SALT LAKE CITY – Westminster senior guard Ellie Mitchell has been named to the 2026-27 Preseason All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Team, as announced by the conference on Thursday, Oct. 22.

Mitchell, a Springville, Utah, native, is Westminster's lone selection on the 10-player preseason team.

Last season, Mitchell started all 20 games she played and averaged 14.2 points per game in 35.0 minutes. She totaled 284 points, 49 assists and 48 steals, knocked down 34 three-pointers, and shot .821 (46-of-56) from the free-throw line.

In the classroom, Mitchell earned First Team Academic All-RMAC honors in 2025-26 with a 4.00 GPA.

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Westminster begins its 2026-27 schedule with three exhibitions. The Griffins play at Utah State on Monday, Nov. 2, in Logan, Utah, and face Weber State on Tuesday, Nov. 3, also in Logan. They then travel to Idaho State on Friday, Nov. 6, for a 7 p.m. MT tip in Pocatello, Idaho. Westminster opens the regular season at home on Thursday, Nov. 19, against St. Edward's at 6 p.m. MT at Behnken Field House, followed by Cal Poly Humboldt on Saturday, Nov. 21, at 2 p.m. MT.