Indianapolis — In leading the Youngstown State women's basketball to its first-ever appearance in the Horizon League championship game, Sophia Gregory and Casey Santoro were named to the 2026 Barbasol Horizon League Women's Basketball Championship All-Tournament Team.

Gregory and Santoro were rewarded for leading a balanced Penguin effort in the tournament. Youngstown State beat Wright State and Cleveland State to advance to Tuesday's championship game against Green Bay. Gregory and Santoro are the fourth and fifth Horizon League All-Tournament Team selections in program history, joining Brandi Brown in 2013, Heidi Schlegel in 2014 and Alison Smolinski in 2019.

Gregory averaged 11.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.7 blocks over the three games. A sophomore forward from Alliance, Ohio, Gregory scored in double figures in each contest and shot 51.9% from the field. Santoro averaged 9.7 points, and she was YSU's leader with 5.0 assists and 2.7 steals per contest. The sixth-year senior from Bellevue, Ohio, scored at least eight points and registered at least three assists in all three games.