FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — For the second time in program history, the Albion women's basketball program has swept the MIAA's individual postseason awards.

Meghan Trewhella received MIAA Most Valuable Player honors, while Ava Guilford earned the conference's Defensive Player of the Year award.

It was the first time two Albion players received both conference individual awards since Sarah Caskey (MVP) and Jaime Fornetti (Defensive Player of the Year) did so in 2005. It also marked the 11th time in MIAA history members of the same program swept the individual awards.

Trewhella joins Cathy Bachinski (1984), Jennifer Kennedy (1992) and Caskey (2005) as the fourth MIAA MVP in program history and was also named to the All-MIAA first team. The junior had one of the greatest seasons in team history, scoring a program-record 506 points through regular season play averaging 20.2 points per game. Trewhella broke Caskey's single season scoring record in 22 games and notched three 30-point games — including a career-high 35 against Concordia Chicago on November 15 — that landed her on D3hoops.com's Team of the Week.

The Houghton, Mich., native and team captain led the MIAA in scoring by over 150 points and became the conference's first 500-point scorer since the 2017-18 season. She ranked top 15 in Division III in points, points per game, free throws and field goals and was named MIAA Player of the Week five times while shooting over 50% from the field on the season.

Guilford became the program's second MIAA Defensive Player of the Year, joining Fornetti in 2005 while also becoming a member of the All-MIAA second team. The senior led the conference in steals with 67. On the offensive side, the Portland, Mich., native and team captain dished out an MIAA-leading 109 assists and was second in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.43). Guilford averaged 11.2 points and 6.9 rebounds per game and led the MIAA in minutes per game (37.0).

Both players were crucial to the Britons' 18-7 (11-5 MIAA) regular season campaign and earning the No. 3 seed in the MIAA Tournament — their highest seeding since 2021.

Head coach Doreen Carden — who earned her 400th career victory in an overtime classic against Kalamazoo earlier this season — has now coached 28 different All-MIAA players (first or second team) in her 25 seasons at the helm of the program. She has also guided six different first-team players in the last six seasons (Rain Hinton, Lolo Reed, Daniah Beavers, Brazyll Watkins, Emma Cooke and Trewhella). Additionally, Carden has coached a first-team athlete in each of the past 11 seasons.