TRAFFORD, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College head women's basketball coach Jina DeRubbo earned Coach of the Year and four student-athletes secured All-Presidents' Athletic Conference honors when the conference announced its 2025 all-league teams and award winners on Tuesday evening.

The all-conference teams, as well as the PAC's yearly award winners, are determined by vote of the league's 11 head coaches.

Highlighting the Presidents' representation on the all-conference announcement was DeRubbo earning selection as PAC Coach of the Year for a fourth-straight season. This marks the 11th time in her illustrious career that DeRubbo has been tabbed with the honor. She has claimed the honor seven times while leading the Presidents. DeRubbo guided the Presidents to a 23-4 record this season. The Presidents finished as the team's top team in the regular season to secure the top seed in the PAC Tournament, which the Red and Black captured this past Saturday when they defeated Chatham by a 59-50 tally in the championship game. DeRubbo has guided the Presidents to 20 or more victories in 16 of her 21 seasons while leading the program.

Senior guard Meghan Dryburgh (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) and junior guard Stellanie Loutsion (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan) earned First Team all-league honors. Senior point guard Adalynn Cherry (Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area) and sophomore center Katie Kovalchick (Shelocta, Pa./Indiana Area) garnered Honorable Mention laurels.

Dryburgh finishes her career as a four-time All-PAC honoree. A two-time league player of the year, she claims a spot on the First Team for a third-straight season. This season, Dryburgh currently ranks first in rebounding (12.3 per game), ranks fourth in assists (3.3 per game), third in blocks (39) and ninth in steals (49) among conference players. Dryburgh has put herself in the conversation as one of the top all-around players in W&J women's basketball history. Dryburgh enters the NCAA Tournament as one of two players in program history to record both 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in her career. Dryburgh's 333 rebounds this season, which ranks as the ninth most in D-III, established a new single-season program record. Dryburgh currently has 1,136 points, 1,175 rebounds, 353 assists, 220 steals and 128 blocks during her career. She recently earned a spot on the PAC All-Tournament Team.

This marks the second-straight all-conference nod for Loutsion. She earns First Team honors for the first time after leading the team in scoring in 2024-25. Loutsion ranks sixth in the PAC in scoring with an average of 13.3 points per game. She continues to excel at the free throw line, putting together one of the top percentages at the charity stripe. Converting at an 86.2 percent clip ranks her first in the conference and 22nd among all D-III players. Loutsion poured in a career-high 28 points in a win over Penn State Behrend on Dec. 30. She has added 64 assists, 33 steals and 20 blocks to her season totals.

Kovalchick picks up all-conference honors in her first season as a full-time starter. The Presidents' center averaged 11.4 points per game. Kovalchick led the conference with a 52.9 field goal percentage, which ranks 30th among Division III players. Kovalchick poured in a career-high 29 points against Allegheny on Feb. 12. The sophomore added 34 assists, 25 steals and 20 blocks during the campaign. She earned a spot on the PAC All-Tournament Team.

Cherry earns All-PAC honors for a third-straight season. The senior averaged 8.9 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Cherry made a team-high 47 three-point field goals. She also chipped in 60 assists and 33 steals during her final season in Red and Black. She netted a career high 22 points in a road win over Saint Vincent on Feb. 8. Cherry saved her best effort for her final game inside Salvitti Family Gymnasium, scoring a game-high 19 points and pulling down seven rebounds all while playing all 40 minutes of the PAC Championship game. For her efforts, Cherry earned PAC Tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

The four All-PAC honorees mark the most for W&J since the 2020-21 season.

W&J will take on Messiah University on Friday (March 7) in the NCAA Division III First Round. The start time is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Branch Rickey Arena on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University.


2024-25 All-PAC Women's Basketball Teams

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Yr.	Hometown/High School
Emily Lauer	Allegheny	G	Sr.	Knox, Pa./Keystone
Sarah Santicola	Allegheny	F/C	Jr.	Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area
Ashlie Louden	Chatham	G	Gr.	Beallsville, Ohio/Beallsville
Meghan Dryburgh	W&J	G/F	Sr.	Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin
Stellanie Loutsion	W&J	G	Jr.	Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan

 

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Yr.	Hometown/High School
Charjae Brock	Chatham	G	Sr.	Columbus, Ohio/Africentric Early College/Whitehall Yearling
Lindsey Garrison	Bethany	G	Sr.	Triadelphia, W.Va./Wheeling Park
Emily Garvin	Geneva	G	Jr.	Danville, Pa./Northumberland Christian
Mara Polczynski	Grove City	G	Sr.	Irwin, Pa./Norwin
Makenna Maier	Saint Vincent	G	Jr.	Butler, Pa./Butler

 

Honorable Mention
Name	School	Pos.	Yr.	Hometown/High School
Bella Antonacci	Allegheny	G	Fr.	Indiana, Pa./Indiana Area
Jess Bickart	Allegheny	G	Jr.	Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley
Hannah Chenault	Chatham	G	Jr.	East Berlin, Pa./Bermudian Springs
Maria McCallen	Franciscan	F	So.	Springfield, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara
Adalynn Cherry	W&J	G	Sr.	Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area
Katie Kovalchick	W&J	C	So.	Shelocta, Pa./Indiana Area
Kalista Friday	Waynesburg	G	Jr.	Woodsfield, Ohio/Monroe Central