Valpo women's basketball freshman guard Allia von Schlegell (Downers Grove, Ill./Nazareth Academy) was recognized Wednesday for her performance as a rookie, as she was named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team.
 
von Schlegell has scored 349 points this season, fourth on Valpo's freshman scoring chart and just 28 points back of Sarrah Stricklett's record for a Valpo freshman. She has averaged 11.3 points/game this year, a mark which improved to 12.4 points/game in MVC play.
 
von Schlegell ranks third in the Valley among freshmen in scoring and is second among MVC rookies with 61 made 3-pointers, marks which rank 59^th and 14^th, respectively, on the national level. She has scored in double figures 18 times this season, including 12 games with 15+ points — the most such games by a Valpo freshman since Dani Franklin scored 15 or more 12 times in 2014-15.
 
von Schlegell is just the third All-Freshman Team honoree for Valpo since joining the Missouri Valley Conference and the first since Ali Saunders was recognized for her efforts in the 2022-23 season.