ATLANTA, Ga. -- For the second straight year, University of North Alabama sophomore forward Skyler Gill of Wichita, Kan., has been named the ASUN Conference Defensive Player of the Year, in addition to being chosen second-team All-ASUN.

As a freshman in 2022, Gill was a second-team all-conference selection, a member of the ASUN All-Freshman Team, the league's Freshman of the Year and ASUN Co-Defensive Player of the Year.

During the 2022-23 season, Gill has averaged 10.5 points and 8.0 rebounds to go with a school record 77 blocked shots, 56 steals and 78 assists. Gill broke her own record of 76 blocked shots in a season that she set  as a freshman. Gill also owns UNA's career blocked shot record, which she set early in her sophomore season. She now has 153 blocked shots in her two seasons at UNA.

She scored her season-high 23 points on the road at Ohio State and she had eight double-doubles during the current season. .

Gill has helped lead UNA to a 15-14 overall record and No. 6 seeding entering an ASUN Conference Tournament game at Lipscomb on Sunday. The Lions have won five straight games and six of their last seven.


2022-23 ASUN Conference Women's Basketball Postseason Honors & Awards

Player of the Year: Tishara Morehouse, FGCU
Defensive Player of the Year: Skyler Gill, North Alabama
Newcomer of the Year: Antwainette Walker, Eastern Kentucky
Unanimous Sixth Player of the Year: Shamarre Hale, Austin Peay
Freshman of the Year: Gracie Merkle, Bellarmine
Coach of the Year: Karl Smesko, FGCU

ASUN First Team All-Conference
Name School Cl. Hometown
Tishara Morehouse*^ FGCU Sr. Milwaukee, Wis.
Antwainette Walker Eastern Kentucky Sr. Lisle, Ill.
Sha Carter FGCU Gr. Southfield, Mich.
Mya Berkman# Liberty Sr. Marble Falls, Texas
Bella Vinson Lipscomb So. Manchester, Tenn.

ASUN Second Team All-Conference
Name School Cl. Hometown
Shamarre Hale Austin Peay Sr. Chicago, Ill.
Gracie Merkle Bellarmine Fr. Mt. Washington, Ky.
Kennedy Gavin Jacksonville State Sr. Petal, Miss.
Jah'Che Whitfield Kennesaw State Sr. Sumter, S.C.
Skyler Gill# North Alabama So. Wichita, Kan.

ASUN Third Team All-Conference
Name School Cl. Hometown
Mariah Adams Austin Peay Sr. Little Rock, Ark.
Alyza Winston FGCU Jr. Muskegon, Mich.
Shynia Jackson Jacksonville Sr. Warner Robins, Ga.
Amani Johnson^ Kennesaw State Sr. North Versailles, Pa.
Jalyn Holcomb Lipscomb Sr. Murfreesboro, Tenn.

ASUN All-Freshman Team
Name School Hometown
Gracie Merkle* Bellarmine Mt. Washington, Ky.
Anala Nelson Austin Peay Columbia, S.C.
Molly Heard Lipscomb Pisgah, Ala.
Jordyn Weaver Queens San Antonio, Texas
Jaelyn Talley Stetson Fairfax, Va.

* - Denotes unanimous selection
# - Denotes a two-time selection to the All-Conference Team
^ - Denotes a three-time selection to the All-Conference Team