ATLANTA, Ga. -- The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2025-26 Women's Basketball All-SIAC teams and individual honorees on Wednesday, as voted by the conference's head coaches.
 
Benedict junior guard Alaysia Nash was named the SIAC's Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-SIAC.
 
Freshman Andrea Duncan was named to the All-Freshman team.
 
Nash established herself as one of the most disruptive perimeter defenders in the SIAC this season. She averaged 2.56 steals per game, which ranked fourth in the SIAC and 55^th in the nation. She was the defensive leader for a Benedict team that ranks 10^th in the nation in steals per game and 11^th in turnovers forced per game. Nash also led Benedict in scoring at 11.7 points per game, and scored a career-high 28 points against Lane.
 
Duncan had a major impact on the Lady Tigers in her first season. She finished third on the team in scoring, averaging 8 points per game, and led the team in assists. She scored a season-high 21 points in Benedict's upset win over Miles.
 
 

FIRST TEAM
NAME	POSITION	SCHOOL	CLASS	HOMETOWN
Atreonia Garner	Guard/Forward	Clark Atlanta	Junior	Spanaway, Wash.
Imani Harris	Guard	Edward Waters	Junior	Bronx, N.Y.
Samarian Franklin	Guard	Miles	Freshman	Birmingham, Ala.
Dyani Bernstine	Guard	Lane	Freshman	Richmond, Calif.
Alaysia Nash	Guard	Benedict	Junior	Taylors, S.C.

 

SECOND TEAM
NAME	POSITION	SCHOOL	CLASS	HOMETOWN
Na'Haviya Paxton	Forward	Albany State	Senior	Lake City, Fla.
Shcira Fowles	Forward	Edward Waters	Senior	Harlem, N.Y.
Peighton Jambor	Forward	Allen	Junior	Moncks Corner, S.C.
Eboni Clay	Guard	Allen	Sophomore	Portland, Ore.
Tan Brown	Guard	Edward Waters	Junior	Eustis, Fla.

 

THIRD TEAM
NAME	POSITION	SCHOOL	CLASS	HOMETOWN
Trinity Jones	Guard	Clark Atlanta	Graduate	Americus, Ga.
Arianna Durrell	Guard	Tuskegee	Senior	Clinton, Miss.
Amina Seck	Center	Kentucky State	Senior	Dakar, Senegal
Aaniyah Allen	Guard	Fort Valley State	Junior	Elberton, Ga.
Tenea Robinson	Guard/Forward	Tuskegee	Junior	Baltimore, Md.

 

FRESHMAN TEAM
NAME	POSITION	SCHOOL	CLASS	HOMETOWN
Samarian Franklin	Guard	Miles	Freshman	Birmingham, Ala.
Sariah Johnson	Forward	Albany State	Freshman	Orlando, Fla.
Kyara Lawrence	Guard	Clark Atlanta	Freshman	Douglasville, Ga.
Andrea Duncan	Guard	Benedict	R-Freshman	Charleston, S.C.
Reya Johnson	Guard	Fort Valley State	R-Freshman	Statesboro, Ga.

Player of the Year: Atreonia Garner, Clark Atlanta
Defensive Player of the Year: Alaysia Nash, Benedict
Newcomer of the Year: Imani Harris, Edward Waters
Freshman of the Year: Samarian Franklin, Miles
Coach of the Year: Eric Jackson Jr., Edward Waters
Elite 16: Amina Seck, Kentucky State