LANGLEY, British Columbia – Trinity Western fourth-year guard
Shemaiah Abatayo (Vancouver, B.C.) has been named a Canada West all-star, and rookie guard
Colette Van der Hoven (Maple Ridge, B.C.) has been named to the all-rookie team.
Abatayo earned her first Canada West all-star by being named a Canada West third-team all-star. The human kinetics student led the Spartans in assists with 90 at 4.5 per game (second in the conference), scoring 13.7 points per game (12
th), and 274 points (11
th). Van der Hoven finished third on the Spartans in scoring with 180 points, nine per game, and assists with 45, and was second in steals with 40.
Abatayo and Van der Hoven led the Spartans to a 10-10 record and a fourth-place finish in the Pacific Division. TWU would win their play-in game 67-62 over Mount Royal before falling 83-57 to No. 3 Saskatchewan in the Canada West quarter-final.
Canada West Women's Basketball All-Star and All-Rookie Teams
2024-25 CW Women's Basketball - First Team All-Stars
Jade Belmore / Wing / Regina Cougars / 4th Year / Regina, Sask.
Mona Berlitz / Forward / UBC Thunderbirds / 3rd Year / Schrobenhausen, Germany
Gage Grassick / Guard / Saskatchewan Huskies / 4th Year / Prince Albert, Sask.
Annacy Palmer / Guard / Alberta Golden Bears / 3rd Year / Edmonton, Alta.
Julia Tuchscherer / Forward / Fraser Valley Cascades / 4th Year / Chilliwack, B.C.
2024-25 CW Women's Basketball - Second Team All-Stars
Abigail Becker / Centre / Victoria Vikes / 4th Year / Parksville, B.C.
Maddy Gobeil / Guard / Fraser Valley Cascades / 5th Year / Kamloops, B.C.
Myriam Kone / Guard / Calgary Dinos / 3rd Year / Edmonton, Alta.
Logan Reider / Guard / Saskatchewan Huskies / 3rd Year / Saskatoon, Sask.
Olivia Weekes / Guard / UBC Thunderbirds / 4th Year / Winnipeg, Man.
2024-25 CW Women's Basketball - Third Team All-Stars
Shemaiah Abatayo / Guard / Trinity Western Spartans / 4th Year / Vancouver, B.C.
Nora Luca / Forward / Mount Royal Cougars / 4th Year / Calgary, Alta.
Cara Misskey / Guard / Regina Cougars / 4th Year / Warman, Sask.
Mya Proctor / Guard / Calgary Dinos / 5th Year / Calgary, Alta.
Claire Signatovich / Forward / Alberta Golden Bears / 5th Year / Winnipeg, Man.
2024-25 CW Women's Basketball - All-Rookie Team
Keira Daly / Guard / UBC Thunderbirds / 1st Year / Hamilton, Ont.
Izzi Fust / Forward / Regina Cougars / 1st Year / Winnipeg, Man.
Darya Rom / Guard / Manitoba Bisons / 1st Year / Winnipeg, Man.
Tsuki Tsuzuki / Guard / UBC Okanagan Heat / 1st Year / Calgary, Alta.
Colette Van der Hoven / Guard / Trinity Western Spartans / 1st Year / Maple Ridge, B.C.
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 33 Canada West team championships.
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in U SPORTS. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
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