INDIANAPOLIS (10-9-25) – Graduate student guard
Aaliyah McQueen was named to the 2025-26 #HLWBB Preseason All-League First Team as voted on by the league coaches and announced by the league office on Thursday.
McQueen, a Flint, Mich. native, earned 2024-25 #HLWBB All-League Third-Team honors last season and was a 2024-25 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Women's Basketball Team selection.
Additional McQueen highlights:
• Horizon League Fall and Spring Honor Roll and Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll selection (2025).
• Started in all 30 games
• Hit her first jumper to reach the 1000 career points milestone, finishing the game with 17 points, five rebounds, and five steals vs RMU (1/25).
• Scored in double figures in 20 games and led the team with five double-doubles.
• Scored 20 points or more in six games with a Titan career-high 30 pts in a double OT win at Valpo (12/21).
• Named Under Armour® Horizon League Player of the Week (12/23).
• Led the team in rebounds per game (7.3 – 4th HL), field goal percentage (39.0 – 5th HL), steals per game (1.8 – 5th HL), and blocks (17).
• Ranked second in scoring (13.8 – 8th HL), steals (54), 3-pointers made (43), and 3-pointers made per game (1.4 – 14th HL).
Detroit Mercy was picked to finish seventh in the 2025-26 Under Armour #HLWBB Preseason Poll with 59 points. Last season, the Titans finished sixth in the regular season for the second straight year, which was two spots ahead of being picked eighth in the 2024-25 Under Armour #HLWBB Preseason Poll.
UDM opens the 2025-26 campaign against Lawrence Tech for the third consecutive Field Trip Day exhibition game on Monday, Nov. 3, at 11 a.m.
#HLWBB Preseason Player of the Year
Colbi Maples, Cleveland State
Preseason All-League First Team (alphabetical order by school)
Colbi Maples, Cleveland State
Aaliyah McQueen, Detroit Mercy
Maddy Skorupski, Green Bay
Mya Meredith, Northern Kentucky
Sophia Gregory, Youngstown State
Preseason All-League Second Team (alphabetical order by school)
Jenna Guyer, Green Bay
Kamy Peppler, Green Bay
Jordan Reid, Purdue Fort Wayne
Noa Givon, RMU
Aislin Malcomb, RMU
2025-26 Under Armour #HLWBB Preseason Poll
Pl. Team (First-place votes) – Pts.
1. Green Bay (8) – 117
2. RMU (1) – 97
3. Youngstown State (1) – 92
4. Cleveland State (1) – 87
5. Purdue Fort Wayne – 79
6. Northern Kentucky – 70
7. Detroit Mercy – 59
8. Wright State – 47
9. Milwaukee – 29
10. IU Indianapolis – 27
11. Oakland – 22
