Women's Basketball Winter Classic - #6 Freed-Hardeman Beats GovState in Championship Game - Team Forfeit Win Weds vs. Trinity Christian - Host Judson 1 PM Saturday in the ARC
GovState Women's Basketball Winter Classic - Teams Include - #6 Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (Now 14-0 After Winning Two Games In Tournament)
Day 2 Scores in the GovState Winter Classic - December 30 -
Midway 81, Pikeville 72 - Alexys Moore scored 30 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists to lead the Eagles (9-4) in the win over the Pikeville Bears (7-8).
In the championship game, Freed-Hardeman (14-0) beat GovState 63-34 and had three players score in double figures: Jenna Satterly 17, Lilly Kee 16, and Ally Weathers 12 for the winners.
GovState (8-7) was led by Cencere McDaniel with 11 points and Kalvina Eubanks had 8 points and a game-high 9 rebounds for the Jaguars.
Governors State next plays at home, hosting Judson, Saturday, Jan. 10, 1 PM in the GSU ARC. (GovState game Jan. 7 at Trinity Christian will be a forfeit win over TCC).
2025 All-Tournament Team -
Anika Stehbens (Pikeville Bears)
Alexys Moore (Midway Eagles)
Lilly Kee (Freed-Hardeman Lions)
Cencere McDaniel (GovState)
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Day 1 - Winter Classic Results - #6 (13-0) Freed-Hardeman (TN) 80-57 beat Pikeville (KY) (7-7) in the opening game.
Lilly Kee led the Lions with a double-double 29 points-11 rebounds. Ally Weathers 17 points Jenna Saterly scored 16 points for the winners.
GovState (8-6) beat Midway University (KY) 66-54 in the second game with three players scoring in double figures led by Davina Smith 16 points, 6 rebounds, two blocked shots.
Journae Cotton scored 15 points, Cencere McDaniel 14 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and Kalvina Eubanks had 6 points and a game-high 13 rebounds for the host Jaguars.
NAIA Women's basketball Top 25 Poll - December 17, 2025
| TREND | RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| ▲ | 1 | 2 | Bethel (Tenn.) [14] | 13-0 | 534 |
| ▼ | 2 | 1 | Dordt (Iowa) [4] | 10-1 | 510 |
| ● | 3 | 3 | Campbellsville (Ky.) [1] | 13-0 | 505 |
| ● | 4 | 4 | Dakota State (S.D.) | 12-1 | 481 |
| ● | 5 | 5 | Marian (Ind.) | 11-0 | 479 |
| ▲ | 6 | 7 | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | 12-0 | 458 |
| ▼ | 7 | 6 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 9-1 | 418 |
| ▲ | 8 | 13 | Rio Grande (Ohio) | 9-1 | 380 |
| ● | 9 | 9 | Concordia (Neb.) | 10-2 | 378 |
| ▲ | 10 | 14 | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 7-4 | 337 |
| ▲ | 11 | 12 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 9-2 | 336 |
| ▲ | 12 | 18 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 13-1 | 307 |
| ▼ | 13 | 8 | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | 11-3 | 296 |
| ▲ | 14 | 25 | Montana Tech | 10-1 | 285 |
| ▼ | 15 | 10 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 8-3 | 284 |
| ▲ | 16 | 17 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 12-0 | 205 |
| ▼ | 17 | 15 | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 7-4 | 191 |
| ▲ | 18 | 22 | Corban (Ore.) | 9-1 | 187 |
| ▼ | 19 | 11 | Langston (Okla.) | 10-2 | 170 |
| ▲ | 20 | RV | Huntington (Ind.) | 9-3 | 132 |
| ● | 20 | 21 | Oregon Tech | 6-4 | 132 |
| ▼ | 22 | 20 | Indiana Tech | 7-3 | 131 |
| ▲ | 23 | RV | Mid-America Christian (Okla.) | 10-3 | 118 |
| ▼ | 24 | 16 | Carroll (Mont.) | 7-4 | 117 |
| ▼ | 25 | 23 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 13-1 | 116 |
