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CHARLOTTE, N.C. \u00a0\u2013 The Big South Conference announced the 2025-26 women’s basketball preseason poll and all-conference selections on Tuesday morning, naming High Point University as No. 1 in the poll with two players on the All-Conference list. This is the programs third straight year earning the No. 1 spot following a Regular Season and Tournament Championship in 2024-25.
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\nLeading the Panthers to their second Big South Tournament title and a 21-12 overall record, Head Coach Chelsea Banbury<\/a> enters her seventh season looking to repeat as champions.
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\nNevaeh Zavala<\/a> \u2013 Preseason Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference
\nStarting in 32 of 33 games last season, Zavala set a new career-high in every category on her way to earning First Team All-Conference honors. Averaging 10.4 points per game, she led the team in points (342), free throws (59), rebounds (187), and blocks (25). On January 15, Zavala recorded a career-high 33 points against Longwood, shooting 13-18 from the floor. The Panthers saw Zavala tally three double-double performances on the year, one being in the Big South Championship game where she had 16 points, and 10 rebounds.
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\nAaliyah Collins<\/a> \u2013 Second Team All-Conference
\nIn her senior season, Collins played in 28 games, starting 24 of those and averaging 10.3 points per game. Leading the team with 75 steals, Collins also showed up on the other side of the ball dropping double-digit points in 17 games, and in each of the four tournament games, including 18 points in the NCAA Tournament.
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\nBelow is the full list of selection for the 2025-26 Big South Preseason Polls<\/p>\n

Rk\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Team (first-place votes)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Points

\n1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 High Point (6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 77

\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Longwood (1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 69

\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Radford (1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 67

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\n5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Charleston Southern\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 41

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\n8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Presbyterian College\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 23

\n9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 UNC Asheville\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 22<\/p>\n

Note: points are based on a weighted system.\u00a0 First-place votes received 9 points, followed by 8 points for second-place, and so on.<\/p>\n

2025-26 Big South Conference Women’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team

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\nFirst-Team

\nNevaeh Zavala<\/a>, High Point (Preseason Player of the Year)

\nJoi Williams, Radford

\nAmourie Porter, Winthrop

\nAmor Harris, Longwood

\nCate Carlson, Radford

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\nSecond-Team

\nAaliyah Collins<\/a>, High Point

\nAnaya Harris, Gardner-Webb

\nCassie Gallagher, USC Upstate

\nMalea Brown, Longwood

\nTyonna Bailey, Charleston Southern

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\nThe Panthers open the season with an exhibition at North Carolina State University on October 18 at 7:00 p.m. The regular season opener will be on November 3 as Johnson C. Smith University comes to the Qubein Center for a 7:00 p.m. tip. \n<\/p>\n


\n#H3U x #GoHPU<\/p>\n

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