CLINTON, S.C. – Junior guard Krystal Haddock of the Presbyterian College women's basketball team has earned Preseason All-Big South honors as announced by the conference on Wednesday (Oct. 14).
Haddock was named to the league's Preseason All-Conference Second Team. She is the first Blue Hose player to nab Preseason All-Conference honors since Bryanna Brady and Tilda Sjökvist prior to the 2023-24 season.
Haddock had an impressive first season for Presbyterian in 2025-26, powering the team on the glass. She led PC with 5.6 rebounds per game, good for 14th in the Big South. She posted three double-doubles on the year and reached double-digit rebounds four times. On January 23, 2026, she set a new program record on the glass, grabbing 12 offensive rebounds against Charleston Southern.
On the scoring front, Haddock scored in double figures 11 times, including pouring in a career-high 18 at Longwood. She led the team with 25 starts made and played the second most minutes on the team.
2026-27 Big South Conference Women's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team
First-Team
Georgia Simonsen, Radford (Preseason Player of the Year)
Madison Ruff, Winthrop
Aubrie Kierscht, USC Upstate
Jesstynie Scott, Longwood
Jamaria Freeman, UNC Asheville
Second-Team
Makayla Legette, Gardner-Webb
Cate Carlson, Radford
Grace Booth, USC Upstate
Taylor Feldman, High Point
Juliann Woodard, High Point (tie)
Krystal Haddock, Presbyterian (tie)
Big South Preseason Poll (First-place votes in parentheses)
T1. High Point (4)
T1. Radford (4)
3. Longwood
4. Gardner-Webb
T5. UNC Asheville (1)
T5. Winthrop
7. USC Upstate
8. Presbyterian
9. Charleston Southern
