Sprague Named 3rd-Team All-American

via Oregon Tech Athletics

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Oregon Tech guard Olivia Sprague was named to the NAIA Women’s Basketball All-America Team as a third-team selection, announced by the national office.

The junior, from Clatskanie, becomes the fourth Lady Owl to earn third-team honors – joining Nikki McElligott (2004, 2005), Karly LeVeque (2016) and Nohea Waiwaiole (2019), with Sprague and McElligott the only 2-time OIT All-Americans.

Sprague averaged 17.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.3 steals per game – converting 65 3-point field goals and making 86-percent of her free throw attempts. Her 572 points scored on the season marked the most by an OIT player since women’s basketball returned in 2002, with Sprague scoring 20-or-more points in a game 11 times.

The 2-time All-American heads into the 2024-25 season having scored 1,344 points, recording 459 rebounds, 306 assists and 179 steals in her three seasons at OIT.

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