BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – Concord’s Abbie Smith has been named the MEC Women’s Basketball Player of the Year, per a vote of the league’s head coaches. Smith, a senior from Little Hocking, Ohio, is averaging 18.8 points per game and leads the league in rebounds per game averaging 10.8 a contest.
Wheeling’s Kenzie Dalton has been named the MEC Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season. The senior from Marietta, Ohio, leads the MEC in steals with 95 on the season while averaging 3.4 per contest. Dalton has also help lead the Cardinals to the best Scoring Defense in the league allowing opponents just 58.9 ppg.
West Virginia Wesleyan’s Kilah Dandridge has been named the MEC Freshman of the Year. The Martinsburg, West Virginia native is 5th in the league in scoring, averaging 16.0 points per game and 3rd in the MEC in Field Goal Percentage at .541 percent.
While West Virginia Wesleyan’s Brett Vincent has been named the MEC Coach of the Year. Vincent, a Shinnston, West Virginia native, helped the Bobcats to a 18-6 overall record and 15-5 in league play while securing the overall No. 2 seed in the MEC Tournament this week. He is in his fifth season at the helm for the Bobcats.
In addition to the All-MEC first team and postseason award winners, the conference also recognized second team and honorable mention all-conference teams (listed below).
| 2026 All-MEC First Team | ||||||||||
| Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | Ht. | Hometown | |||||
| Abbie Smith | Concord | Sr. | F | 6-2 | Little Hocking, Ohio | |||||
| Emma Witt | West Virginia Wesleyan | Sr. | F | 5-9 | Staunton, Va. | |||||
| Kenzie Dalton | Wheeling | Sr. | G | 5-3 | Marietta, Ohio | |||||
| Julie Spinelli | Frostburg State | So. | F | 5-11 | Central City, Pa. | |||||
| Gabby Reep | Fairmont State | Jr. | G | 5-7 | Bridgeport, W.Va. | |||||
| Carine Pinkney | Glenville State | Sr. | G | 5-0 | Annapolis, Md. | |||||
| Kenyah Stubbs | Concord | So. | G | 5-7 | Hansford, Calif. | |||||
| Kilah Dandridge | West Virginia Wesleyan | Fr. | g | 5-7 | Martinsburg, W.Va. | |||||
| 2026 All-MEC Second Team | ||||||||||
| Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | Ht. | Hometown | |||||
| Baylee Goins | West Virginia State | Sr. | G | 5-10 | Nitro, W.Va. | |||||
| Olivia Baker | West Liberty | R-So. | G | 5-8 | Shelby, Ohio | |||||
| Anna Lucarelli | West Liberty | Sr. | G | 5-8 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | |||||
| Paris Stokes | Charleston | Jr. | G | 5-6 | Canton, Ohio | |||||
| Nwando Okigbo | Glenville State | So. | G | 6-0 | Anambra, Nigeria | |||||
| Emilia Sierra Lacosta | Wheeling | So. | G | 5-10 | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||||
| Khalia Bryant | Glenville State | Sr. | F | 5-11 | Washington, D.C. | |||||
| Ana Young | West Virginia Wesleyan | R-So. | G | 5-8 | Sugar Grove, W.Va. | |||||
| 2026 All-MEC Honorable Mention | ||||||||||
| Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | Ht. | Hometown | |||||
| Jahniya Marion | Davis & Elkins | So. | G | 5-6 | Centreville, Va. | |||||
| Elizabeth Boyd | Point Park | Jr. | F | 6-2 | Prospect, Ky. | |||||
| Ksenija Mitric | Charleston | Sr. | G | 5-8 | Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina | |||||
| Harper Annarino | Charleston | So. | F | 5-11 | Newark, Ohio | |||||
| Sydney Baird | West Virginia Wesleyan | Jr. | G | 5-7 | Webster Springs, W.Va. | |||||
Player of the Year: Abbie Smith (Concord)
Defensive Player of the Year: Kenzie Dalton (Wheeling)
Freshman of the Year: Kilah Dandridge (West Virginia Wesleyan)
Coach of the Year: Brett Vincent (West Virginia Wesleyan)
