FAIRMONT, W.Va. – Defending Mountain East Conference regular season champions Glenville State Women's Basketball has been picked to finish third in the MEC, the league announced today in the conference's preseason coaches poll.
Fairmont State and Charleston both had five first-place votes, with Fairmont State tabbed to win the league with 113 points. UC had 111 points and the Lady Pioneers garnered 101 points and two first-place votes. West Virginia Wesleyan (84 points), Concord, (77 points), Frostburg State (72 points), West Liberty (68 points), Wheeling (50 points), West Virginia State (46 points), Shawnee State (32 points), Point Park (23 points) and Davis & Elkins (15 points) rounded out the poll.
Fourth-year head coach
Emily Stoller returns the program's leading scorer from a year ago,
Carine Pinkney, who averaged 14.5 PPG and dished out a team-best 2.0 APG. Former MEC Freshman of the Year
Nwando Okigbo (11.4 PPG, 8.7 RPG),
Ashlyn Riley (11.4 PPG) and
Wonder Nkoyock (9.1 PPG) are all back in the mix as well.
Stoller shopped heavily in the portal, grabbing Division 1 product
Sharon Smith (New Orleans) as well as
Angelisse Melendez (Franklin Pierce),
Meona Boykin (CCBC Essex),
Joy Mayani (Mississippi Christian),
Kelya Penda (Garden City CC) and
Noel Weathers (Lake Erie). The Lady Pioneers will open the 2026-27 season against Gannon on November 13
th in Erie, Pa. after finishing last season with 24 wins and appearing in the NCAA DII Atlantic Region Tournament.
2026-27 MEC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll
School Points
Fairmont State (5) 113
Charleston (5) 111
Glenville State (2) 101
WV Wesleyan 84
Concord 77
Frostburg State 72
West Liberty 68
Wheeling 50
West Virginia State 46
Shawnee State 32
Point Park 23
Davis & Elkins 15
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