OCCAC Women's Basketball Headlines
For the third year in a row, Cuyahoga Community College has earned the OCCAC’s All-Sports Award as the conference’s best performing institution. Leading the Triceratops’ charge was Anthony Franklin, the 2025-26 Michael Rickard OCCAC Athletics Director of the Year.
Nearly 50 programs representing all nine conference institutions placed student-athletes on the OCCAC All-Academic Team for Spring ’26.
Six conference institutions are represented in the 2025-26 OCCAC women’s basketball annual awards, including Cuyahoga Community College becoming home to both the Player and Coach of the Year honorees.
Hocking Women’s Basketball captured its 20th win of the season, handing Terra State a 74-58 defeat. Carmyn Woods was the top factor in their victory, posting a 25-point, 10-rebound double-double to earn OCCAC Player of the Week recognition.
RaKiya Collier (Terra State) and Malcom Curry (Edison State) are representing the conference as the OCCAC Basketball Players of the Week for Feb. 16-22.
Rylie Homan (Edison State) and John “Favor” McFadden (Cuyahoga) are the latest OCCAC Basketball Players of the Week after both led their squads to a pair of conference victories.
The Lorain County pair of Ike Rowser and Abbey Schmitz each snagged their second OCCAC Player of the Week accolade (Feb. 2-8). That marks two in a row for Rowser and the third career honor for Schmitz.
Ike Rowser (Lorain County) and Hazely Wagner (Hocking) shined the brightest as the calendar flipped to February — both unanimous selections for the latest OCCAC Player of the Week distinction (Jan. 26-Feb.1).
Jessica Brown (Terra State), Frank Latham (Edison State) and their respective squads all went 2-0 last week, springboarding this pair of student-athletes to earning OCCAC Player of the Week honors for Jan. 19-25.
Nearly 50 programs representing all nine conference institutions placed student-athletes on the OCCAC All-Academic Team for Fall ’25. A 3.30 grade-point average with 12 completed credit hours is required to receive the honor.