SARNIA, Ont. — There are a ton of talented players from coast-to-coast who simply don’t get the attention they deserve.
Breakout performances often go unnoticed with the exception of regional coverage. Triple-doubles go without mention, as do 60-point scoring efforts or games that see players pull down more than 20 rebounds in a night. As Canadians, most people are fond of double-doubles, but most only focus on the ones they can drink from a cup.
We’ve decided to change that.
For the second consecutive year, The Starting Five is back. The goal is a simple one: highlight standout performances from the past seven days, bringing attention to deserving players and programs from across the nation.
From household names to up-and-coming talents, we will highlight five players from each conference on a weekly basis, calling attention to their stat lines from their contests, win or lose. Keep these players on your radar as the season unfolds, and the race for a National Championship heats up.
Here are the Starting Five selections from across the CCAA landscape for the week of November 18-24, 2019.
Starting Five: November 18 – 24, 2019
OCAA
Andrea Zulich – Durham Lords
24 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals in 83-56 win at Centennial
Jade Addai – Univ. of Toronto-Mississauga Eagles
27 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals in 87-38 win at Georgian
27 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 7 steals, 1 block in 78-58 win vs. St. Lawrence
Kaisen MacKinnon – Niagara Knights
20 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals in 79-76 win at Redeemer
Maddy Weber – Conestoga Condors
22 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block in 78-70 win vs. Mohawk
Victoria Lawrence – George Brown Huskies
20 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals in 65-43 win vs. Loyalist
18 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 6 steals in 87-62 win vs. St. Lawrence
ACAC
Rachel Osczevski – SAIT Trojans
16 points, 22 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block in 76-71 win at Ambrose
15 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist in 103-53 loss at Olds
Michaela Allen-Gullion – Olds College Broncos
25 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals in 94-58 win at St. Mary’s
49 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals, 1 block in 103-53 win vs. SAIT
Emily Wagner – St. Mary’s Univ. Lightning
16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block in 94-58 loss vs. Olds
26 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 steals in 79-74 win at Lethbridge
Angenay Williams – Briercrest College Clippers
36 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal in 76-72 win at Red Deer
39 points 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals in 93-75 win at Red Deer
Hallie Watt – NAIT Ooks
13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 blocks in 79-75 win at CUE
22 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 blocks in 64-59 win vs. CUE
ACAA
Nikki Arsenault – Mount Saint Vincent Univ. Mystics
11 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals in 74-49 win vs. UKC
23 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals in 96-61 win vs. UNBSJ
Emily Briggs – Crandall Chargers
18 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals, 1 block in 68-50 loss at Mount Allison
Abby Miller – Mount Allison Mounties
17 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals in 68-50 win vs. Crandall
Kassandra Little – Holland College Hurricanes
20 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block in 65-62 OT win vs. St. Thomas
Christina Richardson – St. Thomas Tommies
20 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals in 65-62 OT loss at Holland
PACWEST BC
Emma Jones – Langara Falcons
20 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 6 steals, 2 blocks in 95-57 win vs. CBC
Mackenzie Smith – Capilano Blues
20 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks in 75-57 win vs. Okanagan
12 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks in 69-62 win vs. Okanagan
Jordan Andres – Okanagan College Coyotes
21 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists in 75-57 loss at Capilano
21 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals, 1 block in 69-62 loss at Capilano
Sydney Fraess – Douglas College Royals
15 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals in 80-41 win at CBC
Avery Snider – VIU Mariners
26 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block in 59-46 win at Camosun
RSEQ
Kenya Cote-Lysius – Champlain-St. Lambert Cavaliers
6 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 1 block in 75-43 win at Edouard-Montpetit
11 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals in 67-52 win vs. Champlain-Lennoxville
Erika Madjouka-Nzodoum – Nomades de Montmorency
22 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals, 1 block in 70-59 win vs. Dawson
Lea-Sophie Verret – Dynamiques de Sainte-Foty
23 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists in 76-64 win at Trois Rivieres
Aicha Dia – Dawson Blues
16 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, 1 block in 70-59 loss at Montmorency
Enora Touloute – Vanier Cheetahs
13 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks in 68-61 win vs. Saint-Jean
– T. Bennett
