PORTLAND, Ore. - The GNAC announced the 2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason All-Conference team on Tuesday afternoon, with Northwest Nazarene's Kendall Clark and Chloe Deharo earning the recognition.

One of the most talented all-around players across the last two seasons, Kendall Clark is the Nighthawks' top returner after her second straight all-conference performance in 2024-25. Clark ranked fifth in the GNAC in scoring at 15.7 points per game and fourth in rebounding at 7.2 boards per game, both figures being improvement upon what played out to be GNAC Freshman of the Year numbers in 2023-24.

Clark was the GNAC's most efficient scorer by measure of field goal percentage, leading the conference at 57.3% as well. Starting 51 of 52 games for the Nighthawks, Clark has career averages of 14.0 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Her career field goal percentage of 54.7 ranks her ninth all-time in GNAC women's basketball. 
 
NNU Head Coach Steve Steele: "Kendall has probably been our most consistent player for the last two seasons, and we are excited to see her continue her growth as a player and now as a leader. She's been doing a great job pushing herself and her teammates, requesting and responding to feedback, and expanding her game. At her current trajectory, I wouldn't be surprised to see her become one of the top players in the region or even the country."

Deharo was one of the top freshmen in the league last year, starting 25 of 28 games and averaging 24.0 minutes of playing time in her debut. She contributed 8.4 points, 2.5 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game, reaching double digits in scoring 13 times.

One of her signature performances of her freshman season was an effort of 12 points, nine assists, five steals and three rebounds in 27 minutes to lead NNU to a 90-82 win over Simon Fraser on Feb. 6. Deharo led the GNAC in free-throw accuracy as well, converting at a clip of 89.7% (104-for-116). With a year of experience under her belt running the NNU offense, Deharo's name will be a regular one among GNAC leaders this winter.
 
NNU Head Coach Steve Steele: "Although we knew she was talented, Chloe definitely exceeded our expectations last season on both sides of the ball. I believe one of the most difficult things to do, especially in our conference, is to come in and have an immediate impact as a freshman point guard. Now that she has a year of experience, I believe she can take an even larger step forward and it will be fun to watch her grow into the player and person we know she can be."

The Nighthawks open the year with a home exhibition game against College of Idaho this Friday, Oct. 24, at 7:00 p.m. in the Johnson Sports Center. The regular season begins on the road on Nov. 14 at Cal Poly Humboldt.