Trojans Savannah Walsdorf Selected to All-America First Team

Savannah Walsdorf of the Trojan Women’s Basketball team was named to the NAIA All-America First Team. Marking the first Trojan since 2021 when Jessi Giles was named to NAIA All-America First Team.

It is now the fourth straight year that the Trojans had a women’s basketball athlete named to NAIA All-America list (Elsie Aslesen, third team in 2023) + Giles – second team in 2022, first team in 2021, and honorable mention in 2020). Walsdorf was named to All-America Honorable Mention in 2023.

Walsdorf led the Trojans with 15.8 points per game during the 2023-24 season. Along with averaging 6.2 rebounds, 2.9 steals, and 2.2 assists per game. She was 212-of-404 from the field (52.5%), 70-of-169 from the 3-point line (41.4%) and 58-of-81 from the free-throw line (71.6%).

She produced the third most single-season points in Trojan Women’s Basketball history with 552 points this season. Additionally, she ranks third for total steals (100), third in single-season field goals made (212), and sixth in 3-point field goals made (70). She also tied for eighth most single game record in scoring with 32 points at Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), on Dec. 30, 2023.

Walsdorf finished her career at Dakota State as the all-time scorer (2,088 points) and rebounder (1,010 rebounds). She also leads the all-time steals with 405 steals and field goals made with 782 field goals made. She is second all-time in free-throw made with 324 free-throws, fifth all-time in 3-point field goals made with 199 3-pointers, and eighth all-time in assists with 320 assists.