BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. -- Wheeling Jesuit's Kasey Frazier is the Mountain East Conference Player of the Year, Notre Dame College's Brianna Stokes is the Freshman of the Year, and NDC's Colleen Groomes is the Coach of the Year, the league announced today.
In addition to the award winners, the league announced the All-MEC first and second teams. Frazier was joined on the first team by Concord's Marina Erice and Stephanie Peareth, West Virginia Wesleyan's duo of Becky Gossard and Kayla Linger and Notre Dame's Michiko Smith.
The second team consists of Christi Bilas (Notre Dame), Mackenzie Cluesman (UVa-Wise), Kelli Garrett (Charleston), Sammi Moore (Glenville State), Courtney Tierney (Urbana) and Kenzie Turner (Charleston).
The All-MEC teams, along with Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year honors, are determined by scoring in select Mountain East Conference events. The MEC Coach of the Year is determined by a vote of the league's coaches.
First Team
Marina Erice (Concord)
Kasey Frazier (Wheeling Jesuit)
Becky Gossard (West Virginia Wesleyan)
Kayla Linger (West Virginia Wesleyan)
Stephanie Peareth (Concord)
Michiko Smith (Notre Dame College)
Second Team
Christi Bilas (Notre Dame College)
MacKenzie Cluesman (UVa-Wise)
Kelli Garrett (Charleston)
Sammi Moore (Glenville State)
Courtney Tierney (Urbana)
Kenzie Turner (Charleston)
Honorable Mention
Sarah Adamowski (Charleston)
Katie Casey (West Virginia Wesleyan)
Chelsea Cluesman (UVa-Wise)
Alex Smith (Concord)
Brianna Stokes (Notre Dame)
Kelsi Trippett (West Virginia Wesleyan)
Freshman of the Year
Brianna Stokes (Notre Dame College)
Player of the Year
Kasey Frazier (Wheeling Jesuit)
Coach of the Year
Colleen Groomes (Notre Dame)