SARNIA, Ontario — Several players introduced themselves as stars to their respective conferences and the rest of Canada over the past seven days.
In Ontario, first-year guard Kaitlyn Overeem put together a pair of impressive performances to help guide the Waterloo Warriors to a pair of home wins. With nine first-year players on their roster, the Warriors are arguably Canada’s youngest team, but they have now won three of their last four outings after a slow start to the season.
Out on the West Coast, the Canada West Conference is home to some of the top forwards in the entire country. On Friday night, Kayla Ivicak narrowly missed a 20-20 game for the MacEwan Griffins, falling just one rebound shy of the mark. She finished the game with 21 points and 19 rebounds against the Mount Royal Cougars. Ivicak and the Griffins swept the weekend set with the Cougars in the process.
There were some impressive games from coast to coast over the past week. Fans saw a little bit of redemption served in the nation’s capitol, while some of the top contenders made statements with wins over other top teams in their respective leagues.
While teams themselves made statements, individual players put forth some impressive performances that deserve some attention. In fact, five players from each conference stood out above the rest, and they make up this week’s edition of the Starting Five.
Starting Five – Nov. 19-25, 2018
OUA
Kaitlyn Overeem – Waterloo Warriors
25 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals in 78-63 win vs. Nipissing
15 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks in 63-61 win vs. Laurentian
Keyira Parkes – Toronto Varsity Blues
12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists in 82-59 win vs. Western
26 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists in 67-62 win vs. Windsor
Marianne Alarie – Queen’s Gaels
19 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 1 block in 76-64 loss at Lakehead
Angela Ribarach – Ottawa Gee-Gees
17 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks in 74-60 win vs. McMaster
12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks in 93-53 win vs. Brock
Brianna Iannazzo – Laurier Golden Hawks
23 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal in 73-60 win vs. Laurentian
15 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals in 66-59 win vs. Nipissing
Canada West
Faith Hezekiah – Winnipeg Wesmen
27 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals in 82-56 win at Lethbridge
25 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals in 76-63 win at Lethbridge
Taylor Claggett – Fraser Valley Cascades
28 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals in 72-66 win vs. UNBC Timberwolves
25 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks in 74-71 win vs. UNBC Timberwolves
Sarah Buckingham – Trinity Western Spartans
20 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks in 77-71 loss at Victoria
26 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 block in 71-62 win at Victoria
Erin McIntosh – Calgary Dinos
14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists in 75-54 win at Manitoba
24 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block in 74-61 win at Manitoba
Kayla Ivicak – MacEwan Griffins
21 points, 19 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals in 73-66 win at Mount Royal
13 points, 14 rebounds, 4 steals in 69-54 win at Mount Royal
AUS
Lanae Adams – Acadia Axewomen
19 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 1 block in 94-76 win vs. St. FX
Hannah Brown – Cape Breton Capers
27 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists in 86-83 win vs. Memorial
29 points, 17 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals in 91-90 win vs. Memorial
Sydney Stewart – Memorial Sea-hawks
21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 6 steals in 86-83 loss at Cape Breton
36 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals, 1 block in 91-90 loss at Cape Breton
Jenna Mae Ellsworth – UPEI Panthers
28 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal in 76-63 win at New Brunswick
Sophie Gaube – Dalhousie Tigers
24 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists in 78-58 win vs. Saint Mary’s
RSEQ
Coralie Dumont – Concordia Stingers
15 points, 12 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 blocks in 77-63 win at McGill
6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal in 72-52 win vs. Bishop’s
Gladys Hakizimana – McGill Martlets
17 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists in 77-63 loss vs. Concordia
Ashley Milhomme – Bishop’s Gaiters
21 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists in 72-52 loss at Concordia
Sarah-Jane Marois – Laval Rouge et Or
19 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals in 83-61 win at UQAM
Caroline Task – Concordia Stingers
15 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals in 77-63 win at McGill
20 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals in 72-52 win vs. Bishop’s
– T. Bennett
