Wolhowe Earns All-Conference Honors
MOORHEAD, Minn. (2/28/18)--- Grace Wolhowe finished off her junior season by being named to the MIAC All-Conference Team. It is the first conference postseason award for Wolhowe.
Senior Cassidy Rahman was the team's selection for the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team for the second straight season.
The two players helped Concordia win four of its final five games and five of the last seven. The late-season surge pushed the Cobbers into a tie for sixth place in the final MIAC standings. CC missed out on the playoffs on the extensive tie-breaking procedure.
Concordia finished the year with an 11-14 overall record and an 8-10 mark in conference play.
Wolhowe led the team in scoring in conference play. She finished the year with 10.4 points per game scoring average in the Cobbers' 18 MIAC contests. Wolhowe was the only Concordia player to average in double figures. She scored at least 10 points in eight games in conference play and had a career-high 24 points in the Cobbers' win over Carleton on Feb. 10.
Wolhowe averaged a team-high 11.0 points per game in all games in 2018 and scored at least 20 points on three occasions.
Wolhowe also led the team in assists, steals and free throw percentage in league games. She had 58 assists, 19 steals and shot 89.1% from the foul line. Wolhowe was third in the MIAC in assists in conference games and her free throw percentage was fourth best in the league.
2018 MIAC Women's Basketball Awards
Player of the Year – Hannah Spaulding | C | St. Thomas (Jr. | Annandale, Minn.)
Sixth Player of the Year - Jasmin Bretoi | G | Bethel (Sr. | Lino Lakes, Minn. | Centennial)
Rookie of the Year – Ava Gonsorowski | G | Gustavus (Fy. | Esko, Minn.)
Coach of the Year – Mike Durbin | Saint Benedict (33rd season)
2018 MIAC Women's Basketball All-Conference Team | ||||
Position | Name | Institution | Class | Hometown | High School |
G | Tamira McLemore | Augsburg | So. | Eagan, Minn. |
G | Abby Miller | Bethel | Sr. | Howard Lake, Minn. | Howard Lake Waverly Winsted |
G | Katie Chavez | Carleton | So. | Westminster, Colo. | Holy Family |
G | Grace Wolhowe | Concordia | Jr. | Staples, Minn. | Staples-Motley |
G | Mikayla Miller | Gustavus | Sr. | Goodhue, Minn. |
G | Danica Cambrice | St. Catherine | So. | Minneapolis, Minn. | St. Croix Lutheran |
G | Alexa Huisman | Saint Mary's | Sr. | Adrian, Minn. | Ellsworth |
G | Lucia Renikoff | St. Thomas | Jr. | Minneapolis, Minn. | Washburn |
F | Camryn Speese | Augsburg | So. | Bloomington, Minn. | De La Salle |
F | Taite Anderson | Bethel | So. | White Bear Lake, Minn. |
F | Miranda Rice | Gustavus | Sr. | Forest Lake, Minn. |
F | Niki Fokken | Saint Benedict | Sr. | Oronoco, Minn. | Pine Island |
F | Chelsey Guetter | Saint Benedict | Sr. | Wabasso, Minn. |
F | Brandi Blattner | Saint Mary's | Jr. | Eyota, Minn. | Dover-Eyota |
F | Lauren Fischer | St. Thomas | Sr. | Oshkosh, Wis. | Lourdes Academy |
C | Hannah Johnson | Bethel | Jr. | Duluth, Minn. | Duluth East |
C | Regan Fruh | Macalester | Sr. | Helena, Mont. |
C | Hannah Spaulding | St. Thomas | Jr. | Annandale, Minn. |
2018 MIAC Women's Basketball Honorable Mention Team | ||||
Position | Name | Institution | Class | Hometown | High School |
G | Alaina Quaranta | Hamline | Jr. | Eau Claire, Wis. | North |
G | Sidney Schiffler | Saint Benedict | So. | Albany, Minn. |
G | Megan Thompson | Saint Benedict | Fy. | Inver Grove Heights, Minn. | Academy of Holy Angels |
G | Jackie Radford | St. Catherine | So. | St. Paul, Minn. | Cretin-Derham Hall |
G | Meg Clark | St. Catherine | Sr. | Kenyon, Minn. | Kenyon-Wanamingo |
G | Maddie Wolkow | St. Thomas | Sr. | Lakeville, Minn. | Lakeville South |
G | Kaylie Brazil | St. Thomas | Jr. | Norwood Young America, Minn. |
F | Anne Hamilton | Carleton | Sr. | Chanhassen, Minn. | Minnetonka |
F | Kendall Thompson | Gustavus | Jr. | Eden Prairie, Minn. | Holy Family Catholic |
F | Alexis Garcia | St. Catherine | Sr. | Minnetonka, Minn. | Hopkins |
2018 MIAC Women's Basketball All-Defensive Team | ||||
Position | Name | Institution | Class | Hometown | High School |
G | Mikayla Miller | Gustavus | Sr. | Goodhue, Minn. |
F | Niki Fokken | Saint Benedict | Sr. | Oronoco, Minn. | Pine Island |
F | Brandi Blattner | Saint Mary's | Jr. | Eyota, Minn. | Dover-Eyota |
C | Hannah Johnson | Bethel | Jr. | Duluth, Minn. | Duluth East |
C | Hannah Spaulding | St. Thomas | Jr. | Annandale, Minn. |
2018 MIAC Women's Basketball All-First-Year Team | ||||
Position | Name | Institution | Class | Hometown | High School |
G | Nia Harris | Carleton | Fy. | Burnsville, Minn. | The Blake School |
G | Ava Gonsorowski | Gustavus | Fy. | Esko, Minn. |
G | Megan Thompson | Saint Benedict | Fy. | Inver Grove Heights, Minn. | Academy of Holy Angels |
F | Kaia Porter | St. Thomas | Fy. | Roseville, Minn. |
P | Abby Winter | Saint Mary's | Fy. | Winona, Minn. |
2018 MIAC Women's Basketball All-Sportsmanship Team | ||||
Position | Name | Institution | Class | Hometown | High School |
F | Bridget Bednar | Augsburg | Sr. | Pierz, Minn. |
G | Angie Kirchoff | Bethel | Sr. | Barrington, Ill. |
G | Sarah Paller | Carleton | Sr. | Brooklyn, N.Y. | Berkeley Carrol School |
G | Cassidy Rahman | Concordia | Sr. | Moorhead, Minn. |
F | Emee Udo | Gustavus | Sr. | Apple Valley, Minn. | Eastview |
G | Morgen Coleman | Hamline | So. | North Branch, Minn. |
G | Vivi Gregorich | Macalester | Sr. | Boulder, Colo. |
P | Kate Banovetz | Saint Benedict | Sr. | Minneapolis, Minn. | Academy of Holy Angels |
G | Ashley Fosness | St. Catherine | Fy. | Britton, S.D. | Britton-Hecla |
G | Isabel Bettag | Saint Mary's | Fy. | Maple Park, Ill. | St. Francis College Prep |
F | Samantha Tisa | St. Olaf | So. | Lake Geneva, Wis. | Badger |
G | Maddie Wolkow | St. Thomas | Sr. | Lakeville, Minn. | Lakeville South |