BRIDGEPORT — 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.

2026 All-MEC First Team

Name School

Abbie Smith Concord

Emma Witt West Virginia Wesleyan

Kenzie Dalton Wheeling

Julie Spinell Frostburg State

Gabby Reep Fairmont State

Carine Pinkney Glenville State

Kenyah Stubbs Concord

Kilah Dandridge West Virginia Wesleyan

2026 All-MEC Second Team

Name School

Baylee Goins West Virginia State

Olivia Baker West Liberty

Anna Lucarelli West Liberty

Paris Stokes Charleston

Nwando Okigbo Glenville State

Emilia Sierra Lacosta Wheeling

Khalia Bryant Glenville State

Ana Young West Virginia Wesleyan

2026 All-MEC Honorable Mention

Name School

Jahniya Marion Davis & Elkins

Elizabeth Boyd Point Park

Ksenija Mitric Charleston

Harper Annarino Charleston

Sydney Baird West Virginia Wesleyan

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)