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MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Erin O’Toole was selected the Player of the Year to lead the individuals chosen to the 2016 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women’s Basketball Team by the league coaches. In addition, UW-River Falls’ Cindy Holbrook was chosen the Coach of the Year.

O’Toole is the seventh player in program history to receive the honor. She tops the conference with 18.2 points per game, while ranking second with a .482 field goal percentage and third with 8.0 points per contest and 47 blocked shots.

O’Toole reached double-figures in scoring in 20 of 24 games, including three 30-plus point performances and a season-high 35 points at UW-Stout on Jan. 13. She is tied for the league lead with six double-doubles (points-rebounds). O’Toole established conference season-highs with 21 free-throw attempts against UW-Whitewater on Jan. 23, and 16 field goals made against UW-Platteville on Jan. 20. She was also selected to the five-member All-Defensive Team.

Repeat selections on the first team from a season ago included:  UW-Eau Claire’s Teenie Lichtfuss; UW-Oshkosh’s Taylor Schmidt; UW-River Falls’ Brynn Liljander; and UW-Stevens Point’s Lauren Anklam.  Lichtfuss was also a first team selection in 2014.

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

An All-Sportsmanship Team was chosen for individuals that displayed exemplary sportsmanship throughout the season. It included one member from each school.

2016 All-WIAC Women’s Basketball Team

Name, School, Year, Position, Hometown (High School)
Lauren Anklam, Stevens Point, Junior, Guard, Ringle, Wis. (D.C. Everest)
Eliza Campbell, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Forward, Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame Academy)
Kyleigh Hebert, Stout, Senior, Guard, Spencer, Wis.
Taylor Karge, River Falls, Sophomore, Forward, Mankato, Minn. (East)
Teenie Lichtfuss, Eau Claire, Senior, Guard, Oshkosh, Wis. (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, Wis.

Honorable Mention
Elisa Bilderback, Platteville, Junior, Center, Platteville, Wis.
Elise DeNoyer, La Crosse, Sophomore, Guard, Waukesha, Wis. (Wisconsin Lutheran)
Jenna Goldsmith, Stout, Junior, Forward, St. Anthony, Minn. (Village)
Madison Johnson, Eau Claire, Senior, Forward, Osceola, Wis.
Richell Mehus, River Falls, Senior, Guard, Spring Grove, Minn.
MaKenzie Miller, La Crosse, Junior, Center, Chatfield, Minn.
Ashley Neustifter, Oshkosh, Senior, Guard, Oshkosh, Wis. (West)
Abbie Reeves, Whitewater, Senior, Guard, Salem, Wis. (Westosha Central)
Alex Richard, Oshkosh, Junior, Forward, Kewaunee, Wis.
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, Wis. (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, Wis.
Taylor Douglas, Stevens Point, Junior, Guard, Brodhead, Wis.
Morgan Hartman, Platteville, Junior, Guard, Rochester, Minn. (Century)
Emily Jensen, Whitewater, Senior, Center, Wauwatosa, Wis. (East)
Madison Johnson, Eau Claire, Senior, Forward, Osceola, Wis.
Stephanie Kastens, Stout, Senior, Forward, Wausau, Wis. (D.C. Everest)
Richell Mehus, River Falls, Senior, Guard, Spring Grove, Minn.
Kendell Truttman, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Guard, Denmark, Wis.

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