TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – We now know the who and where for the Stillman College women's basketball team, as the Lady Tigers are set to travel to the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Indiana and face the University of Rio Grande (Ohio) Red Storm in the opening round of the NAIA Women's Basketball Championship Tournament. The Lady Tigers are the 11th seed in the Liston Bracket.
Stillman is amid a historical season where the Lady Tigers currently sit at 25-5, the most wins in program history, and 2024-25 HBCU Athletic Conference Regular Season Championship.
The team most recently fell in the HBCUAC 2025 Hope Credit Union Basketball Championships in the Semifinals to eventual tournament champions Philander Smith University Lady Panthers 62-50.
Raena Suggs was named to the All-Tournament team for her efforts in the two-game stretch.
The Lady Tigers are in the NAIA Tournament for the first time since 2018, where Stillman took a 75-52 loss to Concordia (Neb.) on March 7 in the NAIA Round of 32.
Jaida Minter was named Newcomer of the Year and All-HBCUAC First Team. She is a one-time conference Offensive Player of the Week and Newcomer of the Week. Minter had been pivotal for the Lady Tigers' offense. She is the leading scorer with 13.0 points a game, shooting 42.4 percent from three. She's posted 326 total points and dished 59 assists. The native of Dallas, Texas, grabbed 79 rebounds and registered a block.
Jamariah Turner earned All-HBCUAC Second Team. She is a one-time conference Offensive Player of the Week. Turner is the second-leading scorer on the team at 11.7 points per game. The native of Huntsville, Alabama, shot 43.7 percent from the floor. She's been just as important on the defensive end with 2.0 steals per game (47 total) and 3.5 rebounds a game (84 total).
Alico Dunk earned HBCUAC Coach of the Year, while
KaTia May won HBCUAC Assistant Coach of the Year.
Under the stewardship of Dunk and May, the Stillman offense ran to the tune of 71.2 points per game and with 766 shots made, no team in the conference made more buckets than the Lady Tigers. The defense was stifling and held opponents to 57.5 points per game, which was third best in the conference, and opponents shot 38.7 percent against the team.
Stay tuned to gostillman.com for up-to-date information on the Lady Tigers and the NAIA National Tournament.
