GRANVILLE, Ohio- Ahead of their season opener, seniors Ada Taute and Abby Cooch were named 2026 D3hoops.com Preseason Women's Basketball All-Americans. This is the first time in program history that any team member has been named a preseason All-American, and after a historic 2025-26 season, the Big Red's Ada Taute earned first-team honors, and Abby Cooch was named a third-team selection.

Taute (Chicago, Ill. | St. Ignatius College Prep) finished her junior season as Denison's leading scorer with 446 points, averaging 13.9 points per game. She was second on the team in rebounds with 219 and led the team in steals with 69. She was named NCAC Athlete of the Week twice throughout the 2025-26 season and earned first-team all-conference honors. At the national level, she was named a WBCA DIII Coaches' All-American (first-team), D3hoops.com All-American (second-team), and a second-team College Sports Communicators Academic All-American®.

Cooch (Clifton, Va. | Bishop Ireton) wrapped her junior season as the 2026 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament MVP. She led the Big Red in three-pointers with 55, finished second on the team in scoring with 430 points, and led the team in assists with 125. Cooch earned her spot in the record books when she scored her 1,000th point against Trine University in the second round of the NCAA tournament. During the 2025-26 season, she was named NCAC Athlete of the Week, earned her third All-NCAC first-team nod, was a WBCA DIII Coaches' All-American Honorable Mention, and was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-American® third team.

Denison opens the 2026-27 season on the road on Saturday, Nov. 7, in Latrobe, Pa., to face Saint Vincent College. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m.