2025-26 OCCAC Women’s Basketball Annual Awards

Six conference institutions are represented in the 2025-26 OCCAC women’s basketball annual awards, including Cuyahoga Community College becoming home to both the Player and Coach of the Year honorees.

Player of the Year: La’Nia Moore (Cuyahoga); Runner-up: Liv Mullins (Owens)
Coach of the Year: Dion Griffin (Cuyahoga)
Defensive Player of the Year: Hawa Ba (Hocking)
Playmaker of the Year: La’Nia Moore (Cuyahoga)

Moore becomes the first Player of the Year for Cuyahoga since Charlotte Powell brought home the honor in 1993-94. Griffin is now a two-time honoree after sharing the award in 2023-24 with then-co-head coach Jasmine Frierson and Seth Martin (Hocking).

ALL-OCCAC FIRST TEAM
DC Lanier (Owens)
La’Nia Moore (Cuyahoga)
Liv Mullins (Owens)
Presley Reese (Edison State)
Abbey Schmitz (Lorain County)
Carmyn Woods (Hocking) 

ALL-OCCAC SECOND TEAM
Emily Baer (Owens)
Rylie Homan (Edison State)
Kanija Kimbrough (Lakeland)
Lilly Weaver (Hocking)
Syair Young (Cuyahoga)

Homan and Schmitz also both earned All-OCCAC recognition as freshmen in 2024-25.