Green Bay Selected First in 2025-26 Under Armour #HLWBB Preseason Poll
Rachel White
INDIANAPOLIS (October 9, 2025) – The League’s head coaches selected Green Bay as the front runner to win this season’s #HLWBB title in the 2025-26 Under Armour #HLWBB Preseason Poll. Preseason Player of the Year honors went to Cleveland State’s Colbi Maples for the second straight season.
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- Green Bay collected the regular season and tournament titles last season, posting a 29-6 overall record and going 19-1 in League play.
- A trio of Phoenix earned Preseason All-League honors.
- Oakland transfer Maddy Skorupski earned First Team honors after averaging 16.1 points per game for the Golden Grizzlies last season.
- Returner Jenna Guyer totaled 7.0 points and 3.1 rebounds for the Phoenix in 2024-25.
- Milwaukee transfer Kamy Peppler posted 9.3 points and 4.7 assists per contest last season.
- RMU advanced to the semifinals of the 2025 Barbasol #HLWBB Championship, collecting 10 League wins during the regular season.
- Noa Givon averaged 10.6 points for the Colonials last season.
- Pittsburgh transfer Aislin Malcolm earned Preseason All-League honors ahead of her HL debut.
- 2024-25 Freshman of the Year Sophia Gregory is back to lead Youngstown State this season.
- Gregory totaled 10.2 points and 7.9 rebounds in her rookie campaign with the Penguins.
- Cleveland State was 14-6 in #HLWBB play last season with 27 overall wins.
- Preseason Player of the Year Colbi Maples played in three games last season before a season-ending injury.
- Maples posted 16.6 points, 4.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game during her Player of the Year campaign in 2023-24.
- Aaliyah McQueen scored 13.5 points and added 7.3 rebounds per game for the Titans last season.
- NKU’s Mya Meredith averaged 10.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.6 steals in 2024-25.
- #HLWBB welcomes two new coaches this season.
- Kiefer Haffey takes over at Detroit Mercy while Keisha Newell takes the helm at Oakland.
- The regular season starts on Monday, Nov. 3 with Horizon League play scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Dec. 3.
- The 2026 Barbasol Horizon League Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships are scheduled to culminate at the Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis March 8-10 with the mantra #MarchStartsHere.
2025-26 Under Armour #HLWBB Preseason Poll
Pl. Team (First-place votes) – Pts.
1. Green Bay (8) – 117
2. RMU (1) – 97
3. Youngstown State (1) – 92
4. Cleveland State (1) – 87
5. Purdue Fort Wayne – 79
6. Northern Kentucky – 70
7. Detroit Mercy – 59
8. Wright State – 47
9. Milwaukee – 29
10. IU Indianapolis – 27
11. Oakland – 22
#HLWBB Preseason Player of the Year
Colbi Maples, Cleveland State
Preseason All-League First Team
Colbi Maples, Cleveland State
Aaliyah McQueen, Detroit Mercy
Maddy Skorupski, Green Bay
Mya Meredith, Northern Kentucky
Sophia Gregory, Youngstown State
Preseason All-League Second Team
Jenna Guyer, Green Bay
Kamy Peppler, Green Bay
Jordan Reid, Purdue Fort Wayne
Noa Givon, RMU
Aislin Malcolm, RMU
Returning 2024-25 #HLWBB All-League Selections
Aaliyah McQueen, Detroit Mercy (All-League Third Team)
Maddy Skorupski, Green Bay (All-League Second Team)
Payton Rechlicz, Milwaukee (All-Freshman Team)
Kamora Morgan, Northern Kentucky (All-Freshman Team)
Jordan Reid, Purdue Fort Wayne (Sixth Player of the Year)
Sophia Gregory, Youngstown State (Freshman of the Year & All-Freshman Team)
Returning 2024-25 #HLWBB All-Academic Team Selections
Maddy Skorupski, Green Bay
Kamy Peppler, Green Bay (Honorable Mention)
Lianna Baxter, Oakland (Honorable Mention)