Basketball | 2/27/2019 2:17:00 PM
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) closed the book on its 2018-19 women's basketball season on Wednesday with the announcement of the annual conference awards. The St. Catherine University basketball team had four honorees selected to the end of the season awards list with senior Audra Clark and junior Danica Cambrice making the All-Conference list and first-year Sam Orth being named to the All-First-Year team. Junior captain Emma Nelson was also recognized in the end of the season release being named to the MIAC All-Sportsmanship team.
This is the second time both Clark and Cambrice have been named to the 18 person team, Clark in the 2016-17 season and Cambrice in 2017-18. Clark graduates as the Wildcats' All-Time Career Points and Assists leader both accomplishments she earned this season. Clark was first on the team this season with 355 ranking her No. 7 in the conference. Clark also ranked first on the team for assists this season for a season total of 109, ranking her No. 2 in the MIAC. Cambrice was just behind Clark this season for points averaging 15.5 per game for a season total of 326. The junior guard played in 21-games this season starting 17 averaging 4.9 rebounds per game.
First-year Sam Orth was one of five named to the MIAC All-First-Year team and the only forward on the list. Orth started all 25 games this season for the Wildcats' averaging 5.6 rebounds per game and 247 points total in her debut season. The rookie forward averaged 23.5 minutes per game playing a vital role for the Wildcats' on the court this season ranking No. 5 in the MIAC for field-goal percentage at 53.8 at the end of the season.
Rounding out the end of the season awards for St. Catherine is Nelson being selected for the MIAC All-Sportsmanship team. As part of a conference-wide sportsmanship initiative, the MIAC also announced the 13th annual All-MIAC Sportsmanship team for women's basketball. Members of the All-MIAC Sportsmanship team are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of competition.
2018-19 MIAC Women's Basketball Awards
Player of the Year – Hannah Spaulding | C | St. Thomas (Sr. | Annandale, Minn.)
Sixth Player of the Year - Aiza Wilson | G | Augsburg (Jr. | Minneapolis, Minn. | DeLaSalle)
Co-Rookie of the Year – Brooklyn Paulson | G | Saint Mary's (Fy. | Holmen, Wis.)
Co-Rookie of the Year – K'Lynn Lewis | G | St. Olaf (Fy. | St. Paul, Minn. | St. Agnes)
Coach of the Year – Ted Riverso | Augsburg (4th season)
| 2019 MIAC Women's Basketball All-Conference Team |
| Position |
Name |
Institution |
Class |
Hometown | High School |
| G |
Arianna Jones |
Augsburg |
Jr. |
Brooklyn Park, Minn. | Osseo |
| G |
Tamira McLemore |
Augsburg |
Jr. |
Eagan, Minn. |
| G |
Justine Lee |
Gustavus |
Sr. |
Dawson, Minn. | Dawson-Boyd |
| G |
Justine Barraza |
Macalester |
So. |
Burbank, Calif. | Harvard-Westlake |
| G |
Megan Thompson |
Saint Benedict |
So. |
Inver Grove Heights, Minn. | Holy Angels |
| G |
Danica Cambrice |
St. Catherine |
Jr. |
Minneapolis, Minn. | St. Croix Lutheran |
| G |
Audra Clark |
St. Catherine |
Sr. |
Kenyon, Minn. | Kenyon-Wanamingo |
| G |
Lucia Renikoff |
St. Thomas |
Sr. |
Minneapolis, Minn. | Washburn |
| F |
Taite Anderson |
