Missouri Valley Conference: Season 2025-26
Missouri Valley Conference 2025-26
Tournament Winner: Murray State University
Missouri Valley Conference Final: Murray State University - University of Evansville 91-70 Evansville (Robyn Scherr-Wells): Camryn Runner 12, Sydney Huber 15, Jelena Savic 9, BreAunna Ward 15, Mireia Mustaros 16, Kylee Norkus 0, Georgia Cox 0, Elle Snyder 1, Georgia Ferguson 0, Kaiden Kreinhagen 0, Daniela Llavero 2, Avery Kelley 0, Logan Luebbers Palmer 0 Standings 2025-26
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 Murray St. Missouri Valley Conference Final  Murray State University won Missouri Valley Conference Championship 2025-26
Left: Brittney Patrick (coach assistant Northern Illinois University)
 Murray State Earns Second-Straight MVC Tournament Title-Mar 16, 2026
Murray State sweetened its record-breaking season with yet another championship. The top-seeded Racers scored early and often in cruising past Evansville 91-70 inside Xtream Arena on Sunday to claim their second straight title in the Credit Union1 Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament and secure a second consecutive berth in the NCAA Tournament. Halli Poock (5'6''-G) led the dash to the trophy with 33 points, spicing her performance with 6-for-10 3-point shooting, and she got plenty of help along the way. Haven Ford knocked down four 3s while scoring 18 points, Keslyn Secrist (5'10''-G) added 14 and Sharnecce Currie-Jelks (6'2''-F) recorded her nation-leading 26th double-double with 12 points and 16 rebounds. It was another impressive tournament run for the Racers. They set a conference record by scoring 265 points in last year’s tourney and topped that mark this year by rolling up 268, including a record 105 in a quarterfinal win over Indiana State. Murray State (31-3) broke the school record for victories earlier this season and will take a 15-game winning streak into the NCAAs after becoming the eighth team to repeat in the MVC tourney and the 25th to capture both the regular-season and tournament championships. The Racers’ 31 wins match the 1991-92 Missouri State NCAA Tournament Final Four team for the most by a Valley program. Even with the disappointing end it was a remarkable tournament run for Evansville (10-25), which was the first 10-seed to reach the championship game and lost for the first time in three appearances in the finals. The three-game winning streak to get there was the program’s longest since the 2021-22 season and came after the Aces won only five league games during the regular season. Mireia Mustaros (6'1''-F) led Evansville with 16 points, while Sydney Huber (6'0''-G) and BreAunna Ward (5'10''-G) each scored 15 points. Season scoring leader Camryn Runner (5'8''-G) finished with 12 for the Aces, who played gamely but, in their fourth game in as many days, simply didn’t have enough left to keep up with their high-powered opponent. Murray State shot 51.5 percent for the game and went 13-for-27 from distance. Poock, the league’s Jackie Stiles (5'9''-G-1978, college: Missouri St.) Player of the Year, finished with 73 points and 14 assists in her three games this weekend and received the Patty Viverito Award as the tournament’s most outstanding player. She broke the school’s single-season scoring record in Saturday’s semifinal win over Northern Iowa and now has 761 points, lifting her past Drake’s Lorri Bauman into eighth place on the MVC list. Currie-Jelks, Secrist and Runner joined Poock on the all-tournament team, along with Indiana State’s Tierney Kelsey (5'6''-G), who landed on the team after a 46-point outburst in the quarterfinal game with Murray State. Poock scored the game’s first points on a floater in the lane only 26 seconds in and went on to make 12-of-19 shots while tacking on five assists and a steal. It was the seventh 30-point game of the season for the 5-foot-6 junior, who leads the conference in scoring. Evansville did lead in the game - for all of 11 seconds. Runner’s layup made it 4-3 Evansville, but Poock quickly put her team back in front by knocking down a 3 from the left corner, triggering a 13-0 run that got the Racers rolling. They led 21-10 after one quarter, then ran off the first seven points of the second quarter, stretching the lead to 28-10 and forcing Evansville Coach Robyn Scherr to