UAA Announces Women’s Basketball All-Association Team; Natalie Bruns and Belle Pellecchia Sweep Top Honors Again
Graduate student Natalie Bruns of undefeated NYU was named UAA Women's Basketball Player of the Year for the third consecutive year as the 2025 UAA Women's Basketball All-Association Team was named. Senior Belle Pellecchia of the Violets was selected as Defensive Player of the Year for the fourth consecutive time.
2025 UAA Women's Basketball All-Association Team
Player of the Year: Natalie Bruns, NYU
Defensive Player of the Year: Belle Pellecchia, NYU
Rookie of the Year: Payton Baney, Carnegie Mellon
Coaching Staff of the Year: NYU
First Team
Natalie Bruns, NYU
Abby Gress, Rochester
Lexy Harris, WashU
Alexandra Loucopoulos, Emory
Lulu Ohm, Brandeis
Catherine Or, Carnegie Mellon
Belle Pellecchia, NYU
Caroline Peper, NYU
Second Team
Bella Alfaro, Chicago
Jamie Behar, NYU
Jessica Brooks, WashU
Anisha Chintala, Carnegie Mellon
Mya Hartjes, CWRU
Erin Lillis, Rochester
Sophia North, Chicago
Honorable Mention
Brandeis: Abby Kennedy, Katherine Vaughan; Emory: Hanna Malik; NYU: Brooke Batchelor.