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MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Sally Linzmeier was selected the Player of the Year for the second straight season to lead the individuals chosen to the 2015 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women’s Basketball Team by the league coaches.  In addition, the Yellowjackets’ Donald Mulhern was named the Coach of the Year.
 
Linzmeier is the fourth individual in conference history to win the award in back-to-back seasons, joining UW-Stevens Point’s Amanda Nechuta (2004-05) and Sam Barber (2012-13), and UW-Stout’s Kelsey Duoss (2006-07).  She collected first team recognition for the third straight season after claiming honorable mention laurels in 2012. 
 
Linzmeier leads the league with 17.6 points per game, 4.85 assists per contest and 2.81 steals per game, while ranking second with a .495 field goal percentage and .873 free throw percentage and third with 7.6 rebounds per contest.  She reached double figures in scoring in 26 of 27 games, including at least 21 points in 10 contests with a season-high 29 points at UW-La Crosse on Jan. 10.  Linzmeier produced a triple-double (18 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists) against UW-Oshkosh on Feb. 14.  She completed her career as the program’s all-time leader points (1,686), field goals made (603), free throws made (447) and steals (318).
 
Repeat selections on the first team from a season ago included:  UW-Eau Claire’s Teenie Lichtfuss; UW-Oshkosh’s Katelyn Kuehl; and UW-Platteville’s Stacy Clark and Alyssa Krajco.
 
Linzmeier was also selected to the six-member All-Defensive Team for the fourth straight year, joining UW-Whitewater’s Kaitlyn Thill (2011-14) as the only four-time selections in league archives.  UW-Oshkosh’s Katelyn Kuehl and UW-Stout’s Katelynne Folkers were repeat choices on the squad from a season ago.
 
Mulhern claimed the coaching prize for the second time in his career after directing the Yellowjackets to the first WIAC title in program history.  UW-Superior also registered 19 victories - tied for the highest single-season total in program archives.
 
An All-Sportsmanship Team was chosen for individuals that displayed exemplary sportsmanship throughout the season.  It included one member from each school.
 
2015 All-WIAC Women’s Basketball Team

First Team
Name, School, Year, Position, Hometown (High School)
Lauren Anklam, Stevens Point, Sophomore, Guard, Ringle, Wis. (D.C. Everest)
Stacy Clark, Platteville, Senior, Forward, Riverdale, Iowa (Pleasant Valley)
Jenna Goldsmith, Stout, Sophomore, Forward, St. Anthony, Minn. (Village)
Kaitlyn Jacobs, Stevens Point, Senior, Post, New Franken, Wis. (Green Bay Preble)
Alyssa Krajco, Platteville, Senior, Forward, Richland Center, Wis.
Katelyn Kuehl, Oshkosh, Senior, Forward, Fond du Lac, Wis. (Winnebago Lutheran Academy)
Courtney Lewis, Eau Claire, Senior, Forward, Prairie du Chien, Wis.
Teenie Lichtfuss, Eau Claire, Junior, Guard, Oshkosh, Wis. (Lourdes)
Brynn Liljander, Superior, Sophomore, Guard, Isanti, Minn. (Cambridge-Isanti)
Sally Linzmeier, Superior, Senior, Guard, Valders, Wis.
Abbie Reeves, Whitewater, Junior, Guard, Salem, Wis. (Westosha Central)
Taylor Schmidt, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Guard, Algoma, Wis.
 
Honorable Mention
Rachel Atchison, La Crosse, Sophomore, Forward, East Troy, Wis.
Brea Boomer, Stout, Senior, Forward, Grand Portage, Minn. (Cook County)
Rachel Cropp, Platteville, Senior, Guard, Verona, Wis.
Elise DeNoyer, La Crosse, Freshman, Guard, Waukesha, Wis. (Wisconsin Lutheran)
Katelynne Folkers, Stout, Senior, Guard, Fall Creek, Wis.
Taylor Karge, River Falls, Freshman, Forward, Mankato, Minn. (East)
Allyssa Lindberg, Superior, Junior, Forward, Marquette, Mich.
Taylor Lorbiecki, Platteville, Junior, Guard, Verona, Wis.
Richell Mehus, River Falls, Junior, Guard, Spring Grove, Minn.
MaKenzie Miller, La Crosse, Sophomore, Center, Chatfield, Minn.
Lisa Palmer, Whitewater, Sophomore, Forward, Bartlett, Ill.
Alex Richard, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Forward, Kewaunee, Wis.
Marissa Selner, Oshkosh, Junior, Forward, Kewaunee, Wis.

