LANGLEY, British Columbia – Trinity Western's fourth-year blueliner
Presleigh Giesbrecht (Gretna, Man.) has been named a Canada West second-team all-star after her solid 2025-26 season. While the Spartans' rookie blueliner
Sadie Isfeld (Coquitlam, B.C.) also earned Canada West recognition, earning all-rookie team honours.
Giesbrecht earned her first Canada West all-star team nomination with her selection to the second team. Giesbrecht finished the season with six goals and eight assists for 14 points. Isfeld was named to the all-rookie team after finishing the season with four goals and 11 assists for 15 points.
The Spartans will begin the Canada West semifinals this weekend, February 27-March 1, against the No. 1 UBC Thunderbirds at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre. Friday's and Saturday's games are scheduled for 12 p.m. (PT) and 3 p.m. (PT). Sunday's game is if necessary in the best of three series and scheduled for 3 p.m. (PT).
Canada West Women's Hockey All-Star and All-Rookie Teams
2025-26 Canada West Women's Hockey - First Team All-Stars
Amelia Awad / G / Calgary Dinos / 4th Year / Halifax, N.S.
Grace Elliott / F / UBC Thunderbirds / 5th Year / White Rock, B.C.
Summer Fomradas / D / Mount Royal Cougars / 3rd Year / Lethbridge, Alta.
Jaylyn Morris / D / UBC Thunderbirds / 3rd Year / Maple Ridge, B.C.
Aimee Patrick / F / Manitoba Bisons / 4th Year / Winnipeg, Man.
Annalise Wong / F / UBC Thunderbirds / 5th Year / Richmond, B.C.
2025-26 Canada West Women's Hockey - Second Team All-Stars
Brooklyn Anderson / F / Calgary Dinos / 5th Year / Shellbrook, Sask.
Louise Fergusson / D / Manitoba Bisons / 4th Year / Alexander, Man.
Allee Gerrard / F / Mount Royal Cougars / 4th Year / Southey, Sask.
Presleigh Giesbrecht / D / Trinity Western Spartans / 4th Year / Gretna, Man.
Elise Hugens / G / UBC Thunderbirds / 5th Year / Sherwood Park, Alta.
Abby Soyko / F / Alberta Pandas / 4th Year / Prince Albert, Sask.
2025-26 Canada West Women's Hockey - All-Rookie Team
Keyana Bert / F / Mount Royal Cougars / 1st Year / Desert Blume, Alta.
Sara Harbus / F / Manitoba Bisons / 1st Year / Regina, Sask.
Sadie Isfeld / D / Trinity Western Spartans / 1st Year / Coquitlam, B.C.
Isa MacPhee / D / Mount Royal Cougars / 1st Year / Kingsboro, P.E.I.
Amy Swayze / G / Regina Cougars / 1st Year / Weyburn, Sask.
Peppi Virtanen / F / Saskatchewan Huskies / 1st Year / Hämeenlinna, Finland
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 11 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as in the NAIA in track and field and cross country and 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.
About Canada West:
As the leading university athletic conference in the country, Canada West is home to student-athletes that excel in the classroom and their communities. The conference is comprised of 17 member institutions spanning from Victoria to Winnipeg, with over 3,200 student-athletes competing across 14 sports. Canada West's mission is to train leaders and build champions by providing leadership in the delivery, regulation, and promotion of university level high performance sports programs throughout western Canada.
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