The American Rivers Conference champion Simpson Storm women’s basketball team earned several individual honors for their performance this season, with senior Jenna Taylor named the conference MVP, and head coach Brian Niemuth named coach of the year.
Also named to the All-Conference 1st Team was senior Cameron Kincaid, and named to the All-Conference 2nd Team are junior Kia Rasmussen and sophomore Cassie Nash.
The Storm were undefeated on the season, with a perfect 12-0 record overall going 8-0 in conference.
Simpson women’s basketball player Cassie Nash was named the American Rivers Conference Athlete of the Week for her performance in the ARC tournament over the past week. Nash averaged 21.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.7 steals, and 3.3 assists per game as the Storm got past Luther, Central, and Coe to win the title.
The women’s basketball player of the week award is the first of Nash’s career and the sixth by a Simpson player in the 2020-21 season. Jenna Taylor won the award three times while Cameron Kincaid and Regan Freland each earned the honor once.