Brianna Nusbaum (Spring Lake Park, Minn.) was named MIAC Rookie of the Year after leading the Cardinals in scoring with 13.4 points per game and posting a conference-high 45 steals in her debut season. Nusbaum helped spark an outstanding turnaround season for Saint Mary’s, as the Cardinals went 11-7 and earned a berth in the MIAC Playoffs in 2024-25 after going winless in conference play in 2023-24. Nusbaum is the second SMU women’s basketball player to receive MIAC Rookie of the Year honors, joining 2019 recipient Brooklyn Paulson. #d3hoops (📸: Chris Ebert / Judd Stanislawski)