call her second timeout of the half. The Aces made a bit of a run, getting the lead down to 36-24 on Huber’s second 3-ball of the quarter. It was only a temporary reprieve. Poock buried two more 3s as the Racers finished the half on a 10-2 burst for a 46-27 lead at the break. When Poock and Secrist buried triples to start the second half, the Racers all but had the championship in their grasp. Evansville never got closer than 19 the rest of the way and Murray State twice led by as many as 27. With her 16 boards Sunday, Currie-Jelks extended her school-record total for the season to 402, which ranks fourth on the MVC list. Runner wound up with 76 points in the tournament, which fits in at No. 7 on the conference list. Murray State now awaits its assignment for the program’s third trip to the NCAAs, the Racers also having gone as the Ohio Valley Conference champions in 2008. Their 22 wins against conference opponents this season match Drake’s 2023-24 team for the most in league history. Evansville, meanwhile, has a bright future after relying almost exclusively on freshmen and sophomores this season. The Aces’ three victories in this year’s tournament were their first in the event since 2017 and put a positive spin on the season’s end. Final: Murray State - Evansville 91-70 Semis: Murray State - Northern Iowa 72-59 Illinois State - Evansville 70-75, OT Courtesy of mvc-sports.com  All-MVC Awards 2026-Mar 16, 2026
 Halli Poock, guard from the Murray State University, was voted the All-Tournament MVP at the NCAA Division I.
She received multiple other awards, was selected as the Player of the Year, and was chosen to the First Team and Tournament Team.
With Poock's excellent performance, the Murray State University achieved the best record of the season in the league, finishing with an impressive 30 to 3 in the regular season.
Poock averaged 22 points and over 4 assists per game in the league.
She has totalled 22 games of 20 or more points on the year and recorded 30 or more points in 6 games.
Poock registered double-doubles in 2 games during the event.
Her 38 points against the University of Illinois at Chicago were the most she scored in the 25 26 season.
Ryley Goebel, forward from the University of Northern Iowa, was honored as the Defensive Player of the Year of NCAA Division I.
She collected multiple other honors, was named to the First Team and Defensive Team.
Goebel had over 14 points and 8 rebounds per game that season in the league.
She has totalled 5 games of 20 or more points on the year and recorded 30 or more points in 2 games.
Goebel logged double-doubles in 10 games at the event.
Her 32 points against the Bradley were the most she scored in the 25 26 season.
Sharnecce Currie-Jelks, forward from the Murray State University, earned the Newcomer of the Year at the NCAA Division I.
She received multiple other awards, earned a spot in the First Team and Defensive Team and Tournament Team.
Currie-Jelks registered almost 18 points and over 11 rebounds per game over the season in the league.
She has totalled 11 games of 20 or more points and notched double-doubles in 25 games on the year.
Currie-Jelks' 32 points against the George Mason University were the most she scored in the 25 26 season.
Doneelah Washington, forward from the Illinois State University, picked up the Most Improved Player of the Year of NCAA Division I.
She collected multiple other honors, was voted to the First Team and Defensive Team.
Washington averaged almost 17 points and 9 rebounds per game in the league.
She has totalled 11 games of 20 or more points on the year and recorded 30 or more points in 2 games.
Washington registered double-doubles in 11 games at the event.
Her 31 points against the Belmont were the most she scored in the 25 26 season.
Jessica Carrothers, guard from the University of Illinois at Chicago, was selected to the First Team at the NCAA Division I.
She was also chosen to the Defensive Team.
Carrothers had 18 points and over 4 assists per game that season in the league.
Her 28 points against the Robert Morris University were the most she scored in the 25 26 season.
Among many awards she played in the final of the NAIA in 2025.
She was also selected as the WBCA NAIA Player of the Year in 2025.
Carrothers was selected to the NAIA All-America First Team in 2025.
