Oregon Tech's Karissa Dixon Picked Women's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year
LA GRANDE, Ore. – Oregon Tech’s Karissa Dixon, has been voted the CCC’s Preseason Player of the Year, according to a poll of the conference’s 10 head coaches.
A CCC All-Conference selection last season, Dixon headlines a 15-person team that features 12 returnees and three newcomers. She returns to lead an Oregon Tech team that finished third last year with a 13-5 CCC record. The Owls advanced to the semifinal game before being eliminated by The College of Idaho. Joining Dixon on the preseason all-star squad is her OIT teammate –senior post Kassi Conditt.
Conference runner up, The College of Idaho, earned three representatives on the preseason All-CCC squad. The Yotes are represented by returning senior guards Chakala Carthen and Dayna Drager. Erica Martinez, a transfer from Boise State rounds out the COI contingent.
Southern Oregon and Concordia each had two selections. The Raiders are led by senior guard Allison Gida and sophomore forward Carly Meister. The Cavaliers are represented by senior guard Kelly Huey and last year’s co-freshman of the year McKenna Daly. Daly shared the freshman of the year award with SOU’s Meister.
Others voted to the team include; Tara Vanweerdhuizen of Corban, Nicole Redd of Eastern Oregon, Sammie Clark of Evergreen, Janell Weiss of Warner Pacific, Domi Mendenzona of Northwest and Allie Kelsey of Northwest Christian.
2013-14 CCC Preseason All-Conference Women’s Basketball Team
Name |
Institution |
Pos. |
Class |
PPG |
RPG |
Hometown |
^Karissa Dixon |
Oregon Tech |
G |
Sr. |
13.8 |
6.6 |
Medford, OR. |
Tara Vandweerdhuizen |
Corban |
C |
Jr. |
13.6 |
10.0 |
Spokane, WA. |
Kassi Conditt |
Oregon Tech |
P |
Sr. |
10.7 |
9.5 |
La Pine, OR. |
Nicole Redd |
Eastern Oregon |
G |
Sr. |
8.9 |
2.7 |
Lewiston, Idaho |
Chakala Carthen |
College of Idaho |
G |
Sr. |
11.0 |
6.0 |
Sparks, NV. |
Allison Gida |
Southern Oregon |
G |
Sr. |
12.7 |
4.7 |
Ashland, OR. |
+Erica Martinez |
College of Idaho |
G |
Sr. |
5.7* |
1.9* |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Kelly Huey |
Concordia |
G |
Sr. |
11.3 |
6.0 |
San Francisco, CA. |
McKenna Daly |
Concordia |
F |
So. |
5.8 |
7.2 |
Livermore, CA. |
Carly Meister |
Southern Oregon |
F |
So. |
5.6 |
7.9 |
Elma, WA. |
Domi Mendezona |
Northwest |
G |
Sr. |
11.9 |
3.4 |
Issaquah, WA. |
Dayna Drager |
College of Idaho |
G |
Sr. |
8.5 |
3.5 |
Hayden, Idaho |
+Janell Weiss |
Warner Pacific |
G |
Sr. |
1.4* |
0.3* |
Salem, OR. |
+Allie Kelsey |
Northwest Christian |
G |
Jr. |
15.0* |
4.0* |
Twin Falls, Idaho |
Sammie Clark |
Evergreen |
G |
Sr. |
11.1 |
4.7 |
Monroe, WA. |
^indicates Preseason Player of the Year; +indicates CCC newcomer; *indicates statistics from previous school