Cortland juniors Joleen Lusk (Cherry Valley/Cherry Valley-Springfield) and Jackie Funk (Penfield) and senior Brooke Tillotson (Marathon) have earned spots on the 2026 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) women's basketball all-conference team. In addition, Red Dragon Head Coach Colleen Ames and her assistants have been named the SUNYAC Coaching Staff of the Year for the second straight year.
 
Lusk earned All-SUNYAC honors for the second straight year; she was a third-team selection last season. A starter in all 26 of her appearances, Lusk leads Cortland with 11.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocked shots per game and ranks second with 1.5 assists per game. She's shooting 44 percent from the field. Lusk has scored in double figures 16 times, including five points-rebounds double-doubles. She scored 25 points in a home victory over Oswego.
 
Funk also is a repeat selection to the All-SUNYAC squad after earning second-team honors last year. She has appeared and started in 24 games this season and averages 11.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. She's made a team-high 30 3-pointers, and she's shooting 89.8 percent (53-of-59) from the foul line. Funk's 13 double-figure scoring games include a 26-point effort in a home win over Canton.
 
Tillotson earned All-SUNYAC honors for the second time; she was a first-team selection and the SUNYAC Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2023-24. This season she's appeared in and started 26 games and averages 10.7 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and a team-high 1.8 steals per game. She's shooting 46 percent from the floor and 80 percent (65-of-81) from the foul line. Tillotson has scored in double figures 17 times, including both of Cortland's SUNYAC tournament games to earn SUNYAC All-Tournament honors for the second straight year.
 
Ames and assistant coaches Madison Shea, Diana Ter Bush and Jeremy Zanella have guided the Red Dragons, to date, to a 23-4 record. Cortland shared first place in the SUNYAC regular season with a 17-1 mark and finished second in the conference postseason tournament. Cortland earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Division III tournament and will face Messiah in the opening round Friday at 5:15 p.m. at New York University.