Dow Earns MVP as NAC Names 2026 Women’s Basketball All-Tournament Team

3/4/2026 1:35:10 PM

WATERVILLE, Maine – The North Atlantic Conference announced it's 2026 NAC Women’s Basketball Championship All-Tournament Team on Wednesday March 4, 2026. Junior guard/forward Jessica Dow was named the NAC Tournament Most Valuable Player after helping lead UMaine-Farmington to their first NAC women’s basketball title since 2007.

Across the Beavers’ three tournament contests, Dow compiled 53 points, 17 rebounds, 14 steals, 12 assists, and one block in 97 minutes of action. She shot an impressive 20-for-29 (.689) from the field, went 1-for-2 from three-point range, and finished 12-for-17 at the free throw line.

Dow was one of three Farmington student-athletes to earn All-Tournament Team honors. Maine Maritime Academy had two honorees while Husson and SUNY Cobleskill had one each.

2026 North Atlantic Conference Women’s Basketball All-Tournament Team:
Hailey Blanchard, Maine Maritime Academy
Kayleigh Bryant, SUNY Cobleskill
Jessica Dow, UMaine-Farmington – MVP
Saige Evans, Husson University
Addison Forry, Maine Maritime Academy
Jaydn Pingree, UMaine-Farmington
Sarah Poli, UMaine-Farmington