BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – Wesleyan's head coach and four of Wesleyan's five starters were honored by the Mountain East Conference as All-MEC award winners. Senior
Emma Witt, junior
Sydney Baird, sophomore
Ana Young and freshman
Kilah Dandridge made the list and Dandridge was named 2026 Freshman of the Year.
Concord's Abbie Smith was 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 was named 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 was 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 was 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)
Previous Winners
MEC Player of the Year
2014: Lexy Carson (West Virginia State)
2015: Martha Nagbe (Notre Dame College)
2016: Kierra Simpson (West Liberty)
2017: Paris McLeod (Glenville State)
2018: Paris McLeod (Glenville State)
2019: Marissa Brown (West Liberty)
2020: Tyra James (Urbana)
2021: Brooklyn Pannell (Charleston)
2022: Re'Shawna Stone (Glenville State)
2023: Breanna Campbell (Glenville State)
2024: Emilee Weakley (Frostburg State)
2025: Leslie Huffman (Fairmont State)
2026: Abbie Smith (Concord)
MEC Defensive Player of the Year
2025: Kenzie Dalton (Wheeling)
2026: Kenzie Dalton (Wheeling)
MEC Freshman of the Year
2014: Cara Mason (Shepherd)
2015: Mari Stewart (West Virginia Wesleyan)
2016: Laura Szorenyi (West Virginia State)
2017: Sydney Bates (West Virginia State)
2018: Sierra Kotchman (Fairmont State)
2019: Re'Shawna Stone (Glenville State)
2020: Dakota Reeves (Charleston)
2021: Alyssa DeAngelo (Fairmont State)
2022: Bailee Smith (West Liberty)
2023: Emilee Weakley (Frostburg State)
2024:
Sydney Baird (West Virginia Wesleyan)
2025: Nwando Okigbo (Glenville State)
2026: Kilah Dandridge (West Virginia Wesleyan)
MEC Coach of the Year
2014: Adam Collins (Charleston)
2015: Jenna Eckleberry (Shepherd)
2016: Lynn Ullom (West Liberty)
2017: Katie Hine (Notre Dame College)
2018: Kim Stephens (Glenville State)
2019: Kim Stephens (Glenville State)
2020: Lauren Macer (Notre Dame College)
2021: Tianni Kelly (Charleston)
2022: Kim Stephens (Glenville State)
2023: Kim Stephens (Glenville State)
2024: Jenna Eckleberry (Frostburg State)
2025: Stephanie Anderson (Fairmont State)
2026: Brett Vincent (West Virginia Wesleyan)
