ARLINGTON, Texas – After stellar seasons, the Western Athletic Conference honored Aspen Thornton (Co-Sixth Player of the Year), Avery Brittingham (First Team), Koi Love (First Team) and Kendal Robinson (Freshman Team) to the league's All-Conference squads, announced on Monday ahead of this week's 2025 Hercules Tires WAC Championship in Las Vegas.
 
This is the most all-conference selections for the Lady Mavs during their time in the WAC. The two First Team selections marks the first time in program history the Lady Mavs have two players selected in the same season.
 
Brittingham was selected to the league's First Team, her third overall all-conference selection and second First Team selection. The fifth-year forward out of Fort Worth started in all 27 games on the season which include the team's 16 conference games. In those 16 WAC games, Brittingham averaged 13.6 points, second on the team and ninth in the conference, while her 8.8 rebounds per game paced the Lady Mavs while being the second-best mark in the WAC. Brittingham also led the team in assists, averaging 4.2 during conference play which was the fifth-best mark in the league.
 
For the entire season, Brittingham led the entire WAC with 13 double-doubles which also has her ranked 33rd in the country. Not only was she a double-double machine, Brittingham finished the regular season with two triple-doubles, most in the WAC and tied for second most in the NCAA. Brittingham enters the conference tournament with four career triple-doubles and sits atop of the UTA leaderboard with three during her tenure in a Lady Mavs uniform. She averaged 13.1 points, 8.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2.0 steals and a block throughout the 27-game regular season, which saw her sitting in the top 10 in all categories in the conference.
 
During the course of the regular season, Brittingham notched her 1500th point while grabbing her 1000th career board and counting. She is also a two-time WAC Player of the Week honoree (Jan. 6 & Feb. 3). Brittingham recorded 20 or more points in a game two times this season.
 
After a record nine WAC Newcomer of the Week honors, Love was selected to the league's First Team. The fifth-year guard from Orlando, Florida, was one of the top scorers in the conference throughout the year. In 16 conference games, Love led the Lady Mavs with an average of 15.9 points per game, the third best mark in the league. Love was second on the team through conference play with 7.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists per contest while leading the Lady Mavs with 2.3 steals per game, the seventh best mark in the league. Her 52.4 field goal percentage in WAC play is the third-best mark in the league.
 
Through 27 games, Love leads the Lady Mavs in points per game, averaging 16.1 which is the top mark in the WAC. Love has put up 435 total points, tied for the third-best mark in the conference while her 185 total field goals lead the WAC and is 91st in the country. Her 52.1 field goal percentage is the third-best mark in the WAC while the 52nd best mark in the NCAA. Love is also sixth in the conference in rebounds per game with an average of 7.0. Love also gets it done defensively as well, her 2.3 steals per game is the sixth best mark in the WAC and 56th in the NCAA while her 63 total steals are also the sixth best in the WAC while 99th in the NCAA.
 
Love recorded her 1000th career point during the season. She is the first nine-time WAC Newcomer of the Week honoree with that also being the most weekly awards won by a single player in the conference's history. She led the team with seven 20 plus point performances on the year.
 
In her first season as a Lady Mavs, Thornton made an impact coming off the bench and was recognized by the league's coaches as Co-Sixth Player of the Year alongside Utah Valley's Kylee Mabry. Thornton appeared in all 16 WAC games where she came alive for the Lady Mavs, averaging 7.8 points, 2.0 assists and 1.6 rebounds per contest. Her Division I career best night came on the road against the league's top team in Grand Canyon who were riding a then 21-game win streak when she dropped 29 points on 10-of-17 from the field. In her first game against her former school in Abilene Christian, Thornton dished out a career high eight assists.
 
Thornton appeared in all 27 games for the Lady Mavs, making nine starts sprinkled throughout the season. She averaged 6.3 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per contest throughout the regular season. Defensively, Thornton finished with 18 steals to go along with two blocks. 
 
The lone true freshman on the team, Robinson was named to the All-WAC Freshman Team after appearing in 15 of the Lady Mavs' 16 league games. During conference play, Robinson accumulated 43 total points, 17 rebounds, 13 steals, six assists and two blocks.
 
In Robinson's first season of collegiate basketball, she put the league on notice after appearing in 26 of the Lady Mavs 27 regular season games, showcasing her versatile abilities and availability. She averaged 3.3 points and 1.3 rebounds per contest while garnering 16 steals, 15 assists and four blocks in an average of 12.9 minutes off the bench. Robinson twice put up 10 points in a game, marking a career best. Her career bests in game for rebounds were five, assists with three, steals with three and recorded a block in four contests. 
 
With the four selections this season, that makes eight total in the Lady Mavs' four-year history in the WAC. Gia Adams (First Team) and Avery Brittingham (Second Team) were the Lady Mavs two selections last season while Starr Jacobs (WAC Player of the Year, First Team & All-Defensive Team) and Kayla White (Second Team & All-Newcomer Team). During the Lady Mavs first stint in the WAC back in 2012-13, UTA did not have anyone named to the All-WAC teams. Brittingham is the lone repeat honoree for the Lady Mavs in their WAC tenure.
 
2024-25 WAC Women's Basketball Awards 
 
WAC Player of the Year
Trinity San Antonio, Sr., G, Grand Canyon
 
WAC Defensive Player of the Year
Tiarra Brown, Gr., G/F, Grand Canyon
 
WAC Co-Sixth Player of the Year
Aspen Thornton, Sr., G, UT Arlington
Kylee Mabry, Jr., G, Utah Valley
 
WAC Freshman of the Year
CeCe Legaspi, G, California Baptist
 
WAC Coach of the Year
Molly Miller, Grand Canyon
 
All-WAC First Team
Bella Earle, Sr., G, Abilene Christian
Trinity San Antonio, Sr., G, Grand Canyon
Tiarra Brown, Gr., G/F, Grand Canyon
Avery Brittingham, Fifth, F, UT Arlington
Koi Love, Fifth, F, UT Arlington
 
All-WAC Second Team
Meredith Mayes, So., C, Abilene Christian
Khloe Lemon, So., G, California Baptist
Alyssa Durazo-Frescas, Sr., G, Grand Canyon
Laura Erikstrup, Gr., F, Grand Canyon
Jakoriah Long, Sr., G, Tarleton State
 
WAC All-Defensive Team
Bella Earle, Sr., G, Abilene Christian
Callie Cooper, Sr., G, Grand Canyon
Trinity San Antonio, Sr., G, Grand Canyon
Tiarra Brown, Gr., G/F, Grand Canyon
Tahlia White, R-Sr., G/F, Utah Valley
 
WAC All-Freshman Team
CeCe Legaspi, G, California Baptist
Candy Edokpaigbe, G, Seattle U
Kendal Robinson, G, UT Arlington
Ellie Taylor, G, Utah Tech
Cambree Blackham, G, Utah Valley
   
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