CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the members of the 2024 All Conference teams as well as the other marquee awards following the regular season.
 
Headlining the awards are the 2024 HCAC Player of the Year, Dasia Thornton (Cincinnati, Ohio) from Transylvania University. The Pioneers have put together another record breaking year, coasting through the regular season with an unblemished 25-0 overall record, and are ranked No. 2 in the country. Dasia currently leads the conference in rebounding, FGs (101), FG% (62 percent),  and is second in scoring (259) while only playing 25 min a game.  She is also 6th in the country in FG% (59 percent).

Fellow Pioneer Kennedi Stacy (Salyersville, Ky.) also earned recognition, being named the 2023 HCAC Defensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row. She leads the Pioneer defense by playing both the top and bottom of the zone and pressing giving them immense flexibility.  She is able to defend, get steals, and increase pressure at every position allowing the Pioneer defense to be #1 in the country, holding teams to 41.1 ppg.The senior wreaked havoc on foes offenses, with 33 steals, averaging 10.61 points per game. She also ranked in the top-25 in rebounding with 4,83 boards a game, and 87 overall. She also got it done on the other end of the court, ranked in the league in scoring (10.61 ppg), sixth in field goal percentage (43 percent), and adding 3.0 assists per game. 
 
The HCAC also recognizes a Newcomer of the Year, a student athlete in their first year of athletic competition. Grace Roland (Westmont, Ill.) from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology was voted as the 2024 HCAC Newcomer of the Year. The first year averaged 11.8 points a game, amassing 190 points on the season. Roland also averaged 7.3 rebounds per game, ammassing 190 total rebound on the season.

Leading Transylvania University to an undefeated season and No. 2 national ranking, Juli Fulks was named the 2024 HCAC Coach of the Year in a vote of the league coaches.

The HCAC also honors an All-Conference First Team, Second Team, and Honorable Mention Team. The women’s coaches also recognize a Newcomer Team. The members of those teams are selected by a vote of league coaches and can be found below.

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Player of the Year – Dasia Thornton, Transylvania University 
Defensive Player of the Year – Kennedi Stacy, Transylvania University 
Newcomer of the Year – Grace Roland, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 
Coach of the Year – Juli Fulks, Transylvania University 

2024 HCAC All-Conference First Team

Name	Year	POS	Institution
Jamie Baum	JR	G	Rose-Hulman
Grace Bezold	JR	F	Hanover
Jordan Coon	SO	G	Franklin
Taylor Heath	SR	G	Hanover
Kennedi Stacy	GS	G	Transylvania
Dasia Thornton	GS	F	Transylvania

2024 HCAC All-Conference Second Team

Name	Year	POS	Institution
Laken Ball	GS	G	Transylvania
Madison Drummonds	SR	F	Mount St. Joseph
Morgan Jenkins	SO	G	Mount St. Joseph
Karlee Mills	SO	G	Mount St. Joseph
Sydney Wright	SR	F	Transylvania
Sadie Wurth	JR	PG	Transylvania

2024 HCAC All-Conference Honorable Mention

Name	Year	POS	Institution
Katherine Benter	JR	G/F	Hanover
Jay Bright	JR	G	Earlham
Kady Clancy	JR	G	Hanover
Taylor Cooney	JR	G	Franklin
Izzy Davis	SO	G	Anderson
Chloe Jansen	GS	G	Mount St. Joseph
Grace Roland	FY	F	Rose-Hulman
Makynlee Taylor	SR	F	Anderson

 

2024 HCAC Newcomer Team

Name	Year	POS	Institution
Sammy Berman	FY	G	Hanover
Abby Parsons	FY	F	Earlham
Grace Roland	FY	F	Rose-Hulman
Payton Seay	FY	F	Franklin
Sydney Sierota	FY	PG	Anderson
Whitney Warfel	FY	F	Mount St. Joseph