MICHELLE DeCOUD OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS, a freshman forward from Monument, Colo., earned SCAC Newcomer-of-the-Year honors – the second consecutive year that a University of Dallas student-athlete has received the award after her teammate Holly Tonry won the award in 2013-14. DeCoud, a second team All-SCAC selection in this year's balloting, currently leads all first-year players in scoring (11.0 ppg – 13th overall in the SCAC), rebounding (7.9 rpg – third overall) and field goal percentage (46.7 percent – fifth overall), and has also chipped in with 18 blocks (eighth in the SCAC).

DeCoud was the coaches' overwhelming choice for Newcomer-of-the-Year as she received seven of eight first-place votes. Sophomore guard Monica Holguin of Trinity University received the remaining first-place vote.