Texas Woman’s senior forward Gabby Elliott claimed Lone Star Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Year honors to headline the league’s postseason awards, which were announced Wednesday (March 4).
The awards were revealed at the annual championship banquet at Main Event in Frisco, Texas ahead of the LSC Basketball Championship, which is set to tip off Thursday at Comerica Center.
Elliott, who is 6-foot-2 and a native of San Antonio, Texas, also earned the title of LSC Defensive Player of the Year. She averaged 16.6 points on 54.1 percent shooting, a league-high 11.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game. Elliott had 15 double doubles and also led the conference with 187 defensive boards. She led the Pioneers to an LSC regular season title with a 20-0 record and No. 1 national ranking.
Lubbock Christian guard Meg Meekins was voted LSC Freshman of the Year after averaging 12.6 points and 2.4 assists per game, while Eastern New Mexico senior forward Chloe Dallas was named LSC Newcomer of the Year with 14.3 points and 7.5 boards per game. UT Tyler senior guard Mariah Neal (7.3 points and 2.1 steals per game) earned the title of LSC Sixth Woman of the Year.
Elliott and Dallas were also LSC First Team All-Conference selections, while Meekins was a Second Team pick. Elliott also landed on the All-Defensive Team and Meekins appeared on the All-Freshman Team.
TWU’s Beth Jillson was voted LSC Noel Johnson Coach of the Year after guiding a fourth consecutive LSC regular season title and entering the postseason on a 25-game winning streak.
Overall, 49 student-athletes earned recognition. The awards are voted on by the league’s 17 head coaches.
2026 LSC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
Player of the Year: Gabby Elliott, Texas Woman’s
Defensive Player of the Year: Gabby Elliott, Texas Woman’s
Freshman of the Year: Meg Meekins, Lubbock Christian
Newcomer of the Year: Chloe Dallas, Eastern New Mexico
Sixth Woman of the Year: Mariah Neal, UT Tyler
Noel Johnson Coach of the Year: Beth Jillson, Texas Woman’s
Each group is sorted alphabetically by team.
FIRST TEAM
Player Team Pos. Year Hometown
Majik Esquivel Angelo State G So. Lubbock, Texas
Chloe Dallas Eastern New Mexico F Sr. Milwaukee, Wis.
Kennedy Chappel Lubbock Christian G Jr. Heath, Texas
Kerbie Cash Midwestern State G/F So. Wylie, Texas
Gabby Elliott Texas Woman’s F Sr. San Antonio, Texas
Averee Kleinhans Texas Woman’s G Sr. Nocona, Texas
Umi Otsuka UT Dallas G Jr. Tokyo, Japan
Kyla Kane West Texas A&M G Sr. Wellington, Texas
SECOND TEAM
Julieta Ceja Eastern New Mexico F Jr. Jiquilpan, Michoacán, Mexico
Meg Meekins Lubbock Christian G Fr. Nocona, Texas
Taylor Jackson Oklahoma Christian F Sr. McKinney, Texas
Racheal Emmanuel Texas A&M International C Sr. Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Kaycee Groves Texas A&M-Kingsville G Jr. Faith, S.D.
Jada Celsur Texas Woman’s G Sr. Martins Mill, Texas
Leila Davis UT Tyler F/G Fr. Melbourne, Australia
Polina Latysheva UT Tyler G Jr. Moscow, Russia
Taylor Haggan West Texas A&M C Jr. Parker, Texas
Randi Harding West Texas A&M G Sr. Mustang, Okla.
THIRD TEAM
Landry Morrow Angelo State G Sr. Ackerly, Texas
Madison Griggs Cameron F So. Mansfield, Texas
Aaliyah Smith Eastern New Mexico G Jr. Madison, Wis.
Kiana Bennett St. Edward’s G Sr. Shelbyville, Texas
Suni Davis St. Edward’s G Jr. Fort Worth, Texas
Christin Callens St. Mary’s G/F So. Houston, Texas
Allie Garcia St. Mary’s G Jr. Adelaide, South Australia
Madi Lumsden Texas Woman’s G Jr. Argyle, Texas
Kenadi Rising UT Permian Basin G Gr. Rapid City, S.D.
Karley Motschenbacher West Texas A&M G Gr. Moorhead, Minnesota
HONORABLE MENTION
Mikah Chapman St. Edward’s G Gr. Lubbock, Texas
Quezia Bertoni St. Mary’s G Sr. São Paulo, Brazil
Raynne Malik St. Mary’s F So. London, Ontario, Canada
Leslie Mojica Sul Ross State G Jr. El Paso, Texas
Jayden Smallwood Texas A&M International PG/G Jr. Tulsa, Okla.
Kayla Glover Texas Woman’s G Gr. DeSoto, Texas
Madison Walters UT Permian Basin G Jr. Paris, Texas
Hayley Cumming UT Tyler G Fr. Mont Albert, Australia
Henley West West Texas A&M C Fr. Hammon, Oklahoma
Jordan Sapien Western New Mexico PG/G Fr. El Paso, Texas
ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Player Team Pos. Year Hometown
Kennedy Chappell Lubbock Christian G Jr. Heath, Texas
Raynne Malik St. Mary’s F So. London, Ontario, Canada
Victoria Aguayo Sul Ross State G Sr. El Paso, Texas
Gabby Elliott Texas Woman’s F Sr. San Antonio, Texas
Karley Motschenbacher West Texas A&M G Gr. Moorhead, Minnesota
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Player Team Pos. Hometown
Meg Meekins Lubbock Christian G Nocona, Texas
Danielle Oyakhire UT Dallas F Tomball, Texas
Hayley Cumming UT Tyler G Mont Albert, Australia
Leila Davis UT Tyler F/G Melbourne, Australia
Henley West West Texas A&M C Hammon, Okla.
Jordan Sapien Western New Mexico PG/G El Paso, Texas