Evan Daum, Canada West Communications
Highlights:
- Canada West's 2017-18 women's basketball all-stars and all-rookies were announced Thursday ahead of this weekend's conference semifinals
- Winnipeg Wesmen Antoinette Miller headlines the all-stars after claiming the regular season scoring crown with 25.9 points per game
- The conference semifinals are set for this weekend when Regina and Saskatchewan host the best-of-three series, which get underway Thursday
- The conference's major award winners will be announced Thursday, March 1
EDMONTON – Reigning Canada West Outstanding Player Antoinette Miller headlines the 2017-18 conference women's basketball all-stars, which were unveiled Thursday ahead of this weekend's conference semifinals.
Miller was one of 15 all-stars named, along with the conference's five-player all-rookie team.
The Winnipeg Wesmen guard enjoyed another tremendous season in 2017-18, posting a Canada West best 25.9 points per game. She is joined on the conference's first all-star team by Maddison Penn (18.8 PPG) of UBC, and Tessa Ratzlaff (18.4 PPG) from Trinity Western, who finished second and third in scoring respectively this season.
In total, 13 of the conference's 17 members are represented on at least one of the four teams. Leading the charge in terms of school representation are the Wesmen (G – Miller, F – Faith Hezekiah, and G – Robyn Boulanger) and Regina Cougars (G – Kyanna Giles, F – Charlotte Kot, and G – Carolina Goncalves) with three players each.
While the Wesmen's season ended this past weekend with a quarter-final loss to the Saskatchewan Huskies, Regina's CW title hopes live on after a series sweep of the UBC Thunderbirds.
The Cougars, who host the U SPORTS national championship March 8-11, look to take one step closer to a conference banner this weekend when they take on the Calgary Dinos in the CW semis beginning Thursday.
In the other best-of-three semifinal the Huskies and their two all-stars host Ratzlaff and the Spartans in Saskatoon starting Thursday night in Saskatoon.
You can catch all the playoff action by tuning into the official streaming home of every conference basketball game, Canada West TV.
For a complete look at the conference semifinal schedule, click here.
NOTE: The CW all-stars and all-rookies are selected by the conference's 17 women's basketball head coaches.
2017-18 CW WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-STARS & ALL-ROOKIES
Name / Position / University / Year / Hometown
Sabine Dukate / G / Saskatchewan / 3 / Ventspiils, Latvia
Kyanna Giles / G / Regina / 2 / Winnipeg, Man.
Antoinette Miller / G / Winnipeg / 5 / Phoenix, Ariz.
Maddison Penn / G / UBC / 3 / Avoca Beach, Australia
Tessa Ratzlaff / F / Trinity Western / 4 / Abbotsford, B.C.
Name / Position / University / Year / Hometown
Kristy Gallagher / G / Victoria / 4 / Sidney, B.C.
Brianna Ghali / G / Calgary / 5 / Calgary, Alta.
Elle Hendershot / F / Alberta / 5 / Lubbock, Texas
Vasiliki Louka / F / UNBC / 4 / Athens, Greece
Summer Masikewich / F / Saskatchewan / Calgary, Alta.
Name / Position / University / Year / Hometown
Kayla Gordon / F / Trinity Western / 5 / Prince George, B.C.
Faith Hezekiah / F / Winnipeg / 3 / East St. Paul, Man.
Charlotte Kot / F / Regina / 5 / Regina, Sask.
Shayna Litman / F / Fraser Valley / 5 / Coquitlam, B.C.
Taylor Randall / G / Manitoba / 2 / Dundas, Ont.
Name / Position / University / Hometown
Robyn Boulanger / G / Winnipeg / Winnipeg, Man.
Ashlyn Day / G / Victoria / Kelowna, B.C.
Carolina Goncalves / G / Regina / Oeiras, Portugal
Jordan Haggerty / G / Thompson Rivers / Saskatoon, Sask.
Amy Mazutinec / W / Lethbridge / Stirling, Alta.