Women's Basketball

MIAC lands a pair of women’s basketball players on All-America lists

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Gustavus senior guard Emma Kniefel and Bethel senior forward Elly Schmitz were named All-America honorees by D3hoops.com last week.
 
Kniefel (Sr. | Medford, Minn.) received Fourth Team honors, while Schmitz (Sr. | Hermantown, Minn.) was a Fifth Team selection. Kniefel was also named an honorable mention All-American by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.
 
Kniefel and Schmitz were also among four MIAC women’s basketball players to receive D3hoops.com All-Region distinction. Macalester senior Peyton Starks and Concordia senior Makayla Anderson received All-Region honors as well.

Gustavus head coach and MIAC Coach of the Year Laurie Kelly was also recognized as a finalist for the WBCA Division III Coach of the Year award.
 
A complete list of honors received by MIAC women’s basketball players is linked below.