COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. - The National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) and the High Performance Team Selection Committee are proud to announce the final roster and alternates for the 2025 U.S. Women’s Wheelchair Basketball National Team. These selections were made after the 2025 U.S. Women’s Selection Camp hosted June 11-15 at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 

The 2025 U.S. Women’s Wheelchair Basketball National Team is comprised of twelve (12) athletes who will represent the U.S.A. at the 2025 IWBF Americas Cup in Bogota, Colombia, on August 9-17. Americas Cup is USA's zonal qualifier for the 2026 IWBF World Championship. 

The final roster includes six (6) athletes from the silver medal winning U.S. Women’s team from the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. 

Abigail Bauleke (Savage, Minnesota) is selected to the final roster after winning a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. She also helped Team USA secure gold at the 2023 Parapan American Games and was a member of the U.S. Junior National Team that captured gold at the 2023 IWBF Women’s U25 World Championship. One of her most prestigious accomplishments includes earning a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. Bauleke also brings gold medal experience from the 2019 IWBF U25 World Championship. She continued her success in 2022, claiming bronze at the IWBF World Championship and silver at the IWBF Americas Cup. Last March, she helped lead the University of Alabama to a fifth consecutive NWBA Women’s Intercollegiate Division National Championship. 

Josie DeHart (Fruita, Colorado) is among those selected after helping Team USA capture gold at both the 2023 IWBF Women’s U25 World Championship and the Parapan American Games. She also earned a silver medal at the 2022 IWBF Americas Cup and served as an alternate for the U.S. Women’s National Team at the 2018 and 2022 World Championships.  

Elizabeth Floch (Blanchard, Idaho) made the final roster for the U.S. Women’s National Team. Floch currently plays collegiately at the University of Alabama.   

Ixhelt Gonzalez (Chicago, Illinois) lands on the 12-player roster for the U.S. Women's squad after securing a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. She helped Team USA capture gold at the 2023 Parapan American Games and was a member of the U.S. Junior National Team that won gold at the 2023 IWBF Women’s U25 World Championship. Gonzalez also earned a bronze medal at the 2022 IWBF World Championship and a silver medal at the 2022 IWBF Americas Cup in Brazil. Additionally, she was part of the bronze medal-winning squad at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. Last March, Gonzalez helped lead the University of Alabama to a fifth consecutive NWBA Women’s Intercollegiate Division National Championship.

Ali Ibanez (Murray, Utah) was named to the final roster after helping Team USA earn a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. She previously captured gold at the 2023 IWBF Women’s U25 World Championship and bronze at the 2022 IWBF World Championship. Ibanez was also a key contributor to the U.S. squad that secured bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.  

Bailey Moody (Johns Creek, Georgia) earned a spot on the final roster following her key role in helping Team USA secure a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. She was also part of the gold medal-winning squad at the 2023 Parapan American Games and previously helped the U.S. Junior National Team claim gold at the IWBF Women’s Under 25 World Championship in Bangkok, Thailand. Moody captured a gold at the 2019 Lima Parapan American Games, a bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, and another bronze at the 2022 IWBF World Championships. Most recently, Moody helped lead the University of Alabama to its fifth consecutive NWBA Women’s Intercollegiate Division National Championship, earning Championship Game MVP honors for her standout performance.

Quinn Meyer (Austin, Texas), Emilee Gustafson (Big Lake, Minnesota) and Hayley Nilsen (Edina, Minnesota) each earned a spot on the final roster. All three were part of Team USA’s gold medal-winning squad at the 2023 IWBF Women’s U25 World Championship. Meyer is a student-athlete at the University of Texas-Arlington, while Gustafson and Nilsen were once teammates together at the University of Arizona. In April, Gustafson helped the Arizona Storm win the 2025 NWBA Women's Division National Championship, earning Championship Game MVP honors. Nilsen was named a Second Team All-American this season in the NWBA Intercollegiate Division, while Meyer was named an Academic All-American Honorable Mention.

Emily Oberst (Brookfield, Wisconsin) was selected to the final roster after making her Paralympic debut at the 2024 Paris Games, where she earned a silver medal. She also helped Team USA win gold at the 2023 Parapan American Games and secured a bronze medal at the 2022 IWBF World Championship. In addition, Oberst was a key contributor to the U.S. Women’s teams that earned silver at both the 2022 and 2017 IWBF Americas Cups. This past April, she led the WASA Marquette Eagles to the 2025 NWBA Division I National Championship, becoming the first female in Division I history to be named Tournament MVP.

Zoe Voris (Chicago, Illinois) returns to a U.S. Women’s National Team roster. Voris was a member of the 2017 IWBF America's Cup silver medal team and Gonzalez was a member of the 2018 IWBF World Championship team. Voris also helped Team USA win a bronze medal in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Voris plays collegiately at the University of Texas-Arlington, earning First Team All-America status in 2025.

Lindsey Zurbrugg (Portland, Oregon) earned a spot on the final roster after helping Team USA take home a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Game, marking her second Paralympic Games appearance. She previously won after winning gold at the 2023 Parapan American Games. Zurbrugg began her Team USA career as a member of the 2017 and 2022 IWBF Americas Cup squads that won silver medals. She went on to win a silver medal at the 2019 Lima Parapan American Games and a bronze medal at the 2022 IWBF World Championships. Lastly, Zurbrugg was a contributing member of the roster at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games that captured a bronze medal.    

The following athletes were selected as alternates: Abby Dunn (Susanville, California) and Skylar Scarnecchia (Warren, Ohio) 

Joining Head Coach Jeremy 'Opie’ Lade on the sidelines will be: 
- Assistant Coach Ryan Hynes of Germantown, Wisconsin
- Assistant Coach Tracy Chynoweth of Cottage Grove, Wisconsin  
- Team Leader Kelly Fischbach of Vermillion, South Dakota 
- Athletic Trainer Alex Curry of Denver, Colorado  

Assisting in preparations as part of the extended staff are service providers:     

- Strength and Conditioning Katie McClosky of Houston, Texas     
- Nutritionist Sally Baumann of Greater Brisbane, Australia     
- Sport Psychologist Kaelene Curry of Denver, Colorado

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