COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.- The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) announced the 2026-27 women's basketball preseason coaches' poll on Thursday afternoon in addition to the 2026-27 Preseason All-RMAC Team. The Yellow Jackets are coming off an 18-11 (14-6 RMAC) season where they finished fifth in the conference. In the preseason coaches' poll, the Yellow Jackets are predicted fourth in the conference with 155 points including one first place vote, two second place votes, and two third place votes as they enter season two with head coach Kelly Kruger . In addition, junior guard Bradie Schlabs was named to the Preseason All-RMAC Team for the second year in a row. Head Coach Kelly Kruger is entering this season with a very similar team to the one that finished fifth in the conference and won a postseason game last year. Kruger had one of the best rebounding seasons in program history as the Jackets averaged 43.7 rebounds per game and only allowed 31.1. They ranked fifth in the country in rebounds per game and fourth in rebound margin. They also ranked 18th in offensive rebounds per game. He also helped lead BHSU to the longest win streak in BHSU's D2 history when they won nine games in a row. Reigning All-RMAC First Team Bradie Schlabs was the first Yellow Jacket to earn First Team All-RMAC since Danica Kocer and Niki Van Wyk in 2022-23. She is one of four starters returning this year. She averaged 10.2 points per game, which was second on team, 4.0 rebounds, and 5.5 assists last year. She was the first player in BHSU history to have 300 points, 100 rebounds, and 100 assists in a season her freshman year. The sophomore has reached ten points in 16 of the 29 games this season including season-highs of 23 in the season opener versus St. Edward's and also in the win over Adams State. Schlabs ranked fourth in the RMAC in assists/turnover ratio (1.45), eighth in the country and first in the RMAC in total assists (159), and is sixth in the country and is leading the conference in assists per game (5.5). She has had two assists in every game this year and had four in 25 of 29. She also has two steals in 14 of the last 22 games including a career-high five versus CSU Pueblo. She had a career-high 11 assists in the win over CSU Pueblo, which tied the program record. Her 159 total assists ranked third in program history, her 5.5 assists per game ranked second in program history and her 288 career assists rank seventh in program history. She is only 115 assists away from breaking the program assist record. Other notable returners for the Yellow Jackets include Sawyer Stoebner , who was named All-RMAC Honorable Mention last year after averaging 7.9 points per game and 6.4 rebounds per game and had two double-doubles. Audrey Norville , who was a defensive stalwart for BHSU last year. She started every game and averaged 5.8 points per game and 5.8 rebounds per game. The other major returner is Maureen Ulrich , who averaged 6.8 points per game and 4.9 rebounds per game. Ulrich finished her season with four double-digit games in her final seven games. Finally, Addison Branscum will be returning for BHSU. She played in eight games last year and started all eight while averaging 11.0 points per game and 5.5 rebounds per game. She shot 34.5 percent from the three-point line. The Jackets tip-off the 2026-27 season in Bozeman, Montana where they will face the Montana State Bobcats in an exhibition game. From there, BHSU will begin their regular season in Texas for a Lone Star battle versus St. Edward's on November 13 and St. Mary's on November 14, before heading back to Aberdeen, S.D. for the East/West Challenge where they will face Northern on November 20 and Sioux Falls on November 21. The Yellow Jackets will finish off their non-conference schedule in Billings, Montana at the Yellowjacket Classic where they will play MSU Billings on November 27 and Simon Fraser on November 28. The Green and Gold will finally making their home debut for the RMAC opener versus Western Colorado on December 3.