Brigham, Vieselmeyer headline Concordia All-GPAC selections

By Jacob Knabel on Mar. 5, 2025 in Women's Basketball

2024-25 GPAC Women’s Basketball All-Conference Teams

Second Team: Kendal Brigham; Kristin Vieselmeyer
Honorable Mention: Abby Krieser; Raelyn Kelty

SEWARD, Neb. – The 2024-25 GPAC All-Conference women’s basketball honor roll announced on Wednesday (March 5) featured four Bulldogs. Headlining the selections from the perspective of Concordia University, Nebraska Women’s Basketball were second team all-conference award winners in graduate student Kendal Brigham and junior Kristin Vieselmeyer. In addition, senior Abby Krieser and sophomore Raelyn Kelty were tabbed as honorable mention choices.

Each of the four Bulldog honorees started at least 23 games for Head Coach Drew Olson’s squad, which experienced a series of close defeats against quality competition while finishing at 14-15 overall.

The Wahoo, Neb., native Brigham returned for a fifth season in 2024-25 and led the team in scoring with an average of 10.8 points per game. Brigham has collected her third career All-GPAC award after twice earning honorable mention status. In addition to her team best scoring average, Brigham averaged 3.4 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game. She shot 38.4 percent (108-for-281) from the field, 32.2 percent (38-for-149) from 3-point range and 72.7 percent (48-for-66) from the foul line while starting all 29 games. In 138 career games, Brigham totaled 1,233 points, 356 rebounds, 344 assists, 199 3-point field goals and 167 steals.

As a junior, Vieselmeyer developed into one of the top post players in the league. The Holyoke, Colo., native has garnered her first all-conference award. This season, Vieselmeyer averaged 10.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 0.9 blocks per game. She shot 42.6 percent (89-for-209) from the field, 31.5 percent (23-for-73) from beyond the arc and 78.1 percent (75-for-96) from the free throw line. She played in and started 27 games and reached a single game career high of 27 points in two separate outings. Through her first three seasons, Vieselmeyer has tallied 635 points and 294 rebounds.

A two-time Second Team All-GPAC honoree, Krieser has picked up her third career all-conference award. The Lincoln North Star High School product posted season averages of 8.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game while starring as one of the league’s top backcourt defenders. She shot 47.3 percent (98-for-207) from the field, 31.6 percent (24-for-76) from 3-point range and 68.6 percent (35-for-51) from the foul line. Krieser finished her collegiate career with 933 points, 341 rebounds, 179 steals and 171 assists in 112 games.

As a sophomore in 2024-25, Kelty (Kiowa, Colo.) took on an increased role and led the team in rebounding with an average of 6.0 boards per game. She also averaged 9.0 points, 1.5 assists and 1.2 steals per outing. Kelty shot 45.0 percent (81-for-180) from the field and 81.1 percent (60-for-74) from the free throw line. Her career highs for points (20) and rebounds (14) came at Doane. Over her first two college seasons, Kelty has produced 312 points and 224 rebounds.