Waterville, ME – Pryelle Kesse-Beda, Elena Alderman, and Holly Loring all earned Women's Basketball North Atlantic Conference postseason awards. The team finished 16-10 overall, the best single season record in program history. The team increased their total wins by nine from 2024-25 to 2025-26. Women's Basketball also ranked third in the NAC in defensive rebounding, and second in the NAC in blocked shots.
 
Pryelle Kesse-Beda / NAC First Team All-Conference – Kesse-Beda had a breakout sophomore season for the Terriers, leading the team both offensively and defensively. She averaged 15.3 points (led team), 7.7 rebounds (led team), and earned 47 blocks (led team). Kesse-Beda was named to the NAC Honor Roll on three occasions (11/14/25, 11/22/25, and 1/10/26) and was named the NAC Co-Player of the Week on 12/8/26. Kesse-Beda's best performance of the year came against eventual NAC Champions University of Maine Farmington where she had an incredible 31 points and 15 rebounds with two steals and three blocks.
 
Elena Alderman / NAC Third Team All-Conference – Alderman had a strong senior season, taking on a leadership role and averaging 9.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, and led the team in assists with 73. Alderman's playmaking ability proved incredibly valuable down the stretch. Alderman was also a huge defensive asset, earning 22 steals and 23 blocks. Alderman's best game also came against eventual NAC Championss University of Maine Farmington, where she scored 18 points and added four assists and three rebounds.
 
Holly Loring / NAC Sportsmanship Team
 
Head Women's Basketball Coach Gavin Kane and his staff also set out several goals for the team this season, which the team achieved. Those goals are listed below:

• Win 11 or more conference games – The team earned 12 conference wins, and 16 overall!
• Reach the postseason and host a playoff game – The team hosted their first playoff game since the 2019-20 season!
• Increase average points scored per game to 60 or above - The team averaged 60.9 points per game, an increase of over five points compared to last season.
• Hold opponents scoring to 55 points per game or less – The team held their opponents to 52.3 points per game after allowing 64 last season.
• Increase field goal percentage to over 38% per game – The team increased their field goal percentage to 39.2%!
• Rank in the top three of athletics teams on campus in overall GPA – This fall Women's Basketball was ranked first out of every athletic program on campus!