JOPLIN, Mo. — Missouri Southern women's basketball student-athletes Delaney Roller, Nariah Clay, Nicole Lillard and Ashlyn Alloway were all named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, the organization announced Tuesday.

The 2025-26 Academic All-District Men's and Women's Basketball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
 
Delaney Roller
R-Fr. | Springdale, Ark. | Guard | Management | 4.0 GPA 
Delaney Roller appeared in all 30 games this season for the Lions with 20 starts. The redshirt freshman guard from Springdale, Arkansas, averaged 4.7 points (140 points) and 1.7 rebounds over 17.1 minutes. She shot 35 percent from the field and 33 percent from beyond the arc.
 
Roller registered a career-best 23 points at Quincy (Nov. 21). She shot 8-for-17 from the field and knocked down seven triples (7-for-14) to go with a pair of rebounds and two steals.
 
She had three double-digit games in 2025-26.
 
Nariah Clay
R-So. | Canton, Mo. | Guard | Exercise Science | 3.819 GPA
Nariah Clay was named 2025-26 All-MIAA Honorable Mention after she led the Lions and the MIAA during the regular season in minutes, finishing with 1064 minutes (35.5 minutes/game).
 
The redshirt sophomore from Canton, Missouri, was second on the Lions offensively, averaging 13.3 points (10th in MIAA, 398 points) to go with 4.4 boards (132 rebounds), 64 assists and 37 steals. She shot 36 percent from the field and 34 percent from distance (1.8 threes/game, sixth in MIAA). Clay competed and started in all 30 games for MSSU this season.
 
In MIAA play, she averaged 13.6 points (259 points) over 36.1 minutes with 4.2 rebounds (79 rebounds) and 1.7 assists (32 assists) while shooting 36 percent from the field and 38 percent on triples. She also notched 19 steals in conference play.
 
Clay tallied 21 10-plus games this season and surpassed the 20-point threshold four times. She also had a trio of five-plus assist games this season.
 
Clay registered a career-best 25 points at Southern Nazarene (Nov. 29). She shot 10-for-17 from the floor including 3-for-5 on triples with a career-best matching seven rebounds, three assists and two steals.
 
Nicole Lillard
Jr. | Champlin, Minn. | Guard | Exercise Science | 3.687 GPA
Nicole Lillard appeared in 29 of 30 games this season for the Lions. The junior from Champlin, Minnesota, averaged 2.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.6 steals over 11.7 minutes. 
 
She notched a season-high 10 points against Truman State (Nov. 26) over 26 minutes. Lillard shot 2-for-6 from the field and 6-for-9 from the charity stripe. She also grabbed four boards to go with four assists.
 
Ashlyn Alloway
R-Jr. | Olathe, Kan. | Forward | Psychology | 3.579 GPA 
Ashlyn Alloway was named to the 2025-26 All-MIAA Second Team after she appeared and started in all 30 games for the Lions this season. The redshirt-junior from Olathe, Kansas, led the Lions with 8.4 rebounds (251 rebounds) which ranked fifth in the conference. She averaged 12.8 points (383 points) while shooting 42 percent with 30 assists, 22 blocks and 30 steals.
 
In MIAA action, Alloway averaged 13.2 points (250 points), 8.8 rebounds (168 rebounds, fourth in MIAA) and 1.1 assists while shooting 41 percent. She also had 19 steals and 11 blocks.
 
Alloway had 19 double-digit point games this season and grabbed 10 or more rebounds 11 times. She led the Lions with eight double-doubles and had five 20-plus games this campaign.
 
Alloway posted a season-best 30 points in the Lions win over Pittsburg State (Jan. 6). She shot 10-for-16 from the field and a perfect 10-for-10 on free throws while grabbing seven boards. 
 
Alloway also notched a personal-best matching 16 rebounds at Pittsburg State (Feb. 2).
 
She surpassed 1,000 career points in 2025-26 (1048 career points).