Lady Griz earn 2 preseason All-Big Sky selections, Cats have 1
Big Sky Conference Communications | Daily Inter-Lake | UPDATED 2 months AGO
FARMINGTON, Utah — The 2025-26 Big Sky Women's Basketball Preseason Team has been revealed with Sacramento State's Benthe Versteeg highlights the team, earning Preseason MVP honors, the conference office announced on Thursday.
Versteeg represents one of five schools through the six-member Preseason All-Conference Team.
Versteeg enters her redshirt senior season as one of the league's most impactful returners, collecting All-Big Sky First team honors a season ago. In her 2024-25 campaign, she led the conference in assists with 208.
The Lady Griz of Montana are the only school represented on the Preseason All-Conference team twice in Mack Konig and Avery Waddington. The Lady Griz duo led the squad a season ago as the two highest-point scorers on the team, both averaging 10+ points per game. Montana enters the first full season of the Nate Harris era, who led the team to a championship appearance in Boise to close out the 2024-25 season.
Taylee Chirrick and the Bobcats will look to defend their regular season title and Big Sky tournament crown this season as Montana State is coming off of one of the most historic seasons in program history. As a true freshman, Chirrick earned Defensive Player of the Year honors racking up 113 steals on the season, which led the Big Sky and ranked sixth in the nation.
Eastern Washington's Kourtney Grossman also earns a Preseason All-Conference Team nod. The Billings, Mont. native is coming off a stellar freshman campaign in Cheney where she averaged a double-double, earning her Freshman of the Year honors.
Hope Hassmann of Idaho is the final member of the Preseason All-Conference Team. She also led a talented Vandals squad in three-pointers (42) and assists (105).
2025-26 Big Sky Women’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team
Benthe Versteeg, Sacramento State (Preseason Most Valuable Player)
Mack Konig, Montana
Taylee Chirrick, Montana State
Kourtney Grossman, Eastern Washington
Avery Waddington, Montana
Hope Hassmann, Idaho