EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire women’s basketball team and head coach Tonja Englund recently announced team awards at their end of the year banquet.
Senior Courtney Lewis (Sr. Prairie du Chien, WI ) earned team MVP honors after leading the team in three point field goal percentage (47.7), free throws (69), rebounds (177) and assists (113). The senior was second on the team in points (314), scoring average (12.1), made field goals (112). In the WIAC, Lewis was fifth in scoring (12.1 percent), second in assists (4.35), third in free throw percentage (86.3) and sixth in rebounding (6.8).
Lewis finished her career 20th on the Blugold career points list with 958 career points. She is also 19th in career field goals made (365) and second in free throw percentage (81.2). Earning First Team All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Conference (WIAC) honors this season, Lewis also earned the team Blugold Award.
Ellen Blacklock (So. Winona, Minn.) was named Defensive Player of the Year after leading the WIAC with 61 blocked shots, nearly doubling the total of UW-La Crosse’s Cameron Chapin who finished second with 33. The sophomore averaged 15.8 minutes a game, averaging 5.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocks.
Newcomers Jenni LaCroix (Fr.-Verona, WI) and Jamie Swanson (Fr.- Woodbury, MN/East Ridge) shared Rookie of the Year honors while Arien Becker (So.-Hayward, WI) was named Most Improved.
LaCroix played in 22 games this season, starting in nine, while Swanson and Becker appeared in 21 and 24 games, respectively.
Team captains Kristin Sahr (Sr. Stillwater, Minn.), Teenie Lichtfuss (Jr. Oshkosh, Wis.) and Lewis were also recognized for their leadership with the Captain’s Award.