Two U of S women and a single Huskie male have found their way onto the 2021-22 Canada West Basketball Conference all-star teams.
On the women’s side, Saskatchewan forward Summer Masikewich ended up on the first team with guard Carly Ahlstrom on the second team. As for the men, Huskies guard Marquavian Stephens is on the second all-star squad. Both U of S teams are in action this weekend in the preliminary round of Canada West playoffs in Calgary. The U of S women, ranked first in Canada West, have a bye to Sunday’s quarter-finals while the Huskie men will see their first action on Saturday. Following are the news releases from the Canada West Conference…..
WBB: Top scorers, team leaders headline all-star rosters
Canada West announces its women’s basketball all-star teams
1st Team All-Stars
Canada West’s star-studded first team has representatives from each province, including four of the five top scorers this year.
Forward Summer Masikewich represents the top-ranked Saskatchewan Huskies, while Alberta’s Emma Kary and Fraser Valley’s Deanna Tuchscherer round out the honourees from the big three.
Winnipeg’s Keylyn Filewich earned her top-team title, with her teammates also getting spots on the second-team and third-team rosters. The league’s top point-getter, Fraser Valley’s Ashlyn Day, completes the lethal first-team combination.
These all-stars will now look to add “CW Champions” to their already impressive resumes. That work begins Friday with the 17-team single knock-out playoff tournament that will decide the Final Four.
POSITION / NAME / UNIVERSITY / YEAR / PROGRAM / HOMETOWN
First Team All-Stars
G / Ashlyn Day / Victoria / 4 / Business / Kelowna, BC
F / Keylyn Filewich / Winnipeg / 5 / Business & Admin. / Winnipeg, MB
G / Emma Kary / Alberta / 4 / Graduate Studies / Calgary, AB
F / Summer Masikewich / Saskatchewan / 5 / Nursing / Calgary, AB
G / Deanna Tuchscherer / Fraser Valley / 2 / Kinesiology / Chilliwack, BC
POSITION / NAME / UNIVERSITY / YEAR / PROGRAM / HOMETOWN
Second Team All-Stars
G / Carly Ahlstrom / Saskatchewan / 3 / Kinesiology / Calgary, AB
F / Nicole Fransson / Trinity Western / 3 / Human Kinetics / Edmonton, AB
G / Kyanna Giles / Winnipeg / 4 / Education / Winnipeg, MB
G / Jessica Haenni / Lethbridge / 4 / Science / Millet, AB
G / Alina Shakirova / Northern British Columbia / 4 / Psychology / Moscow, RUS
POSITION / NAME / UNIVERSITY / YEAR / PROGRAM / HOMETOWN
Third Team All-Stars
G / Jade Belmore / Regina / 1 / Kinesiology / Regina, SK
F / MacKenzie Farmer / MacEwan / 4 / Arts / Sherwood Park, AB
G / Maddy Gobeil / Fraser Valley / 2 / Kinesiology / Kamloops, BC
F / Faith Hezekiah / Winnipeg / 5 / Conflict Res. & Urban Studies / East St. Paul, MB
F / Claire Signatovich / Alberta / 2 / Engineering / Winnipeg, MB
POSITION / NAME / UNIVERSITY / YEAR / PROGRAM / HOMETOWN
All-Rookie Team
G / Jade Belmore / Regina / 1 / Kinesiology / Regina, SK
G / Morgan Harris / Alberta / 1 / Arts / Edmonton, AB
G / Surprise Munie / British Columbia Okanagan / 1 / Management / Vancouver, BC
G / Annacy Palmer / Calgary / 1 / Kinesiology / Edmonton, AB
F / Julia Tuchscherer / Fraser Valley / 1 / Science / Chilliwack, BC
MBB: Top teams’ leaders score big in All-Star votes
Canada West announces its men’s basketball all-star teams
1st Team All-Stars
A group of veterans headline the first team this year, hailing from universities in each of CW’s four provinces. The perfect Alberta Golden Bears rostered two selections (guard duo Tyus Jefferson and Geoffrey James) while the near-perfect Victoria Vikes saw four honourees (fifth-year Scott Kellum, second-year Diego Maffia and rookies Ethan Boag and Elias Ralph).
Ben Hillis represents his third-ranked Regina Cougars while Grant Audu led his UBC Thunderbirds to fifth in the conference. The defensive-savy, versatile James Wagner (Manitoba Bisons) rounded out the top picks.
These all-stars will now look to add “CW Champions” to their already impressive resumes. That work begins tonight with the 17-team single knock-out playoff tournament that will decide the Final Four.
POSITION / NAME / UNIVERSITY / YEAR / PROGRAM / HOMETOWN
First Team All-Stars
G / Grant Audu / British Columbia / 4 / Arts / Toronto, ON
G / Ben Hillis / Regina / 5 / Business Admin. / Regina, SK
G / Tyus Jefferson / Alberta / 5 / Arts / Riverton, UT
G / Scott Kellum / Victoria / 5 / Business / Issaquah, WA
F / James Wagner / Manitoba / 5 / Science / Winnipeg, MB
POSITION / NAME / UNIVERSITY / YEAR / PROGRAM / HOMETOWN
Second Team All-Stars
G / Ja’Qualyn Gilbreath / Trinity Western / 5 / Business / Amarillo, TX
G / Geoffrey James / Alberta / 3 / Open Studies / Edmonton, AB
G / Diego Maffia / Victoria / 2 / Humanities / Victoria, BC
G / Nathan Petrone / Mount Royal / 2 / Health & Phys. Ed. / Calgary, AB
G / Marquavian Stephens / Saskatchewan / 3 / Arts & Science / Flint, MI
POSITION / NAME / UNIVERSITY / YEAR / PROGRAM / HOMETOWN
Third Team All-Stars
F / Mason Foreman / Calgary / 4 / Kinesiology / East Selkirk, MB
F / Carter Millar / Regina / 4 / Arts / Regina, SK
G / Anthony Tsegakele / Brandon / 2 / Arts / Gatineau, QC
G / Noah Wharton / Calgary / 2 / Science / Brampton, ON
G / James Woods / British Columbia / 3 / Arts / Surrey, BC
POSITION / NAME / UNIVERSITY / YEAR / PROGRAM / HOMETOWN
All-Rookie Team
F / Sultan Haider Bhatti / Brandon / 1 / Business Admin. / Laval, QC
F / Ethan Boag / Victoria / 1 / Social Sciences / Victoria, BC
G / Mason Kraus / Manitoba / 1 / General Studies / Winnipeg, MB
G / Elias Ralph / Victoria / 1 / Humanities / Okotoks, AB
G / Aiden Smith / Calgary / 1 / Arts / Calgary, AB