EOU's Ah You Dias 2017-18 Player of the Year
Ah You Dias Selected Player of the Year to Lead Women's Basketball All-CCC List
LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon junior guard Maya Ah You Dias was voted the Cascade Collegiate Conference Player of the Year by the league’s coaches, heading a 12-person All-CCC team that was released Tuesday by the conference office.
Ah You Dias led the Mountaineers to a regular-season title and a 20-0 CCC slate by ranking among the conference leaders in seven major categories: points (18.9, 1st), assists (3.8, 7th), steals (2.4, 5th), field-goal percentage (53.7, 6th), defensive rebounds (4.2, 15
th), free-throw percentage (89.2, 2nd) and 3-point percentage (48.3, 3rd).
Anji Weissenfluh, who captured her 400
th career victory this season, was voted CCC Coach of the Year for the sixth time in her career. In addition to Ah You Dias the Mountaineers had two All-CCC team selections – senior guard Payton Parrish (15.7 points, 6.9 rebounds) and senior forward Stormee Van Belle (13.8 points, 6.3 rebounds). Van Belle also picked up Defensive Player of the Year hardware.
Northwest Christian’s Anamaria Virjoghe garnered Freshman-of-the-Year honors and led the Beacons with 16 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 2.3 block shots per game.
There were three repeat selections: Ah You Dias, Van Belle and Langenhorst
Below is the complete list of the honorees.
Player of the Year – Maya Ah You Dias, Eastern Oregon
Defensive Player of the Year – Stormee Van Belle, Eastern Oregon
Freshman of the Year – Anamaria Virjoghe, Northwest Christian
Coach of the Year – Anji Weissenfluh, Eastern Oregon
All-Cascade Collegiate Conference
| Name |
Pos. |
YR |
Institution |
Hometown |
| Maya Ah You Dias |
G |
JR |
Eastern Oregon |
Middleton, Idaho |
| Maci Bozett |
G |
SR |
Corban |
Lebanon, Ore. |
| Toria Bradford |
G |
SR |
Southern Oregon |
Oregon City, Ore. |
| Katerina Brejchova |
G |
SR |
Northwest Christian |
Prague, Czech Republic |
| Alyssa Case |
G |
JR |
College of Idaho |
Boise, Idaho |
| Miranda Langenhorst |
P |
JR |
Northwest |
Susanville, Calif. |
| Yaremi Mejia |
G |
SR |
Southern Oregon |
Medford, Ore. |
| Payton Parrish |
G |
SR |
Eastern Oregon |
Grandview, Wash. |
| Mariah Stacona |
G |
JR |
Northwest |
Madras, Ore. |
| Stormee Van Belle |
F |
SR |
Eastern Oregon |
Sunnyside, Wash. |
| Anamaria Virjoghe |
P |
FR |
Northwest Christian |
Targoviste, Romania |
| Nohea Waiwaiole |
P |
JR |
Oregon Tech |
Portland, Ore. |
Honorable Mention – Bailey Allen WPU; Ariel Augustine, SOU; Jocelyn Cook-Cox, CI; Jahpera McEachin, TESC; Morgan McKinney, NCU; Megan Morris, Oregon Tech; Darbi Pink, WPU; Mariah Swanson, EOU; Jordan Woodvine, CRB; Emily Yost, CRB.