BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. -- Following a standout regular season for the Davis & Elkins women's basketball team, sophomore guard Taylor Smith was name to the 2023 All-Mountain East Conference Second Team.

Smith, a 5-foot-7 Uniontown, Pa. native transferred to D&E this season from Glenville State following the Lady Pioneers' National Championship season looking to make an impact. Her gritty play caught the eyes of fellow MEC coaches.

Averaging 16.2 points per game, Smith started all twenty-six regular season games for the Senators and leads D&E in points with 420, field goals made with 158, made three-pointers with 67, and assists with 72. Her points-per-game average is tenth in the MEC. She is sixth in the league in three-pointers made per game with 2.6.

Glenville State's Breanna Campbell was named 2023 Player of the Year and Frostburg State's Emilee Weakley was voted Freshman of the Year. Kim Stephens of Glenville State was named MEC Coach of the Year.

D&E tips off the MEC Tournament Wednesday at 2:30 against Frostburg State at Wesbanco Arena in Wheeling.