She was also selected to the Big East All-Freshman Team back in 2023.
Carrothers was selected to the NAIA All-America Second Team in 2024.
Kaylen Nelson, swingman from the Bradley University, was named to the First Team of NCAA Division I.
She recorded over 18 points and almost 5 rebounds per game over the season in the league.
Nelson has totalled 13 games of 20 or more points on the year and logged 30 or more points in 3 games.
She registered double-doubles in 2 games at the event.
Nelson's 32 points against the Drake were the most she scored in the 25 26 season.
Nelson's team made it to the Sun Belt Tournament Semifinals in 2023.
All-Tournament MVP:  Halli Poock (5'6''-G) of Murray St.Player of the Year: Halli Poock (5'6''-G) of Murray St.Defensive Player of the Year: Ryley Goebel (6'0''-F) of UNIFreshman of the Year:  Maya Foz (5'9''-G) of BradleyNewcomer of the Year: Sharnecce Currie-Jelks (6'2''-F) of Murray St.Most Improved Player of the Year: Doneelah Washington (6'1''-F) of Illinois St.Sixth Player of the Year: Sanaa Tripp (5'8''-G) of BelmontScholar-Athlete of the Year: Tuti Jones (5'7''-G) of BelmontCoach of the Year: Rechelle Turner of Murray St. All-MVC First Team 2026 Poock  Carrothers  Currie-Jelks  Goebel  Nelson  Washington Halli Poock (5'6''-G) of Murray St. Jessica Carrothers (5'7''-G) of UIC Sharnecce Currie-Jelks (6'2''-F) of Murray St. Ryley Goebel (6'0''-F) of UNI Kaylen Nelson (5'10''-G/F) of Bradley Doneelah Washington (6'1''-F) of Illinois St.All-MVC Second Team 2026  Banks  Ford  Jones  Runner  Strickland Jailyn Banks (5'9''-G) of Belmont Haven Ford (5'6''-G) of Murray St. Tuti Jones (5'7''-G) of Belmont Camryn Runner (5'8''-G) of Evansville Avery Strickland (5'10''-G) of BelmontAll-MVC Third Team 2026  Aalsma  Coleman  Fuller  Kraus  Twedt Abbie Aalsma (5'9''-G) of Drake Julia Coleman (6'0''-F) of UIC Hilary Fuller (6'2''-F-2006) of Belmont Alayna Kraus (5'8''-G) of SIU Jenna Twedt (5'8''-G) of UNIMVC All-Defensive Team 2026 Coleman Ford Goebel Jones Washington Julia Coleman (6'0''-F) of UIC Haven Ford (5'6''-G) of Murray St. Ryley Goebel (6'0''-F) of UNI Tuti Jones (5'7''-G) of Belmont Doneelah Washington (6'1''-F) of Illinois St.MVC All-Freshman Team 2026  Becker  Foz  Huber  Hurt  Von Schlegell Anna Becker (5'10''-G) of Drake Maya Foz (5'9''-G) of Bradley Sydney Huber (6'0''-G) of Evansville Kya Hurt (5'8''-G) of Illinois St. Allia Von Schlegell (5'5''-G) of ValpoMVC All-Newcomer Team 2026 Carrothers Coleman Currie-Jelks Strickland Twedt Jessica Carrothers (5'7''-G) of UIC Julia Coleman (6'0''-F) of UIC Sharnecce Currie-Jelks (6'2''-F) of Murray St. Avery Strickland (5'10''-G) of Belmont Jenna Twedt (5'8''-G) of UNIMVC All-Tournament Team 2026  Kelsey Runner Currie-Jelks  Secrist Poock Tierney Kelsey (5'6''-G) of Indiana St. Camryn Runner (5'8''-G) of Evansville Sharnecce Currie-Jelks (6'2''-F) of Murray St. Keslyn Secrist (5'10''-G) of Murray St. Halli Poock (5'6''-G) of Murray St. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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