Bethel |
Jr. |
White Bear Lake, Minn. |
| F |
Makenna Pearson |
Bethel |
So. |
Blaine, Minn. |
| F |
Kendall Thompson |
Gustavus |
Sr. |
Eden Prairie, Minn. | Holy Family |
| F |
Reilly Geistfeld |
Hamline |
Jr. |
St. James, Minn. | Martin County West |
| F |
Alex Johnson |
Saint Benedict |
Jr. |
Becker, Minn. |
| F |
Brandi Blattner |
Saint Mary's |
Sr. |
Eyota, Minn. | Dover-Eyota |
| F |
Makenna Ash |
St. Olaf |
Sr. |
Ellison Bay, Wis. | Gibraltar |
| F |
Kaia Porter |
St. Thomas |
Sr. |
Roseville, Minn. |
| C |
Hannah Johnson |
Bethel |
Sr. |
Duluth, Minn. | Duluth East |
| C |
Hannah Spaulding |
St. Thomas |
Sr. |
Annandale, Minn. |
| 2019 MIAC Women's Basketball Honorable Mention Team |
| Position |
Name |
Institution |
Class |
Hometown | High School |
| G |
Haylee Barker |
Bethel |
Jr. |
Maple Grove, Minn. |
| G |
Grace Wolhowe |
Concordia |
Sr. |
Staples, Minn. | Staples-Motley |
| G |
Chan'el Anderson-Manning |
Hamline |
Fy. |
St. Paul, Minn. | Cretin-Derham Hall |
| G |
Kaeli Stayer |
Hamline |
Jr. |
Coppell, Texas |
| G |
Sidney Schiffler |
Saint Benedict |
Jr. |
Albany, Minn. |
| G |
Brooklyn Paulson |
Saint Mary's |
Fy. |
Holmen, Wis. |
| G |
K'Lynn Lewis |
St. Olaf |
Fy. |
St. Paul, Minn. | St. Agnes |
| G |
Kaylie Brazil |
St. Thomas |
Sr. |
Norwood Young America, Minn. |
| F |
Cece Leone |
Carleton |
Sr. |
Fairfax, Va. | Bishop Ireton |
| F |
Maddie Schmitz |
Saint Benedict |
So. |
St. Martin, Minn. | Albany |
| 2019 MIAC Women's Basketball All-Defensive Team |
| Position |
Name |
Institution |
Class |
Hometown | High School |
| G |
Haylee Barker |
Bethel |
Jr. |
Maple Grove, Minn. |
| G |
Bella Williams |
Bethel |
So. |
Zimmerman, Minn. |
| G |
Kaylie Brazil |
St. Thomas |
Sr. |
Norwood Young America, Minn. |
| F |
Brandi Blattner |
Saint Mary's |
Sr. |
Eyota, Minn. | Dover-Eyota |
| C |
Hannah Spaulding |
St. Thomas |
Sr. |
Annandale, Minn. |
| 2019 MIAC Women's Basketball All-First-Year Team |
| Position |
Name |
Institution |
Class |
Hometown | High School |
| G |
Chan'el Anderson-Manning |
Hamline |
Fy. |
St. Paul, Minn. | Cretin-Derham Hall |
| G |
McKenzie Holgate |
Saint Benedict |
Fy. |
New Prague, Minn. |
| G |
Brooklyn Paulson |
Saint Mary's |
Fy. |
Holmen, Wis. |
| G |
K'Lynn Lewis |
St. Olaf |
Fy. |
St. Paul, Minn. | St. Agnes |
| F |
Sam Orth |
St. Catherine |
Fy. |
Maple Grove, Minn. | Rogers |
| 2019 MIAC Women's Basketball All-Sportsmanship Team |
| Position |
Name |
Institution |
Class |
Hometown | High School |
| F |
Carlee Kobow |
Augsburg |
Sr. |
Becker, Minn. |
| G |
Michaela Craigan |
Bethel |
So. |
Hugo, Minn. | White Bear Lake |
| G |
Annabelle Leahy |
Carleton |
Sr. |
Bethesda, Md. | Walt Whitman |
| C |
Kirstin Simmons |
Concordia |
Sr. |
Waseca, Minn. |
| G |
Justine Lee |
Gustavus |
Sr. |
Dawson, Minn. | Dawson-Boyd |
| G |
Kaeli Stayer |
Hamline |
Jr. |
Coppell, Texas |
| G |
Addy Perkins |
Macalester |
Sr. |
St. Louis Park, Minn. |
| G |
Brenna Gates |
Saint Benedict |
Sr. |
Lake City, Minn. | Lincoln |
| G |
Emma Nelson |
St. Catherine |
Jr. |
Byron, Minn. |
| G |
Kirsten Keefe |
Saint Mary's |
Sr. |
Chatfield, Minn. |
| G |
Keegan Mulvihill |
St. Olaf |
So. |
New Prague, Minn. |
| G |
Kaylie Brazil |
St. Thomas |
Sr. |
Norwood Young America, Minn. |
