Here is what I think will be the all MVC team. Pretty certain about first 9 listed. Franklin, Calip, Berg, Redmond, Rucker, Haack, Petree, Frederick, Silvey. Then i think Day and Moore will round out team. Weinman , Crompton, and Monahan are possibilities. If it were me picking I would not include Silvey and include Weinman or Monahan. Drake's balanced scoring keeps Monahan below 10ppg which i think will hurt her chances. All defensive team will for sure include Moore, Franklin, Calip, Weinman. Petree will likely be the 5th player. Berg - Newcomer of the Year. Calip or Franklin - POY with Calip probably getting nod. Freshman of Year- No major impact freshman but think Wong from Illinois State will get it. Sixth POY I think will be Wolfe.
IMO there are many players who will not get all MVC honors who would have easily made the 11 person squad 5 years ago.
Regarding MVC coaches I suspect Stein of SIU will not have her contract renewed, In a league with several good, young coaches with programs at the top or on the rise she is an average, not so young, coach with a program on the decline. If she leaves I hope they don't give the job to Jodi Adams Burch (former Wichita State coach) not because she is not a good coach (she is) but because I believe the young ladies deserve to be treated better than Adams has treated her players in the past.
Unless Missouri Sate is upset in the tournament the MVC is a one bid league. Next year I think Drake, Illinois State, Missouri State will all be contenders for bids but likely the MVC will only get 2 bids while the P5 conferences will get multiple bids including bids to teams beaten by mid-majors who get left out of the Big Dance.
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