BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – West Liberty's
Audrey Tingle and
Corinne Thomas were first-team selections while
Bailee Smith garnered second-team honors and was voted Freshman of the Year on Monday when the Mountain East Conference women's basketball coaches announced the 2021-22 All-MEC Team.
Tingle, a 5-6 senior guard from West Lafayette, Ohio, is heading down the homestretch of a historic senior season. A four-time MEC Player of the Week Award winner this season – no other MEC woman had more than two – Tingle set an NCAA Division II record with 6 triple-doubles, giving her an NCAA Division II record-tying 7 for her career.
The fifth-year starter ranks No. 2 nationally in assists (199) and assists/game (7.11), is third in the nation with 18 double-doubles and – despite standing just 5-6 – is 12
th in the nation with 295 rebounds. A first-team NCAA Division II Academic All-District selection, Tingle averaged 13.9 points, 10.5 rebounds and 7.1 assists in leading WLU to a 20-win season and a third-place finish in the MEC. She ranks No. 2 nationally in assists (199) and assists/game (7.11), is third in the nation with 18 double-doubles and – despite standing just 5-6 – is 12
th in the nation with 295 rebounds.
Thomas, a 5-8 sophomore shooting guard from New Carlisle, Ohio, emerged as one of the premier 3-point threats in the nation. She averaged 14.5 ppg. for the season and heads into post-season play ranked No. 2 in the nation with 89 3-point bombs, knocking them down at a 41 percent clip from behind the arc. She had a career-high 32 points against Concord and had three or more 3-pointers in 21 of West Liberty's 28 games while also pulling down 6.0 rebounds a night.
Smith, a 5-8 true freshman combo guard from Roseville, Ohio, made her first collegiate season a memorable one by starting every game and leading the Hilltoppers in scoring at 15.4 ppg. She hit double-figures in 20 of West Liberty's 28 games and had seven games with 20 or more points – highlighted by a West Liberty season-high 34 points in a crucial late-season win at Fairmont State. The 34 points are the most ever scored by a WLU freshman.
Glenville State senior guard Re'Shawna Stone was voted MEC Player of the Year by the coaches. Pioneer head coach Kim Stephens, who led Glenville to an unbeaten regular season and No. 1 national ranking, is the MEC Coach of the Year.
The No. 3-seeded Hilltoppers will meet No. 6 seed Fairmont State in an MEC Tournament quarterfinal on Thursday. Tipoff is set for 2:30 p.m. inside WesBanco Arena in Wheeling.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
2021-22 All-Mountain East Conference Team
Player of the Year: Re'Shawna Stone (Glenville State)
Freshman of the Year: BAILEE SMITH (WEST LIBERTY)
Coach of the Year: Kim Stephens (Glenville State)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown
Lauren Calhoun Wheeling Jr. F 6-0 Ravenna, Ohio
Alyssa DeAngelo Fairmont State So. G 5-10 Jefferson Hills, Pa.
Riley Fitzwater Concord Gr. F 6-4 Glenville, W.Va.
Sierra Kotchman Fairmont State Gr. G 5-6 Washington, Pa.
Markiya McCormick Charleston Jr. G 5-6 Pickerington, Ohio
Re'Shawna Stone Glenville State Sr. G 5-6 Waynesville, Mo.
CORINNE THOMAS WEST LIBERTY SO. G 5-8 NEW CARLISLE, PA.
AUDREY TINGLE WEST LIBERTY GR. G 5-6 WEST LAFAYETTE, OHIO
Zakiyah Winfield Glenville State Sr. G 5-7 Reading, Pa.
SECOND TEAM
Name School Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown
Dream Cherry Davis & Elkins Fr. G 5-5 Akron, Ohio
Destiny Fields W.Va. State Jr. G 5-10 Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Taychaun Hubbard Glenville State Sr. G 5-7 Laurel, Md.
Dakota Reeves Charleston Jr. G 5-7 Cincinnati, Ohio
Tamia Ridley Notre Dame Sr. F 5-10 Massillon, Ohio
Charity Shears W.Va. State Sr. G 5-9 Ashland, Ky.
BAILEE SMITH WEST LIBERTY FR. G 5-8 ROSEVILLE, OHIO
Nyshae' Weaver Alderson Broaddus Fr. F 6-0 Baltimore, Md.
HONORABLE MENTION
Name School Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown
Dazha Congleton Glenville State Jr. G 5-8 Huntington, W.Va.
Alana Ellis Notre Dame So. G 5-11 Twinsburg, Ohio
Maggie Guynn Concord Sr. G 5-8 Pearisburg, Va.
