SHAWNEE, Okla. – The Great American Conference announced its women's all-conference teams on Wednesday night in Shawnee. SWOSU women's basketball player
Averi Zinn was named an honorable mention.
Also announced were the league's Distinguished Scholar-Athletes. Averi, alongside
Lanie Gooch,
Layni Zinn, and
Libbi Zinn received the academic recognition.
2023-24 GAC Men's/Women's Basketball All-Conference Awards (pdf)
Zinn (Anadarko, Okla.) is now a two-time all-GAC honoree after being named to the honorable mention team last year as well. She led the team in points per game (12.7), assists per game (4.8), and steals per game (2.3). Her rankings throughout the league stood out on both ends of the court. She ranked second in assists per game and assist to turnover ratio and sixth in steals per game. Her presence on the court was needed for the Lady Bulldogs as her 34.7 minutes per game this year was third in the GAC.
| 2023-24 ALL-GAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL |
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| PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Faith Simpson, Northwestern Oklahoma State |
| DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Hannah Giddey, Southern Nazarene |
| FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Josie Williams, Harding |
| NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Tori Gittens, Henderson State |
| COACH OF THE YEAR: Trent May, Southern Nazarene |
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| FIRST TEAM |
| * PG Lauryn Reither Gr. Southern Nazarene |
| * C Faith Simpson Sr. Northwestern Oklahoma State |
| G Ashley Farrar Gr. Henderson State |
| F Jaedyn Getman So. Oklahoma Baptist |
| F Hannah Giddey Sr. Southern Nazarene |
| F Sage Hawley Sr. Harding |
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| SECOND TEAM |
| G Mackenzie Crusoe Sr. East Central |
| G Rory Geer Jr. Harding |
| G Aubrey Isbell Jr. Harding |
| F Caitlin Kobiske Jr. Southeastern Oklahoma State |
| G Laney Mears Jr. Ouachita Baptist |
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| HONORABLE MENTION ALL-GAC |
| PG Carly Craig Jr. Northwestern Oklahoma State |
| G Tori Gittens Gr. Henderson State |
| G Bailey Harris Jr. Arkansas-Monticello |
| G Alex Hill Jr. Arkansas Tech |
| G Maisa Marcal Sr. Arkansas Tech |
| G Emily Monaghan Gr. Southern Nazarene |
| F Dana Thompson Sr. Arkansas Tech |
| G Madeleine Tipton So. Ouachita Baptist |
| G Addy Tremie Sr. Southern Nazarene |
| PG Averi Zinn Jr. Southwestern Oklahoma State |
