Nashaelah Hooker was the only senior on a Colonia girls basketball team that went from 7-20 a year ago to 20-4 this year. Hooker’s rebounding and shot blocking played a huge role, earning her GMC Hoops’ Red National Division Windex Award.
Colonia Dominates Division Honors
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – GMC Hoops continues its GMC Hoops Awards for 2025-26 as well as proceeds with its end-of-season recap. We move on with a look at the Greater Middlesex Conference’s Red American Division accolades. The Colonia Lady Patriots completed a superb turnaround season led by head coach Jill Bachonski and the likes of Ariana Sosa and Nashaelah Hooker. Spotswood, led by Gabrielle Hill, and Middlesex, led by Avery Iskra, were very competitive as well. Let’s take a look at the list of honors below, including the GMC Hoops All Red National Division Team:
Team of the Year: Colonia
Coach of the Year: Jill Bachonski – Colonia
Player of the Year: Gabrielle Hill – Spotswood
Junior of the Year: Gabrielle Hill – Spotswood
Sophomore of the Year: Avery Iskra – Middlesex
Freshman of the Year: Kayla Lewandowski – Spotswood
Impact Player of the Year: Kayla Lewandowski – Spotswood
Most Improved Team: Colonia
Most Improved Player: Alyssa Young – Middlesex
Surprise Team: Middlesex
Top Scorer: Gabrielle Hill – Spotswood
Sharpshooter: Susan Oshinski – Edison
Ms. Buckets: Avery Iskra – Middlesex
Hoopshoot: Hailey Conklin – Colonia
Windex: Nashaelah Hooker – Colonia
Good Hands: Angie Kearns – Edison
GMC Hoops All Red National
- Nashaelah Hooken – Colonia
- Ariana Sosa – Colonia
- Samantha Howell – Colonia
- Hailey Conklin – Colonia
- Ivana Gidado – Colonia
- Marilyn Togun – Old Bridge
- Gabrielle Hill – Spotswood
- Catalina Caro – Spotswood
- Kayla Lewandowski – Spotswood
- Avery Iskra – Middlesex
- Taylor Lawrence – Middlesex
- Kayley Smith – Edison