FARMINGTON, Utah— Four Vandals earned postseason honors as announced by the conference office Sunday. Three Vandals were selected to the Big Sky All-Conference team this season following the conclusion of the regular season and one Vandal earned an individual award. Sophomore Beyonce Bea and senior Gabi Harrington headline the Big Sky All-Conference First Team. Junior Gina Marxen earned an All-Conference Second Team nod. In addition to the All-Conference awards, junior Hailey Christopher was named the Big Sky Conference Top Reserve.

The All-Conference selections and awards are the first for Harrington and Christopher. Marxen earned First Team honors last year while Bea made the Third Team.
 
This is the second consecutive year the Vandals have featured three All-Conference players. Christopher nabs the first individual award for the Vandals since the 2018-19 season when Mikayla Ferenz was named Most Valuable Player and Marxen earned Freshman of the Year.
 
 
Beyonce Bea
 
Beyonce Bea, finished her sophomore campaign scoring 16.5 points per game and averaging 7.8 rebounds per game. She also led the Vandals in blocks with 1.2 per game. Bea finished as one of the top scorers and rebounders in the Big Sky, ranking inside the top six in both categories. The Washougal, Washington native earned Big Sky Player of the Week honors twice this season and was also recognized by Collegesportsmadness.com as the Player of the Week for the Big Sky once this season. Bea had a career-high 33 points against Seattle U and 15 rebounds against Portland State earlier this year.
 
"Beyonce is having an outstanding season," said Head Coach Jon Newlee. "She has worked hard to continue to improve and expand her game and I think it really showed in the year she had and being selected first team All-Big Sky. She has taken her all around offensive versatility up a level, worked much harder defensively and showed a lot of improvement rebounding the ball this year. Beyonce has been such a big part of our team's success and I'm happy for her that she has been selected for this well-deserved honor."
 



Gabi Harrington
 
Senior Gabi Harrington was named to the Big Sky All-Conference First Team for the first time in her career. Harrington led the Vandals in scoring, averaging 16.9 points per game, which is tied for second in the Big Sky. Harrington also averaged 6.8 rebounds and a team-high 1.4 steals per game. The Boise, Idaho native recorded three doubles-doubles this season and scored a career-high 25 points in a win over Idaho State. Harrington had a career-high 16 rebounds on the road at Eastern Washington. Harrington earned her first Big Sky Player of the Week award after averaging 23.5 points per game, 11 rebounds per game, 1.5 steals and 1.0 assists in a series split against Idaho State.
 
"Gabi is having a spectacular year and is deserving of the honor of being selected first team All-Big Sky," said Head Coach Jon Newlee. "She has been huge for us this year, scoring at a high level, rebounding, and playing hardnosed defense every game. We would not have had the team success we had this year without all of her contributions. I'm happy the coaches in our league have recognized the outstanding year she has had."
 

 
Gina Marxen
 
Gina Marxen earned postseason honors for the third consecutive season. Marxen was named the Freshman of the Year in the 2018-19 season, Frist Team All-Conference in 2019-20, and earns Second Team All-Conference this season. Marxen was the third-leading scorer for the Vandals at 12.5 points per game. She led the squad with 4.7 assists and featured a league-leading 3.2 assist-to-turnover ratio. Marxen is also one of the top three-point shooters in the Big Sky, shooting 33.6 percent and making 2.3 per game. Marxen had a season-high 21 points against Northern Colorado and eight assists against Weber State. The Sammamish, Washington native also recorded 20 steals on the season
 
"Gina is having a great year and to be recognized for it and voted second team All-Big Sky is a great honor," said Head Coach Jon Newlee. She does everything so well and is a true leader for us on the floor as our point guard. She is taking care of the ball, playing outstanding defense, and scoring when we really need her to. She has made great strides every year and continues to be one of the top players in the league and her selection is much deserved."


 
 
 
Hailey Christopher
 
Hailey Christopher earned her first postseason award winning the Big Sky Top Reserve award. Christopher has been a mainstay off the Vandals' bench this season averaging 6.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 0.9 blocks per game. The Spokane, Washington native scored a season-high 13 points against Southern Utah, had a season-high nine rebounds against Sacramento State and dished out a career-high five assists twice this season. She also recorded four blocks in two separate games this year.
 
 "Hailey is having an excellent season coming off the bench as our sixth man and I'm happy she was rewarded with this honor as sixth man of the year," said Head Coach Jon Newlee. "She is so versatile offensively and defensively that I am able to bring her in and play her at any position on the floor. She has been my Swiss Army knife and has really embraced her role and been a big part of our team success this year. Well deserved!"


 

 

 

2020-21 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball All-Conference Team
First Team
Name	Position		School		Year
Alisha Davis	Forward		Northern Colorado		Sophomore
Beyonce Bea	Guard/Forward		Idaho		Sophomore
Darian White	Guard		Montana State		Sophomore
Dora Goles	Guard		Idaho State		R-Senior
Gabi Harrington	Forward		Idaho		Graduate Transfer
Second Team
Gina Marxen	Guard		Idaho		Junior
Liz Graves	Guard		Southern Utah		Graduate Transfer
Diaba Konate	Guard		Idaho State		R-Sophomore
Regan Schenck	Guard		Northern Arizona		Junior
Tori Martell	Guard		Montana State		Senior
Third Team
Carmen Gfeller	Forward		Montana		R-Sophomore
Khiarica Rasheed	Forward		Northern Arizona		Senior
Desirae Hansen	Guard		Portland State		Junior
Abby Anderson	Forward		Montana		R-Junior
Kylie Jimenez	Guard		Portland State		Senior
Honorable Mention
Jacqulynn Nakai	Guard		Northern Arizona		Senior
Maisie Burnham	Wing		Eastern Washington		Freshman
Summer Menke	Guard		Sacramento State		Junior
Cherita Daugherty	Guard		Southern Utah		Junior
Daryn Hickok	Forward		Weber State		Sophomore
Individual Award Winners
Award		Name		School
Most Valuable Player		Alisha Davis		Northern Colorado
Freshman of the Year		Maisie Burnham		Eastern Washington
Defensive Player of the Year		Darian White		Montana State
Newcomer of the Year		Jacqulynn Nakai		Northern Arizona
Top Reserve		Hailey Christopher		Idaho