Cowgirls Picked To Repeat As ASC Champions In 2026-27 Preseason Poll

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – Hardin-Simmons’ Cowgirl basketball team has been selected as the favorite to win the American Southwest Conference championship in 2026-27, earning the top spot in the conference’s preseason poll released Friday. The Cowgirls received 71 points and 11 of the 12 first-place votes in the poll, which was voted on by ASC head coaches and sports information directors. Hardin-Simmons enters the season as the defending conference champion and returns key contributors from last year’s squad. Leading the way is junior Jacqueline Berry , the reigning ASC Player of the Year. Berry headlines a talented returning group that…