Nicki Schutz led a young Varsity Blues women’s basketball team to an 11-11 record and a sixth-place finish in the OUA East division.

The Blues capped off the regular season with four straight wins after going 4-6 in the first half of the year. Toronto went on to upset the third-place Queen’s Gaels 62-54 in an OUA East quarter-final match-up in Kingston, Ont. to advance to the semifinals.

Unfortunately, the Blues then faced the first-place Carleton Ravens in Ottawa and dropped a 68-46 decision as their season came to a close.

Schutz led the Blues with an incredible 14 double-doubles, including 11 in their last 12 games. The fourth-year forward led the team and finished the season ranked first in the country with 11 boards per game. She was also ranked third in the OUA, ninth in the CIS, with 17.95 points per game.

Erin McNeely also had a standout season, finishing with 10.2 points per game.

Schutz was named an OUA first team all-star and CIS second team all-Canadian.