WVB: TWU/MRU duos power First All-Star team
Women's volleyball All-Stars released ahead of Round Two playoff action
CALGARY — Trinity Western and Mount Royal take centre stage at this year's All-Star announcement. Canada West released its All-Star and All-Rookie rosters Wednesday, with notable duos from the Spartans and Cougars leading the first-team list.
First Team All-Stars
Savannah Purdy and Avery Heppell represent the top team in the country, the Trinity Western Spartans, among the first team stars. Their combined firepower has propelled the team to 18 wins this season while suffering a single loss.
The now 17-4 Mount Royal Cougars also boasted two picks, setter Quinn Pelland and hitter Madison Marshall.
Alberta's Kory White, Saskatchewan's Emily Koshinsky and Brandon's Ravyn Wiebe rounded out the line-up, a lethal combination who together posted 702 kills on the season.
The Cougars and Spartans (and their respective all-stars) are now readying to host Round Two of the CW Volleyball Playoffs this weekend. That's where the six-team field will be trimmed by two, with the Final Four set for March 18 and 19.
Full playoff details, results and recaps here.
POSITION / NAME / UNIVERSITY / YEAR / PROGRAM / HOMETOWN
First Team All-Stars
OH / Kory White / Alberta / 5 / Agriculture, Life & Environ. Sci. / Edmonton, AB
OH / Savannah Purdy / Trinity Western / 3 / Psychology / Victoria, BC
OH / Emily Koshinsky / Saskatchewan / 5 / Kinesiology / Jansen, SK
M / Avery Heppell / Trinity Western / 4 / Business / Langley, BC
S / Quinn Pelland / Mount Royal / 4 / Business / Wanham, AB
OH / Ravyn Wiebe / Brandon / 5 / Science / Morden, MB
OH / Madison Marshall / Mount Royal / 4 / Health & Phys. Ed / Brooks, AB
POSITION / NAME / UNIVERSITY / YEAR / PROGRAM / HOMETOWN
Second Team All-Stars
OH / Cara Kovacs / British Columbia / 3 / Science / Vancouver, B.C.
M / Mandi Fraser / Saskatchewan / 3 / Education / Saskatoon, SK
OH / Julia Zonneveld / Alberta / 4 / Engineering / Calgary, AB
OH / Sydney Grills / British Columbia Okanagan / 2 / Arts / Vancouver, BC
OH / Jessica Lermineaux / Regina / 4 / Science / Regina, SK
M / Claire Cossarini / British Columbia / 2 / Kinesiology / Calgary, AB
OH / Emma Parker / Winnipeg / 4 / Science / Winnipeg, MB
POSITION / NAME / UNIVERSITY / YEAR / PROGRAM / HOMETOWN
All-Rookie Team
M / Madelyn Hettinga / British Columbia Okanagan / 1 / Human Kinetics / Kelowna, BC
S / Katreena Bentley / Manitoba / 1 / Management / Winnipeg, MB
OH / Brooklyn Olfert / Thompson Rivers / 1 / Arts / Winnipeg, MB
M / Kaylee Plouffe / Trinity Western / 1 / Human Kinetics / Sherwood Park, AB
M / Meghan John / Alberta / 1 / Kin., Sport & Rec. / Calgary, AB
M / Faye Murray / Mount Royal / 1 / Science / Rosenort, MB
L / Taylor Cangemi / Winnipeg / 1 / Biology / Calgary, AB
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