MADISON, S.D. (playnorthstar.com) – Valley City State University senior Macey Kvilvang has been named the North Star Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Year, the conference office announced Monday. Kvilvang and Maara Nelson were also named to the NSAA All-Conference teams.
Junior Maara Nelson was named Second Team All-Conference after leading the Vikings in scoring with 12.8 points per game, shooting 45.5 percent from the field and 76.2 percent from the free throw line. She recorded 36 assists, 22 steals, and 11 blocks this season. Nelson was also named an NSAA Champion of Character.
Macey Kvilvang was named Honorable Mention All-Conference in addition to her NSAA Defensive Player of the Year award. Kvilvang recorded 12.5 points per game, 8.5 rebounds per game, and 2.7 blocks per game in only 13 games played. She also set a new school record with seven blocked shots against Mayville State in the first round of the NSAA Tournament on Feb. 23.
Jessi Giles of Dakota State was selected as the North Star Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Player-of-the-Year. Her teammate Elsie Aslesen was chosen as the conference’s Newcomer-of-the-Year.
David Moe of Dakota State was voted as the North Star’s Coach-of-the-Year award for the second straight year.
The following athletes were selected by the conference coaches as All-Conference First and Second Teams. There is also a list of Honorable Mention selections.
Below are the complete listings of the North Star Athletic Association Women’s Basketball All-Conference teams and postseason awards.
2020-21 North Star Athletic Association Women’s Basketball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards
First Team All-Conference
| Name | School | Class | Ht. | Pos. | Hometown |
| Jessi Giles $! | Dakota State (S.D.) | Junior | 5-10 | Guard | Madison, S.D. |
| Jordan Zrust | Mayville State (N.D.) | Soph. | 6-0 | Guard | Buffalo, Minn. |
| Elexis Martinez @! | Bellevue (Neb.) | Senior | 5-11 | Forward | Omaha, Neb. |
| Elsie Aslesen | Dakota State (S.D.) | Junior | 6-1 | Forward/Center | Howard, S.D. |
| Courtney Olson | Dickinson State (N.D.) | Junior | 5-10 | Forward | Mandan, N.D. |
Second Team All-Conference
| Name | School | Class | Ht. | Pos. | Hometown |
| Faith Ross $% | Bellevue (Neb.) | Junior | 5-11 | Guard | Gretna, Neb. |
| Maara Nelson | Valley City State (N.D.) | Senior | 5-9 | Guard | Carrington, N.D. |
| Danneka Voegeli | Mayville State (N.D.) | Senior | 6-2 | Center | Winona, Minn. |
| Kacie Gross | Viterbo (Wis.) | Junior | 5-10 | Forward | Helena, Mont. |
| Savannah Walsdorf # | Dakota State (S.D.) | Soph. | 6-0 | Forward | Kiel, Wis. |
! 2019-20 North Star Athletic Association Women’s Basketball All-Conference First Team
% 2019-20 North Star Athletic Association Women’s Basketball All-Conference Second Team
# 2019-20 North Star Athletic Association Women’s Basketball All-Conference Honorable Mention
@ 2018-19 North Star Athletic Association Women’s Basketball All-Conference First Team
$ 2018-19 North Star Athletic Association Women’s Basketball All-Conference Second Team
Postseason Awards
Player of the Year: Jessi Giles – Dakota State (S.D.)
Defensive Player of the Year: Macey Kvilvang – Valley City State (N.D.)
Newcomer of the Year: Elsie Aslesen – Dakota State (S.D.)
Coach of the Year: David Moe – Dakota State (S.D.)
NSAA Women’s Basketball Honorable Mention
Morgan Koepsell – Dakota State (S.D.)
Macey Kvilvang – Valley City State (N.D.)
Tina Lair-VanMeter – Waldorf (Iowa)
Madison Lindauer – Viterbo (Wis.)
Jamie Winkler – Bellevue (Neb.)
Brittiney Seymour – Presentation (S.D.)
NSAA Women’s Basketball Champions of Character recipients
Bellevue (Neb.) – Jamie Winkler
Dakota State (S.D.) – Lex Evans
Dickinson State (N.D.) – Dakota Dosch
Mayville State (N.D.) – Heather Elfering
Presentation (S.D.) – Toné Oglesby
Valley City State (N.D.) – Maara Nelson
Viterbo (Wis.) – Ambree Schlosser
Waldorf (Iowa) – Tina Lair-VanMeter