15 times, including a career-high 40 points against North Dakota State. Her 40-point performance against NDSU is tied for the 12th highest scoring output among NCAA players this season and her 16 made field goals in the game is tied for fifth most across the nation. Borowicz ranks eighth and is averaging a career-best 6.3 rebounds per game in league play.
Borowicz averaged 21.8 points per contest in conference games, reaching double-figures in 15 of 16 contests and 20 or more in 10 games. She was one of 24 players in the NCAA and the only Summit League player to record a triple-double in UND’s 100-75 win over Omaha with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Borowicz recorded three double-doubles in league play, most recently against South Dakota with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Borowicz led all players in conference play in made field goals (130), was No. 2 in free throw percentage (.918), No. 3 in made free throws (67) and No. 6 in assists (57).
Pemberton was named to the All-Summit League Freshman Team after averaging 10.5 points per game and led the Fighting Hawks in rebounding at 6.8 boards per contest. In league play, Pemberton ranked No. 1 in rebounding among Summit League freshman at 7.0 per game with 105 total boards and was No. 2 in scoring at 11.4 points per game. She reached double-digit scoring in 15 games, and nine conference games, and hit the 20-point mark twice. Pemberton poured in a career-high 27 points in her third Summit League game against Kansas City on 8-of-13 shooting and went 10-for-11 from the free throw line.
Pemberton’s 27 points against the Roos was the highest point total scored by a Summit League freshman this season. She tallied three double-doubles, with two coming in league play, and most recently recorded one against South Dakota in the regular season finale with 12 points and 11 rebounds. In UND’s final game of the regular season, Pemberton moved to No. 9 in the UND record book for freshman scoring and sits at 273 points.
The Fighting Hawks are back in action Sunday afternoon in the Summit League Quarterfinals when they face the No. 3 seeded Oral Roberts at 3:00 p.m. at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Women’s Basketball All-League Awards
First Team
Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State
Elle Evans, North Dakota State
Paige Meyer, South Dakota State
Kacie Borowicz, North Dakota
Grace Larkins, South Dakota
Hannah Cooper, Oral Roberts
Second Team
Heaven Hamling, North Dakota State
Taleyah Jones, Oral Roberts
Jordan Jones, Denver
Ruthie Udoumoh, Oral Roberts
Jade Hill, St. Thomas
Honorable Mention
Amber Scalia, St. Thomas
Grace Cave, Omaha
Madison Mathiowetz, South Dakota State
Jalei Oglesby, Oral Roberts
Emma Smith, Denver
All-Newcomer Team
Taleyah Jones, Oral Roberts
Jalei Oglesby, Oral Roberts
Kendall Holmes, South Dakota
Alayna Contreras, Kansas City
Dominique Phillips, Kansas City
All-Freshman Team
Emily Robinson, Oral Roberts
Abby Krzewinski, North Dakota State
Kiera Pemberton, North Dakota
Emani Bennett, Kansas City
Jenna Hopp, South Dakota State
All-Defensive Team
Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State
Ruthie Udoumoh, Oral Roberts
Tori Nelson, South Dakota State
Elle Evans, North Dakota State
Hannah Cooper, Oral Roberts
Player of the Year: Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State
Newcomer of the Year: Taleyah Jones, Oral Roberts
Freshman of the Year: Emily Robinson, Oral Roberts
Sixth Woman of the Year: Jalei Oglesby, Oral Roberts
Defensive Player of the Year: Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State
Coach of the Year: Aaron Johnston, South Dakota State
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