All-Defensive Team
Ellen Blacklock, Eau Claire, Sophomore, Forward, Winona, Minn.
Katelynne Folkers, Stout, Senior, Guard, Fall Creek, Wis.
Kaitlyn Jacobs, Stevens Point, Senior, Post, New Franken, Wis. (Green Bay Preble)
Katelyn Kuehl, Oshkosh, Senior, Forward, Fond du Lac, Wis. (Winnebago Lutheran Academy)
Teenie Lichtfuss, Eau Claire, Junior, Guard, Oshkosh, Wis. (Lourdes)
Sally Linzmeier, Superior, Senior, Guard, Valders, Wis.
 
All-Sportsmanship Team
Brea Boomer, Stout, Senior, Forward, Grand Portage, Minn. (Cook County)
Kaitlyn Jacobs, Stevens Point, Senior, Center, New Franken, Wis. (Green Bay Preble)
Emily Jensen, Whitewater, Junior, Center, Wauwatosa, Wis. (East)
Taylor Lorbiecki, Platteville, Junior, Guard, Verona, Wis.
Richell Mehus, River Falls, Junior, Guard, Spring Grove, Minn.
Kristin Sahr, Eau Claire, Senior, Guard, Stillwater, Minn.
Kara Selk, La Crosse, Sophomore, Forward, Sheboygan, Wis. (South)
Alicia Tollefson, Oshkosh, Senior, Guard, Crystal Falls, Mich. (Forest Park)
Carmen Watson, Superior, Junior, Forward, Milwaukee, Wis. (James Madison)
 
Player of the Year:  Sally Linzmeier of Superior
Coach of the Year:  Donald Mulhern of Superior
Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete:  Sally Linzmeier of Superior
 
UW-Superior’s Linzmeier Claims Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete Award
 
MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Sally Linzmeier has been selected the recipient of the 2015 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women’s Basketball Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete Award.
 
A senior from Valders, Wis., Linzmeier maintains a 3.76 grade point average and is majoring in mathematics with a minor in Spanish.  She was selected to the Women’s Basketball Academic All-America® Second Team by CoSIDA earlier this year.  Linzmeier is a three-time member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll and been recognized on UW-Superior’s Dean’s List numerous semesters.  She has also received academic scholarships from her institution.
 
A three-year team captain, Linzmeier is a two-time WIAC Player of the Year honoree and four-time league All-Defensive Team selection.  She is a finalist for this year’s Jostens Trophy – awarded to an outstanding NCAA Division III women's basketball player who excels on the floor, in the classroom and in the community.
 
A season ago, Linzmeier claimed D3hoops.com All-America Third Team recognition and honorable mention status from the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.  During the summer of 2013, she played for the Team USA Division III team in Brazil.  Linzmeier completed her career as the program’s all-time leader points (1,686), field goals made (603), free throws made (447) and steals (318).
 
Linzmeier is a member of UW-Superior’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Athletes in Action and Future Teachers of America.  As a volunteer for the GEARS program, she has spent time tutoring and mentoring middle school students, and when playing for Team USA in Brazil, Linzmeier volunteered at a children’s cancer hospital.  She has served as an intramural referee and supervisor on campus.
 
Also nominated for this year’s scholar-athlete award were:  UW-Eau Claire’s Courtney Lewis (Sr., Prairie du Chien, Wis.); UW-Oshkosh’s Alicia Tollefson (Sr., Crystal Falls, Mich./Forest Park); UW-Platteville’s Stacy Clark (Sr., Riverdale, Iowa/Pleasant Valley); and UW-Stevens Point’s Taylor Atkinson (Sr., Franklin, Wis.).
 
The WIAC Scholar-Athlete Award is named after Judy Kruckman who served as Assistant Commissioner for the WIAC from 1996-98.  Prior to this appointment, she was Commissioner of the Wisconsin Women’s Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WWIAC) from October 1984 - September 1996.  Kruckman was the women’s athletics director at UW-Eau Claire from 1974-84, and one of the original representatives to the WWIAC when it formed in 1971.

In order to be nominated for the scholar-athlete award, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.50 grade point average.  In addition, she must be in her last year of competition, or on schedule to graduate this academic year, and have competed for a minimum of two years.