SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Oral Roberts Women's Basketball's Jalei Oglesby earned a spot on the Preseason All-Summit League First Team, as announced by League officials Tuesday morning. The voting panel included the League's nine head coaches, sports information directors, and select media members.
 
Oral Roberts, who finished in second place to the South Dakota State Jackrabbits last season with a 12-4 league record, was selected to finish third, earning 410 points. Cophie Anderson takes the reigns of the ORU program after the Golden Eagles fell to South Dakota State in last season's Summit League Tournament Championship game.
 
Brooklyn Meyer, the 2023-24 Summit League Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, enters the season as the league's second-highest returning scorer behind Oral Roberts' Jalei Oglesby. The Larchwood, Iowa, native averaged 18.3 ppg and 5.7 rpg in Summit play a year ago while ranking first in field goal percentage (.693) and fifth in blocked shots (1.0 bpg).
 
Joining Meyer and Oglesby, who averaged 18.8 ppg a season ago for the Golden Eagles, on the Preseason All-Summit League first team is SDSU's Madison Mathiowetz, Kansas City's Emani Bennett, and the North Dakota State duo of Avery Koenen and Jocelyn Schiller.
 
Koenen, Meyer, and Oglesby return as All-League First Team honorees from last season, while Schiller earned a spot on the Preseason All-Summit League First Team after capturing Freshman of the Year honors in her debut season at North Dakota.
 
The Preseason All-Summit League Second Team is comprised of North Dakota's Walker Demers, North Dakota State's Marisa Frost, South Dakota's Angelina Robles, and the South Dakota State duo of Maggie Hartwig and Katie Vasecka. Frost and Vasecka earned a spot on the Preseason All-Summit League Second Team after landing All-Freshman Team honors in their respective debut seasons.
 
2025-26 Preseason Summit League Player of the Year
Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State*

2025-26 Preseason All-Summit League First Team
Emani Bennett, Kansas City, Jr., G (15.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg)#
Avery Koenen, North Dakota State, Jr., F (14.5 ppg, 7.9 rpg)#
Madison Mathiowetz, South Dakota State, Sr., G (8.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg)#
Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State, Sr., F (17.0 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.9 apg)#
Jalei Oglesby, Oral Roberts, R-Sr., G (17.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg)#
Jocelyn Schiller, North Dakota State, So., G (13.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.9 apg)#@

2025-26 Preseason All-Summit League Second Team 
Walker Demers, North Dakota, Sr., C (9.5 ppg, 7.1 rpg)#
Marisa Frost, North Dakota State, So., G (9.9 ppg, 1.9 apg)#
Maggie Hartwig, South Dakota State, Jr., F (16.5 ppg, 9.2 rpg)&
Angelina Robles, South Dakota, Sr., G (9.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg)#^
Katie Vasecka, South Dakota State, So., G (8.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg)#
#Stats from 2024-25 Summit League games
@Stats from 2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference games
^Played for the University of Denver
@Played for the University of North Dakota
*Preseason player of the year automatically earns a spot on the first team
 
2025-26 Summit League Women's Basketball Preseason Poll

Rank	School	Points (1st)	2024-25 Record (SL)
1.	South Dakota State	558 (34)	30-4 (16-0)
2.	North Dakota State	498 (2)	21-12 (11-5)
3.	Oral Roberts	410	24-9 (12-4)
4.	South Dakota	320	11-20 (5-11)
5.	St. Thomas	305	17-13 (9-7)
6.	Kansas City	291	11-22 (6-10)
7.	North Dakota	251	12-19 (6-10)
8.	Omaha	121	14-17 (5-11)
9.	Denver	101	9-21 (2-14)

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