UAA Announces Women’s Basketball All-Association Team; Natalie Bruns and Belle Pellecchia Sweep Top Honors Again

UAA Announces Women’s Basketball All-Association Team; Natalie Bruns and Belle Pellecchia Sweep Top Honors Again

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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.