Women's Basketball | 11/5/2026 3:23:00 PM

The Benedictine University women's basketball team earned the fifth spot in the preseason poll released by the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference.

Benedictine picked up 253 points, just behind MSOE, who totaled 256. Wisconsin Lutheran was the runaway preseason favorite, racking up 24 first place votes. Aurora was slotted second and St. Norbert third. St. Norbert gathered a pair of first place votes.

Benedictine brings back First Team All-NACC choice Allison Jarvis and Second Team All-NACC selection Abby Drendel along with several other returners to go with the newcomers.

Benedictine opens the year on Friday at WashU against UW-Whitewater. Whitewater is just outside the preseason Top-25.