MEC Announces 2023 Women's Basketball Awards

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – Glenville State guard Breanna Campbell headlined the Mountain East Conference postseason awards and all-conference teams on Monday afternoon as the league’s 2022-23 Player of the Year in women’s basketball. Frostburg State’s Emilee Weakley was named the MEC Freshman of the Year, while Glenville State head coach Kim Stephens earned MEC Coach of the Year honors for the fourth time.

Campbell and Weakley were joined on the All-MEC first team by Wheeling’s Lauren Calhoun, Fairmont State’s Alyssa DeAngelo, West Virginia State’s Anysa Jordan, West Liberty’s Arriana Manzay, Charleston’s Trinity Palacio and Glenville’s Mickayla Perdue.

Campbell, a junior guard from Largo, Fla., led the Pioneers to a 26-2 record in 2022-23, averaging 17.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game. She shot over 50 percent from the floor and also made 23 three-pointers on the year. Campbell finished the year with two 30-point scoring performances, eight 20-point scoring performances and had two double-doubles on the season. She scored a season-high 38 points at West Liberty back in early January.

Campbell is the third GSU women’s basketball player to be named the MEC Player of the Year, joining Paris McLeod (2017, 2018) and Re’Shawna Stone (2022).

Weakley, a freshman post player from Luray, Va., currently leads NCAA Division II averaging 25.5 points per game as a freshman. She also pulled down 10.4 rebounds per game during the regular season and added 42 steals and seven blocked shots for the Bobcats. Weakley filled the stat sheet all season with nine 30-point scoring performances, twenty 20-point scoring performances and 18 double-doubles. Weakley broke the MEC single-game scoring record with 47 points against West Liberty on Feb. 15.

After leading Glenville State to the 2022 NCAA Division II National Championship, head coach Kim Stephens rebuilt her roster that included just two returning players and led the Pioneers to a 26-2 overall record in 2022-23. The Pioneers went 13-0 at home and ended the season on an 11-game winning streak. GSU also won its sixth regular season title in the last seven seasons and currently ranks fourth in the WBCA National Poll and first in the Atlantic Region Rankings.

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). The MEC postseason awards and all-conference teams are selected following a vote of the league’s head coaches.

2023 All-MEC First Team

Name

School

Cl.

Pos.

Ht.

Hometown

Lauren Calhoun

Wheeling

Sr.

6-0

Ravenna, Ohio

Breanna Campbell

Glenville State

Jr.

5-5

Largo, Fla.

Alyssa DeAngelo

Fairmont State

Jr.

5-10

Jefferson Hills, Pa.

Anysa Jordan

West Virginia St.

Sr.

6-1

Fairmont, W.Va.

Arriana Manzay

West Liberty

Sr.

6-3

Lubbock, Texas

Trinity Palacio

Charleston

Gr.

5-4

Alexandria, Va.

Mickayla Perdue

Glenville State

Jr.

5-6

Springfield, Ohio

Emilee Weakley

Frostburg State

Fr.

5-11

Luray, Va.

2023 All-MEC Second Team

Name

School

Cl.

Pos.

Ht.

Hometown

Katy Darnell

Fairmont State

Sr.

5-6

Charleston, W.Va.

Destiny Fields

West Virginia St.

Sr.

5-10

Reynoldsburg, Ohio

Shelby Harmeyer

West Virginia St.

Sr.

5-10

Independence, Ky.

Karly McCutcheon

West Liberty

So.

5-9

New Castle, Pa.

Dakota Reeves

Charleston

Sr.

5-7

Cincinnati, Ohio

Abbie Smith

Concord

Fr.

6-2

Little Hocking, Ohio

Taylor Smith

Davis & Elkins

So.

5-7

Uniontown, Pa.

Iyahnna Williams

Alderson Broaddus

Jr.

5-10

Cleveland, Ohio

Emma Witt

West Va. Wesleyan

Fr.

5-9

Staunton, Va.

2023 All-MEC Honorable Mention

Name

School

Cl.

Pos.

Ht.

Hometown

Alana Ellis

Notre Dame

R-So.

5-11

Twinsburg, Ohio

Hya Haywood

Glenville State

Jr.

5-6

Evansville, Ind.

Markyia McCormick

Charleston

Sr.

5-6

Pickerington, Ohio

Jaisah Smith

Concord

Jr.

5-9

Bluefield, W.Va.

Shamia Strayhorn

Wheeling

So.

5-7

Cincinnati, Ohio

Player of the Year: Breanna Campbell (Glenville State)

Freshman of the Year: Emilee Weakley (Frostburg State)

Coach of the Year: Kim Stephens (Glenville State)

Previous Winners

MEC Player of the Year

2014: Lexy Carson (WVSU)

2015: Martha Nagbe (NDC)

2016: Kierra Simpson (WLU)

2017: Paris McLeod (GSC)

2018: Paris McLeod (GSC)

2019: Marissa Brown (WLU)

2020: Tyra James (UU)

2021: Brooklyn Pannell (UC)

2022: Re'Shawna Stone (GSU)

2023: Breanna Campbell (GSU)

MEC Freshman of the Year

2014: Cara Mason (SU)

2015: Mari Stewart (WVWC)

2016: Laura Szorenyi (WVSU)

2017: Sydney Bates (WVSU)

2018: Sierra Kotchman (FAIR)

2019: Re'Shawna Stone (GSC)

2020: Dakota Reeves (UC)

2021: Alyssa DeAngelo (FAIR)

2022: Bailee Smith (WLU)

2023: Emilee Weakley (FROST)

MEC Coach of the Year

2014: Adam Collins (UC)

2015: Jenna Eckleberry (SU)

2016: Lynn Ullom (WLU)

2017: Katie Hine (NDC)

2018: Kim Stephens (GSC)

2019: Kim Stephens (GSC)

2020: Lauren Macer (NDC)

2021: Tianni Kelly (UC)

2022: Kim Stephens (GSU)

2023: Kim Stephens (GSU)

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