CORVALLIS, Ore. – The 2022-23 Cascade Collegiate Conference Women’s Basketball postseason awards were announced Wednesday by the conference office.
Rize Laboratory Player of the Year –
Callie Stevens led the Lewis-Clark State Warriors to a co-regular season championship. It is the second consecutive year Stevens is earning this award. The junior guard was fifth in the conference in scoring with a total of 330 baskets, averaging 15 points a game. The Puyallup, Wash., native was third in the conference in assists and made 3-point field goals, averaging 3.5 and 2.5 respectively. She also made 46 of her 57 free throws.
Newcomer of the Year –
Bayley Brennan transferred to Eastern Oregon University from Seattle Pacific University and immediately made an impact for the Mountaineers. The junior guard from Post Falls, Idaho, is second in the conference in 3-pointers with a total of 51 on the season. She also was in the top 30 scorers of the conference.
Co-Defensive Player of the Year – Shaelie Burgess anchored a balanced defensive attack for Eastern Oregon. The junior forward had 44 total blocked shots, good for second in the conference. The Honolulu, Hawaii, native also averaged 7.1 rebounds a game.
Co-Defensive Player of the Year – Melissa Lee led Oregon Tech to a fourth-place finish in the conference. The senior forward from Napavine, Wash., had a total of 165 rebounds, which was third-best in the conference. She was fourth in the conference in steals and blocked shots, averaging 2.1 and 1.8 a game, respectively.
Freshman of the Year –
Sitara Byrd jumped right in with Lewis-Clark State College in her first year of play. She had a 45.5 field goal percentage and a 54.5 free-throw percentage. The Spokane, Wash., native had a total of 158 rebounds and 43 steals, making her an all-around dominant piece to the Warrior lineup.
Coach of the Year – Eastern Oregon University’s
Anji Weissenfluh, in her 22nd season, led the Mountaineers to a co-regular season title as well as a tournament championship title. Her team is currently on a 19-game winning streak, and this is Weissenfluh’s eighth time being named Coach of the Year.
Team Sportsmanship- Northwest University
The full list of the 2022-23 CCC All-Conference team can be found
here.