Hamilton, Ont. - Fourth-year forward Nicki Schutz of the University of Toronto Varsity Blues was named a second team all-Canadian as major awards and all-Canadians were announced at the 2010 CIS women’s basketball championship banquet on Thursday night.
A two-time OUA all-star, Schutz earns her first all-Canadian recognition after leading the CIS with 11 rebounds per game and was third in the OUA with 17.95 points per game. The Toronto native recorded 14 doubles-doubles this season, including 11 in the last 12 games.
With 21 points and 10 boards, Schutz also helped lead the team in an upset of the third-place Queen’s Gaels in OUA East quarter-final action.
2009-2010 CIS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL AWARDS & ALL-CANADIANS
Nan Copp award (player of the year): Robyn Buna, Simon Fraser
Defensive player of the year: Katie Miyazaki, Simon Fraser
Kathy Shields award (rookie of the year): Jessica Clemençon, Windsor
Peter Ennis award (coach of the year), presented by Coaches of Canada: Brian Cheng, Victoria
Sylvia Sweeney award (outstanding student-athlete / community service): Michele Hynes, Manitoba
Tracy MacLeod award: Anneth Him-Lazarenko, McGill
First Team
Forward Robyn Buna Simon Fraser, 4, Kelowna, B.C. - Kinesiology
Forward Kelsey Hodgson Cape Breton, 5, Fredericton, N.B. - BA
Guard Amanda Anderson Western, 5, Dover Centre, Ont. - Social Sciences
Post Marie-Michelle Genois Laval, 4, Cap-Santé, Que. - Masters Biology
Guard Lindsay DeGroot Saskatchewan, 5, Thedford, Ont. - Graduate Studies
Second Team
Forward Kayla Dykstra Victoria, 4, Calgary, Alta. - Education
Guard Alise Brown Acadia, 5, Halifax, N.S. - Education
Guard Chanelle St-Amour Laval, 2, Montreal, Que. - Physiology
Post Hannah Sunley-Paisley Ottawa, 3, Toronto, Ont. - Arts
Forward Nicki Schutz Toronto, 4, Toronto, Ont. - Arts & Sciences
All-Rookie Team
Forward Kristina Collins Simon Fraser, Port Coquillam, B.C. - Health Sciences
Guard Justine Colley Saint Mary's, East Preston, N.S. - Science
Post Marie-Pascale Nadeau Laval, Lévis, Que. - Microbiology
Post Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe Simon Fraser, Vernon, B.C. - Health Sciences
Post Jessica Clemençon Windsor, Saint-Rambert, France - Arts/English
