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2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster

Colby Bryer

3 Natalie Cardenas

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Bishop Lynch HS
  • Hometown Mesquite, Texas

Biography

Career Single-Game Highs (as of March 9th, 2026)
Points: 32 vs. Harding (Dec. 14, 2024)
Rebounds: 10, 2x, last: vs. Southern Arkansas (Feb. 9, 2026)
Assists: 7 vs. Harding (Feb. 28, 2026)
Steals: 5 vs. Southern Nazarene (Jan. 15, 2026)
Blocks: 2, 3x, last: vs. Southwestern Okla. St. (Feb. 7, 2026)
Field Goals Made: 9, 4x, last: vs. Southern Nazarene (Jan. 15, 2026)
Field Goals Attempted: 20, 2x, last: vs. Ouachita Baptist (Feb. 12, 2026)
Three-Pointers Made: 4, 2x, last: vs. East Central (Jan. 30, 2025)
Three-Pointers Attempted: 9, 2x, last: at Ouachita Baptist (Feb. 13, 2025)
Free Throws Made: 12 at Rogers State (Nov. 29, 2025)
Free Throws Attempted: 14 at Rogers State (Nov. 29, 2025)
Minutes: 43 vs. Southern Nazarene (Jan. 15, 2026)

Awards:
  • 2026 All-GAC First Team
  • 2025 All-GAC Honorable Mention
2025-26 | Junior
  • GAC Player of the Week (12/15, 2/16).
  • Played in and started all 27 games for the Reddies.
  • Reached the 1000-point career mark against Southeastern Oklahoma State in the GAC Championships (3/6).
  • Led the team in points (501) and points per game (18.6), which ranked fourth in the GAC.
  • Shot 41.3 percent (160-387) on the season, making the most shots on the team, and fifth in the GAC.
  • Ranked second on the team in rebounds (144) and rebounds per game (5.3).
  • Led the team in steals (42) while ranking second in assists (61).

2024-25 | Sophomore
  • Played in 23 games, starting 17.
  • Shot 31.4 percent (103-328) from the field and 26.7 percent (32-120) from beyond the arc.
  • Averaged 15.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.
  • Recorded a season-high 32 points against Harding (12/14)

2023-24 | Freshman
  • Played in 14 games as a freshman.
  • Averaged 11.9 points per game, including three 20-point outings.
  • Scored a season-best 23 points in an overtime win over Delta State (11/15)

PREP
  • Played at Bishop Lynch High School, earning All-Conference and All-State honors across four years.

Personal
  • From Dallas, Texas.
  • Parents are Sam and Nancy.
  • Brother Andy plays football at Southern Nazarene.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2023-24Freshman

    Guard
    5'8"
    15
  • 3

    2024-25Sophomore

    Guard
    5'8"
    3
  • 3

    2025-26Junior

    Guard
    5'8"
    3