Four UW-River Falls Women's Basketball Players Named All-WIAC; Holbrook Named WIAC Coach of the Year

March 1, 2016 -- Four members of the UW-River Falls women's basketball team were selected to the 2016 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women's Basketball Team. In addition, UW-River Falls head coach Cindy Holbrook was chosen as WIAC Coach of the Year.

Sophomore forward Taylor Karge and junior guard Brynn Liljander were both named to the All-WIAC First Team. Junior forward Kate Theisen and senior guard Richell Mehus both received Honorable Mention nods. Mehus was also named to the All-Sportsmanship Team and All-Defensive Team.

Karge leads the Falcons in scoring with 357 points on the season, averaging 14.9 points per game. She also leads the Falcons with a 5.5 rebounds per game average.

Liljander leads UWRF in free throw percentage, making 81% of her free throws on the year. She also leads the Falcons in 3-point shots made, with 43 on the season. Liljander is second on the team in scoring, averaging 13.4 points per game.

Theisen's 54% field goal percentage leads the Falcons this season. She is the team's second leading rebounder, grabbing 4.8 boards per game.

Mehus, the team's lone senior, leads the Falcons in steals, assists and offensive rebounds. She averages 3.3 steals, 3.4 assists and 2.1 offensive rebounds per game. Mehus is also the third leading scorer for the Falcons, averaging 11 points per game.

Coach Holbrook directed the Falcons to their third WIAC regular-season title - and first since 1989 - and a spot in the NCAA Division III Championship this season. UW-River Falls 22 wins this season are the most since the 1988-89 campaign. Holbrook also won the coaching honor in 2001.

UW-River Falls looks to extend their season this weekend when they host the NCAA Division III Women's First and Second Round games Friday and Saturday, March 4-5. The Falcons will tip off against Wheaton College at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Karges.

2016 All-WIAC Women's Basketball Team
Name, School, Year, Position, Hometown (High School)
Lauren Anklam, Stevens Point, Junior, Guard, Ringle (D.C. Everest)
Eliza Campbell, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Forward, Green Bay (Notre Dame Academy)
Kyleigh Hebert, Stout, Senior, Guard, Spencer
Taylor Karge, River Falls, Sophomore, Forward, Mankato, Minn. (East)
Teenie Lichtfuss, Eau Claire, Senior, Guard, Oshkosh (Lourdes)
Brynn Liljander, River Falls, Junior, Guard, Isanti, Minn. (Cambridge-Isanti)
Allie Miceli, Stevens Point, Senior, Forward, Marseilles, Ill. (Ottawa Township)
Erin O'Toole, Eau Claire, Sophomore, Center, Plymouth, Minn. (Hopkins)
Lisa Palmer, Whitewater, Senior, Forward, Barlett, Ill.
Taylor Schmidt, Oshkosh, Junior, Guard, Algoma

Honorable Mention
Elisa Bilderback, Platteville, Junior, Center, Platteville
Elise DeNoyer, La Crosse, Sophomore, Guard, Waukesha (Wisconsin Lutheran)
Jenna Goldsmith, Stout, Junior, Forward, St. Anthony, Minn. (Village)
Madison Johnson, Eau Claire, Senior, Forward, Osceola
Richell Mehus, River Falls, Senior, Guard, Spring Grove, Minn.
MaKenzie Miller, La Crosse, Junior, Center, Chatfield, Minn.
Ashley Neustifter, Oshkosh, Senior, Guard, Oshkosh (West)
Abbie Reeves, Whitewater, Senior, Guard, Salem (Westosha Central)
Alex Richard, Oshkosh, Junior, Forward, Kewaunee
Malia Smith, Whitewater, Sophomore, Guard, Bolingbrook, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)
Kate Theisen, River Falls, Junior, Forward, Minnetrista, Minn. (Watertown-Mayer)

All-Defensive Team
Richell Mehus, River Falls, Senior, Guard, Spring Grove, Minn.
Allie Miceli, Stevens Point, Senior, Forward, Marseilles, Ill. (Ottawa Township)
Ashley Neustifter, Oshkosh, Senior, Guard, Oshkosh (West)
Erin O'Toole, Eau Claire, Sophomore, Center, Plymouth, Minn. (Hopkins)
Malia Smith, Whitewater, Sophomore, Guard, Bolingbrook, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)

All-Sportsmanship Team
Maggie Bishop, La Crosse, Senior, Guard/Forward, Westby
Taylor Douglas, Stevens Point, Junior, Guard, Brodhead
Morgan Hartman, Platteville, Junior, Guard, Rochester, Minn. (Century)
Emily Jensen, Whitewater, Senior, Center, Wauwatosa (East)
Madison Johnson, Eau Claire, Senior, Forward, Osceola
Stephanie Kastens, Stout, Senior, Forward, Wausau (D.C. Everest)
Richell Mehus, River Falls, Senior, Guard, Spring Grove, Minn.
Kendell Truttman, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Guard, Denmark

Player of the Year:  Erin O'Toole of Eau Claire
Coach of the Year:  Cindy Holbrook of River Falls
Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete (sponsored by Badgerland Financial):  Teenie Lichtfuss of Eau Claire

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