MARION, Ind. -- The Mid-Central College Conference has chosen Indiana Wesleyan University junior forward Elaine Hessel as the MCC Player of the Year to highlight the MCC postseason honors.

Hessel is joined by junior guard Kayla Thompson as a member of the All-MCC First Team while head coach Steve Brooks was honored by his peers as the MCC Coach of the Year.

All the accolades come a day after Indiana Wesleyan clinched the outright MCC regular season championship and the No. 1-seed in the upcoming MCC Tournament. IWU is currently 25-5 this year and ranked No. 8 in NAIA Division II.

Hessel becomes the first Wildcat to be named MCC Player of the Year since Liz Howerth in 2006-07. The All-Conference selection for Hessel is the second in her career. Last season she was named All-MCC Second Team which led to a NAIA All-American Honorable Mention selection.

The Plymouth, Indiana native led the MCC in scoring this season at a clip of 19.6 points per game, good for eighth in NAIA Division II. Her 61.0-shooting percentage also led the conference and is third in the country.

Hessel scored double figures in 28 of 30 games this season, including 16 games with 20 or more points and two games with 30 or more points.

She also leads the team in rebounding with 5.1 boards per game. Hessel has shot 41.0-percent from 3-point range and 81.0-percent from the free throw line.

Thompson made large strides this season to be named All-MCC First Team. Last season as a sophomore, Thompson was named All-MCC Honorable Mention.

But at times this season Thompson carried the Wildcats with her 3-point shooting. She connected on 83 3-point field goals which was second in the MCC and sixth in NAIA Division II, made 2.8 3-point shots per game which was second in the MCC and 13th in the nation while shooting 41.5-percent from beyond the arc, good for third in the MCC and 18th in the country.

The Indianapolis, Indiana native was second on the team with 12.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. Thompson led IWU with 3.4 assists and 1.7 steals.

Brooks was tagged MCC Coach of the Year after guiding the Wildcats to their seventh MCC regular season title in program history. Indiana Wesleyan won the outright title with a 14-2 record and earned the No. 1-seed in the MCC Tournament in the process.

Brooks earns the honor for the fourth time in his career and the first since being named MCC and NAIA National Coach of the Year in 2006-07.

Indiana Wesleyan will host No. 8-seed Spring Arbor (Mich.) University in the MCC Tournament First Round at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 23 in Luckey Arena.

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