SALEM, Vir. - Carroll University women's basketball standout Natalie Gricius has been selected to the 2026 NCAA Division III Women's Collegiate All-Star Team, as announced by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).

Gricius is one of 20 senior student-athletes nationally chosen to participate in the 2026 Women's Collegiate All-Star Game presented by the WBCA, which will be played at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 21, at the Cregger Center on the campus of Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. The game will be held prior to the NCAA Division III women's basketball national championship.

The honor serves as a national capstone to a historic Carroll career for Gricius, who recently completed a record-setting senior season with the Pioneers. Gricius set Carroll's single-season scoring record, earned All-Region Player of the Year honors, and helped lead the program through one of its most accomplished seasons.

All-stars were selected by a committee of NCAA Division III head women's basketball coaches, all of whom are members of the WBCA. Players were nominated by WBCA member coaches from across the country.

The 20 all-stars are divided into two 10-player teams for the exhibition contest. Gricius was named to Team Shibles, which will be coached by Adrienne Shibles, former head coach of Bowdoin College. The opposing squad, Team Crutchfield, will be coached by Anne Crutchfield, former head coach of Emory & Henry University.

Gricius becomes one of the few Carroll women's basketball players to earn WBCA All-Star recognition, with Olivia Rangel making it last year. Gricius adds another prestigious honor to a career defined by consistency, leadership, and record-breaking performances.