CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The American Rivers Conference announced its All-Conference honors on Wednesday, Mar. 1 with Wartburg women's basketball earning five honorees as well as conference MVP and Coach of the Year honors.

The 2022-23 American Rivers All-Conference Team as voted by the league's head coaches:
 

2022-23 All-American Rivers Conference Women's Basketball Team
Most Valuable Player Sara Faber, Jr., Wartburg College
Defensive Player of the Year Cassie Nash, Sr., Simpson College
Coach of the Year Bob Amsberry, Wartburg College
Most Valuable Player	School	Year	Pos.	Hometown / High School
Sara Faber #	Wartburg	Jr.	G	Clear Lake, Iowa/Clear Lake
Defensive Player of the Year	School	Year	Pos.	Hometown / High School
Cassie Nash ! @	Simpson	Sr.	G	Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Southeast
First Team	School	Year	Pos.	Hometown / High School
Caydee Kirkham	Coe	Fr.	G	Carthage, Ill./Illini West
Kaalyn Petersen $	Coe	Jr.	C	Davenport, Iowa/Bettendorf
Tabria Thomas ! &	Dubuque	Sr.	G	Elizabeth, Ill./River Ridge
Cierra Bachmann $ @	Loras	Sr.	G	Channahon, Ill./Minooka
Sami Martin ! &	Loras	Jr.	F	Platteville, Wis./Platteville
Kailey Jones #	Luther	So.	F	Avoca, Iowa/AHSTW
Cassie Nash ! @	Simpson	Sr.	G	Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Southeast
Jaedon Murphy ! @	Wartburg	Jr.	F	Alleman, Iowa/North Polk
Second Team	School	Year	Pos.	Hometown / High School
Kelsea Hurley # & ^	Central	Sr.	G	Scottsdale, Ariz./Desert Mountain
Allison Van Gorp #	Central	So.	C	Pella, Iowa/Pella Christian
Madison Fleckenstein !	Loras	Sr.	G	Asbury, Iowa/Hempstead
Daniella Jarrell	Loras	So.	G	Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills
Haley Rasmussen	Simpson	So.	G	Atlantic, Iowa/Atlantic
Anna Wanek #	Simpson	Sr.	G	Urbandale, Iowa/Dowling Catholic
Macy Harris #	Wartburg	Sr.	G	Grinnell, Iowa/Grinnell
Britney Young	Wartburg	Jr.	G	Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock
Honorable Mention	School	Year	Pos.	Hometown / High School
McKenna Cone	Buena Vista	So.	G	Greeley, Colo./Northridge
Danika Demers	Buena Vista	Fr.	G	Storm Lake, Iowa/St. Mary's
Abby Johnson	Central	So.	G	Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny
Molly Buck	Coe	Sr.	G	Rock Falls, Ill./Rock Falls
Morgan Hawkins	Dubuque	So.	F	Dubuque, Iowa/Hempstead
Kathleen Mathias	Dubuque	Sr.	G	Darlington, Wis./Darlington
Isabella Tierney	Dubuque	So.	G	Elk Grove, Ill./Conant
Lizzie Kauls	Luther	Sr.	F	North Oaks, Minn./Mounds View
Jordan Rubie %	Luther	Jr.	G	Winona, Minn./Cotter
Maggie Wilkins	Wartburg	So.	G	Knoxville, Iowa/Knoxville

Junior guard Sara Faber (Clear Lake, Iowa/Clear Lake) has been named the American Rivers Conference Most Valuable Player. Faber was the leading scorer for the regular season champions, the Wartburg Knights. The junior guard finished the year in the top 10 in the league in five categories: points per game (ppg), three-point field goal percentage, free throw percentage, assists per game, and steals. Faber was second in the league from behind the arc as she shot 40.2%. She finished third in the league in scoring average (15.4ppg), fifth in total steals (33), sixth in assists per game (2.7), and seventh in free throw percentage (78.0%). Additionally, the Clear Lake native shot 43.3% from the floor and average 4.8 rebounds per game.
 
The junior guard for the Knights is the sixth player in Wartburg history to be named the league's Most Valuable Player. Faber joins Emma Gerdes (2020, 2019), Katie Sommer (2018, 2017), Samantha Harrington (2011), Holly Mohs (2002, 2001), Kathy Roberts (1992), and Kathy Smith (1990). While earning the league's Most Valuable Player award, Faber also earns a spot on the first team. This is her second All-Conference honor as she was named to the second team a year ago.

Head coach Bob Amsberry earned the honor of American Rivers Women's Basketball Coach of the Year after guiding the Knights to a 15-1 mark in league play to earn the regular season conference title. In Amsberry's 17^th year at the helm of the Knights women's basketball program, he has guided Wartburg to four of the program's conference titles. Amsberry and assistants Kelley Jacobs and Justin Little led the Knights to a 15-1 conference season in 2022-23. The Wartburg Knights were crowned conference champions for the 10^th time (1989-90, 1991-92, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2022-23).

Junior Jaedon Murphy (Alleman, Iowa/North Polk) join Faber as a first team all-conference performer as integral pieces of Wartburg's stellar season. The junior forward averaged 11.6ppg, while also shooting 75.8% from the free throw line. Murphy posted a third-best 20 blocks in the conference this season. Additionally, the Alleman native averaged 5.4 rebounds per game.

Senior Macy Harris (Grinnell/Grinnell) earned second-team all-conference for a seconds straight season. Harris has started all 27 games for the Knights and averages 9.6 points per game and 4.8 rebounds per game. 

Junior Britney Young (Waverly/Waverly-Shell Rock) earned her first all-conference selection with a second-team nod this season. Young has the most three pointers made in the A-R-C this season with 74, which is currently second best in a season in program history at Wartburg. She is averaging 9.9 points per game and shoots 33.2% from three ths season.

Sophomore Maggie Wilkins was named an Honorable Mention by the A-R-C for her first conference award. Wilkins was the leading scorer off the bench for the Knights this season averaging 9.5 points per game.