Ohio Wesleyan University junior Kasey Schipfer (Mechanicsburg) received special awards as part of the All-North Coast Athletic Conference women's basketball teams, it was announced today.

Schipfer, a guard, was named NCAC Player of the Year and Top Defensive Player, and was a first-team All-NCAC choice.  She is the first person to win both Player of the Year and Top Defensive Player since the defensive award was instituted for the 2016-17 season.

Junior guard Lauren Denison (Pataskala/Watkins Memorial) and junior guard Elizabeth Homan (Cincinnati/Anderson) were second-team All-NCAC selections.

Schipfer leads the NCAC in scoring (18.2 points/game) and ranks fourth in rebounding (8.6/game), sixth in assists (3.0/game), and third in steals (2.3/game).  She also leads the league in free throw percentage (.870) and ranks third in field goal percentage (.511) and fourth in assist/turnover ratio (1.6).  Schipfer was a second-team All-NCAC selection last season.

Denison is 10th in the league in scoring (11.8 points/game), seventh in steals (1.7/game), and 19th in assists (1.5/game) while averaging 3.0 rebounds per game.  She also ranks third in the NCAC in 3-point field goals (1.9/game) and ranks 11th in field goal percentage (.429).  Denison was an honorable mention All-NCAC pick in 2022.

Homan leads the NCAC in assists (5.7/game) and ranks fourth in the league in steals (2.4/game) while averaging 7.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.  She is second in the conference in assist/turnover ratio (2.0)

Ohio Wesleyan is 18-10 on the season.  The Battling Bishops placed third in the NCAC championship race, then won the NCAC tournament and will compete in a first-round game of the NCAA Division III tournament against 10th-ranked Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) on Friday.