WASHINGTON — After leading Richmond to its third straight 25-win campaign, shattering school and conference individual records in the process, Maggie Doogan was selected as the Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. Rhode Island head coach Tammi Reiss also picked up repeated accolades, earning her third A-10 Coach of the Year award, while Rams freshman Vanessa Harris was named Sixth Woman of the Year.
 
Rounding out the major awards, Saint Joseph’s junior Gabby Casey received the Most Improved Player accolade, La Salle guard Aryss Macktoon collected Defensive Player of the Year honors and Saint Louis freshman Alyssa Koerkenmeier was tabbed the league’s Rookie of the Year.
 
The Atlantic 10 announced the six superlative awards as well as the All-Conference, All-Defensive, All-Rookie, and All-Academic teams on Tuesday afternoon ahead of the 2026 Betterment A-10 Women’s Basketball Championship in Henrico, Va. The major awards, All-Conference, All-Defensive, and All-Rookie teams were voted on by the league’s 14 women’s basketball head coaches, while the conference’s women’s basketball communications directors selected the All-Academic team.
 
12 months after becoming the first Richmond player ever to be selected as A-10 Player of the Year, Doogan became the eighth player in league history to win the award in consecutive seasons. The forward from Broomall, Pa. has averaged 21.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game this season, shooting 51.5 percent from the floor, 47.8 percent from behind the arc, and 85.9 percent at the free throw line. Doogan made league history in Richmond’s thrilling triple overtime victory against Davidson on Jan. 10, shattering the A-10 single-game scoring record with a 48-point performance – the most points scored in a game by a Division I women’s basketball player this year.
 
An eight-time A-10 Player of the Week selection, Doogan has recorded nine double doubles this season. She became the third player in program history to reach 2,000 career points in February, before ending the regular season with a 35-point showing against Saint Joseph’s on Saturday. Doogan also landed on the All-Conference First Team and All-Academic Team.
 
One of the most effective defenders in the country, Macktoon has played a key role in La Salle’s one-year turnaround that saw the Explorers go from last year’s No. 14 seed at the A-10 Women’s Basketball Championship to the No. 6 seed this season. The junior averages 7.3 rebounds and 3.3 steals per game – the latter figure ranking 10^th nationally. Macktoon recorded an 11 point, 11-rebound double double against Loyola Chicago on Saturday, tallying four steals in the Explorer victory. She also swiped a career best eight steals against Lehigh earlier in the season.
 
After receiving the 2024-25 Big 5 Most Improved Player Award, Casey earned the same recognition at the conference level in 2025-26. The three-time A-10 Player of the Week averaged 16.0 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game, shooting 48.0 percent from the field and 40.6 percent from behind the arc. A guard from Quakertown, Pa., Casey recorded a 26-point, 10-rebound double double to help La Salle defeat Duquesne on Jan. 24, later pouring in a season-high 29 points against Dayton.
 
Koerkenmeier has taken the league by storm during her rookie campaign, tying with Davidson’s First Team All-Conference selection Charlise Dunn for the league lead of 11 double doubles. A center from Saint Rose, Il., Koerkenmeier ranks first in the A-10 and 10^th nationally with 2.29 blocks per game, recording a career-best six rejections to go with 12 points and 11 rebounds against Dayton. Averaging 11.6 points and 9.3 rebounds per game in her freshman season to earn six A-10 Rookie of the Week nods, Koerkenmeier was also named to the All-Conference Third Team, All-Defensive Team, and All-Rookie Team.
 
Another standout freshman in the A-10, Harris gave Co-Regular Season Champion Rhode Island a crucial, consistent boost off the bench this year. The guard from Glenarden, Md. averaged 10.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game, adding 1.0 steals per contest as well. Harris pushed the Rams to a 68-63 upset win over No. 16 NC State with 15 points, earning one of her two A-10 Rookie of the Week accolades. She scored a career-high 19 points in a 73-59 win over Holy Cross, knocking down a pair of 3-in the contest.
 
Leading Harris and the Rams to a 25-4 overall record, Reiss guided Rhode Island to a 16-2 mark in conference play. The spectacular regular season campaign included a 17-game win streak – the largest in program history. Reiss earned Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year honors in 2022-23 and 2020-21 as well and has already become the winningest coach in program history with 135 victories in seven seasons. In February, Reiss was named to the 2026 Werner Ladder Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year Watch List.
 
Joining Dunn and Doogan on the All-Conference First Team is Richmond guard Rachel Ullstrom, Rhode Island guard Brooklyn Gray, and George Mason duo Zahirah Walton and Kennedy Harris.
 
Four members of the All-Conference First Team – Doogan, Dunn, Gray, and Kennedy Harris – also earned spots on the All-Academic Team. Dayton’s Nicole Stephens rounded out the All-Academic group.
 
Koerkenmeier and Harris lead a talented All-Rookie team that features Duquesne’s Alexis Bordas, George Mason’s Mary Amoateng, Loyola Chicago’s Alex-Anne Bessette.
 
The 2026 Betterment Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Championship begins on Wednesday, March 4 and concludes on Sunday, March 8. The five-day event showcases all 14 A-10 schools in a single elimination bracket with the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament on the line. Tickets can be purchased at Atlantic10.com/26WBBTix.
 
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Awards
Player of the Year: Maggie Doogan, Richmond
Coach of the Year: Tammi Reiss, Rhode Island
Rookie of the Year: Alyssa Koerkenmeier, Saint Louis
Most Improved Player: Gabby Casey, Saint Joseph’s
Defensive Player of the Year: Aryss Macktoon, La Salle
Sixth Woman of the Year: Vanessa Harris, Rhode Island
 
All-Conference First Team
Charlise Dunn, Davidson
Kennedy Harris, George Mason
Zahirah Walton, George Mason
Brooklyn Gray, Rhode Island
Maggie Doogan, Richmond
Rachel Ullstrom, Richmond
 
All-Conference Second Team
Katie Donovan, Davidson
Ashleigh Connor, La Salle
Aryss Macktoon, La Salle
Sophia Vital, Rhode Island
Ally Sweeney, Richmond
Gabby Casey, Saint Joseph’s
 
All-Conference Third Team
Nayo Lear, Dayton
Alex-Anne Bessette, Loyola Chicago
Gabby Reynolds, George Washington
Palmire Mbu, Rhode Island
Aleah Snead, Saint Joseph’s
Alyssa Koerkenmeier, Saint Louis
 
All-Defensive Team
Mary Amoateng, George Mason
Hawa Komara, George Mason
Aryss Macktoon, La Salle
Ines Debroise, Rhode Island
Alyssa Koerkenmeier, Saint Louis
 
All-Rookie Team
Alexis Bordas, Duquesne
Mary Amoateng, George Mason
Alex-Anne Bessette, Loyola Chicago
Vanessa Harris, Rhode Island
Alyssa Koerkenmeier, Saint Louis
 
All-Academic Team
Charlise Dunn, Davidson
Nicole Stephens, Dayton
Kennedy Harris, George Mason
Brooklyn Gray, Rhode Island
Maggie Doogan, Richmond