Women's Basketball

HCAC 2025-26 Women's Basketball Notebook, Week 5

CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) women’s basketball teams competed in week five of the 2025-26 season.
 
Around the League:
HCAC Women’s Basketball Schedule

Athlete of the Week:
Kaitlyn Lorenzi (Brentwood, Tenn.) Hanover College | Guard/Forward | Senior - Kaitlyn Lorenzi helped lead the Panthers to a 1-1 week, defeating Berea but falling to Franklin on a last second shot. The senior averaged 18.5 points and 12.0 rebounds. In the game with Berea, she recorded a double-double scoring 15 points while pulling in 11 rebounds. With Franklin, she netted a game-high 22 points and pulled down 13 rebounds. She also added four assists and a steal.

Notable Performances:
  • Sydney Sierota (Sellersburg, Ind.) Anderson University | Guard | Senior - Sydney Sierota filled the stat sheet with 27 points, five steals, four assists, and six rebounds in a double-overtime loss to Berea. On the week, Sierota averaged 19.5 points, 4.0 steals, 3.5 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 0.5 blocks per game.
  • LynKaylah James (Bowling Green, Ky.) Berea College | Forward | Senior - LynKaylah James recorded a combined total of 31 points and 33 rebounds for the week, achieving double-doubles against Hanover and Anderson.
  • Madison Brown (Montpelier, Ohio) Bluffton University | Guard | Senior -  Madison Brown accounted for 17.5 points per game in a week when Bluffton averaged just 52.0. She was outstanding at the line, knocking down 17-of-19. Brown averaged 9.0 rebounds and put together her fourth double-double of the season at Rose-Hulman with 22 points and 13 boards. She also picked off three steals for the week.
  • Briley Munchel (Rushville, Ind.) Franklin College | Guard | Junior - Briley Munchel delivered perhaps the biggest shot of the conference season so far with her buzzer-beating three-pointer that gave Franklin a stunning 67-65 victory at Hanover – the team's first win on the Panthers' court since February of 2017. Munchel also had eight assists in that game and added 10 points and a pair of steals in Franklin's home win over Anderson.
  • Abi Rosenkrans (Pendleton, Ind.) Manchester University | Guard | Senior - Abi Rosenkrans put together an efficient and impactful week for Manchester, leading the way with her scoring and all-around play. On Wednesday against Rose-Hulman, Rosenkrans poured in 24 points on an impressive 10-for-12 shooting, adding four rebounds, four steals, and three assists. She followed that performance with 14 more points against Earlham to go along with seven rebounds and four assists, continuing to be a steady force on both ends of the floor.
  • Morgan Jenkins (Erlanger, Ky.) Mount St. Joseph | Guard | Senior - Morgan Jenkins averaged 11.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 0.5 blocks, and 1.0 steal per game for Mount St. Joseph.
  • Katelyn Fennell (Terre Haute, Ind.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Guard | Sophomore - Katelyn Fennell led Rose-Hulman to a 1-1 record this week where it lost to Manchester 78-63 and defeated Bluffton 58-56. She averaged 14.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 0.5 blocks per game while shooting 11-for-17 from the floor, 3-for-5 from three, and 4-for-5 from the free throw line.
  • Riley Flinn (Remington, Ind.) Transylvania University | Guard | Junior - Riley Flinn returned to action and recorded 14 points, six rebounds, two steals and a block in a 101-41 HCAC win over Earlham. On Saturday in another HCAC win over MSJ she led the Pioneers with 16 points, five rebounds, two blocks, and two steals, shooting 50 percent from three-point range.
Looking Forward:
HCAC Women’s Basketball Standings