BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The Bethel University women's basketball team saw six of its student-athletes earn Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) postseason honors, as announced by the conference office Wednesday afternoon. Junior Taite Anderson, sophomore Makenna Pearson and senior Hannah Johnson were named to the All-Conference team while junior Haylee Barker was named to the Honorable Mention Team. For the 10th consecutive season the Royals are represented on the MIAC All-Defensive team as sophomore Bella Williams garners the honors along with Barker. Sophomore Michaela Craigan was named to the All-Sportsmanship Team.

Junior forward Taite Anderson earns her third consecutive All-MIAC team selection. The White Bear Lake, Minn. native was the second leading scorer in the league with 16.7 points per game and was the fourth leading scorer during conference games at 16.4 points per game. A 56.4 percent shooter from the field, Anderson led the MIAC with 450 total points and a 25 points per 40 minutes mark. From the charity stripe, she has the second most made free throws with 95 and led the league in free throw attempts with 163.

Sophomore forward Makenna Pearson garners her first All-Conference accolade. The Blaine, Minn. native knocked down a team-best 50 3-pointers this season shooting 33.1 percent from behind the arc. She's not just an offensive threat, but a defensive threat as well. Pearson was third on the team in steals with 60 and second on the team and top-10 in the MIAC with 21 blocks.

Now a three-time All-MIAC honoree, senior center Hannah Johnson was one of just two players in the conference to average a double-double. Johnson was fourth in the MIAC in scoring averaging 16.4 points per game and second in rebounding with 10.5 boards per game. This season Johnson led the team with 12 double-double performances. A defensive threat in the paint, she recorded a team-high and MIAC second-best 53 blocks, 39 of which came during league play. From the charity stripe, Johnson was the second-best free throw shooter in the league going 82.9 percent this season. Johnson put her name in the Bethel record books ending her career second all-time in rebounds with a career mark of 922. She also sits eighth on the all-time scoring list with 1,305 career points.

Junior guard Haylee Barker garners her first career postseason honors being named to the MIAC Honorable Mention and All-Defensive Team. The Maple Grove, Minn. native finished the year as the league's leading distributor with 131 assists, 95 of which came during MIAC play. Known for her defensive effort, she came up with a team-best 83 steals which also ranked second in the MIAC and 25th in Division III. Offensively, Barker averaged 7.6 points per game shooting 49.1 percent from the field and knocked down 15 3-pointers.

Joining Barker on the MIAC All-Defensive Team is sophomore guard Bella Williams. The Zimmerman, Minn. native was right behind Barker with 79 steals which ranked third in the conference. Williams appeared in 26 of the Royals 27 games and averaged 25.5 minutes per game. Barker and Williams become the 11th and 12th players in program history to be named to the All-Defensive Team.

As part of a Conference-wide sportsmanship initiative, the MIAC also announced the 13th-annual All-MIAC Sportsmanship team for women's basketball. Members of the All-MIAC Sportsmanship team are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of competition. Sophomore guard Michaela Craigan was the Royals representative. Along with her display of positive sportsmanship, Craigan appeared in all 27 of the Royals contests where she averaged 17 minutes per game, 2.6 points per game and recorded 31 steals and 10 blocks.