OCCAC Women's Basketball Preseason Honors
OCCAC head coaches have selected Edison State as the favorite entering the 2025-26 women's basketball season, followed very closely by Hocking also receiving first-place votes.
OCCAC head coaches have selected Edison State as the favorite entering the 2025-26 women's basketball season, followed very closely by Hocking receiving first-place votes as well. The league's coaches also voted to create the Preseason All-OCCAC Team consisting of six returning student-athletes.
PRESEASON COACHES POLL
1 — Edison State (4 first place votes); 27 points
2 — Hocking (2); 25
3 — Cuyahoga; 19
4 — Lakeland; 17
5 — Owens; 15
6 — Terra State; 14
7 — Clark State; 9
8 — Lorain County; 6
Preseason Player of the Year — Abigail Schmitz (Lorain County); averaged 19 points and six rebounds per game last season
Preseason Newcomer of the Year — DC Lanier (Edison State); a transfer from NAIA Siena Heights University where she averaged 21 points per game
PRESEASON ALL-OCCAC TEAM
Natalia Alejandro (Terra State); 10 points and 4 rebounds per game average in '24-25
Jayleena Bauzo (Cuyahoga); 7 points and 3 rebounds per game
Gianna Boyce (Hocking); 10 points/g, 64 made 3-pointers
Rylie Homan (Edison State); 10 points, 5 rebebounds and 5 assists per game
Abigail Schmitz (Lorain County); 19 points and 6 rebounds per game
Lily Weaver (Hocking); 12 points, 7 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2 steals per game