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MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh’s Taylor Schmidt was selected the Player of the Year to top the individuals chosen to the 2017 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women’s Basketball Team by the league coaches. In addition, UW-Oshkosh head coach Brad Fischer collected Coach of the Year honors.

Schmidt received first team recognition for the third consecutive year. She is the third player in program history to secure the league’s top honor, joining Wendy Wangerin (1996) and Holly Spoo (1998). Schmidt ranks fifth in the conference with 44 steals and 37 three-point field goals made, seventh with a .359 three-point field goal percentage, ninth with a .750 free-throw percentage and 12th with 11.1 points per game. She has reached double figures in scoring in 18 games, including a season-high 20 points against UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 14.

Schmidt was also selected to the five-member All-Defensive Team. UW-Whitewater’s Malia Schmidt was chosen to the defensive squad for the second straight year.

Repeat selections on the first team from a season ago included: UW-Oshkosh’s Eliza Campbell; UW-River Falls’ Taylor Karge; and UW-Stevens Point’s Lauren Anklam. Anklam also added first team recognition in 2015.

Fischer captured the coaching award for the second time in his career (2013) after leading the Titans to the 12th WIAC regular-season championship in program history. UW-Oshkosh has also earned a spot in the NCAA Division III championship for the fourth straight year.

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

2017 All-WIAC Women’s Basketball Team
Name, School, Year, Position, Hometown (High School)
Lauren Anklam, Stevens Point, Senior, Guard, Ringle, Wis. (D.C. Everest)
Eliza Campbell, Oshkosh, Junior, Forward, Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame Academy)
Elise DeNoyer, La Crosse, Junior, Forward, Waukesha, Wis. (Wisconsin Lutheran)
Anna Graaskamp, Eau Claire, Freshman, Forward, Eau Claire, Wis. (Memorial)
Autumn Hennes, Stevens Point, Senior, Guard, Kaukauna, Wis.
Taylor Karge, River Falls, Junior, Forward, Mankato, Minn. (East)
MaKenzie Miller, La Crosse, Senior, Center, Chatfield, Minn.
Taylor Schmidt, Oshkosh, Senior, Guard, Algoma, Wis.
Malia Smith, Whitewater, Junior, Guard, Bolingbrook, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)
Brooke Trewyn, Whitewater, Junior, Guard, Whitewater, Wis.

Honorable Mention
Taylor Barrett, Stevens Point, Junior, Post, Monroe, Wis.
Arien Brennan, Eau Claire, Senior, Guard, Hayward, Wis.
Kyncaide Diedrich, Stout, Sophomore, Guard, Athens, Wis.
Jenna Goldsmith, Stout, Senior, Forward, St. Anthony, Minn. (Village)
Morgan Hartman, Platteville, Senior, Guard, Rochester, Minn. (Century)
Morgan Horstman, Platteville, Sophomore, Guard, Bangor, Wis.
Morgan Kokta, Oshkosh, Senior, Guard, Oak Creek, Wis.
Allison Prestegaard, Platteville, Sophomore, Center, Amboy, Ill. (Ashton-Franklin Center)
Alex Richard, Oshkosh, Senior, Forward, Kewaunee, Wis.
Reilly Stewart, Whitewater, Senior, Guard, Wheaton, Ill. (North)

All-Defensive Team
Arien Brennan, Eau Claire, Senior, Guard, Hayward, Wis.
Morgan Kokta, Oshkosh, Senior, Guard, Oak Creek, Wis.
Allison Prestegaard, Platteville, Sophomore, Center, Amboy, Ill. (Ashton-Franklin Center)
Taylor Schmidt, Oshkosh, Senior, Guard, Algoma, Wis.
Malia Smith, Whitewater, Junior, Guard, Bolingbrook, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)

All-Sportsmanship Team
Anna Brown, Stout, Junior, Forward, Wausau, Wis. (West)
Taylor Dagon, Oshkosh, Junior, Forward, Apple Valley, Minn.
Sarah Gamillo, Stevens Point, Senior, Guard, Colby, Wis.
Morgan Hartman, Platteville, Senior, Guard, Rochester, Minn. (Century)
Emily Kraft, Whitewater, Sophomore, Guard, Naperville, Ill. (Central)
Bree Meier, Eau Claire, Senior, Guard, Lakeville, Minn. (South)
Katie Messman, River Falls, Senior, Guard, Medford, Wis.
Kara Selk, La Crosse, Senior, Guard, Sheboygan, Wis. (South)

Player of the Year:  Taylor Schmidt of Oshkosh
Coach of the Year:  Brad Fischer of Oshkosh
Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete (sponsored by Badgerland Financial):  MaKenzie Miller of La Crosse

UW-La Crosse’s Miller Claims Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete Award

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s MaKenzie Miller has been selected the recipient of the 2017 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Judy Kruckman Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete Award. The award is sponsored by Badgerland Financial.

A senior from Chatfield, Minn., Miller is majoring in physical education with a minor in adapted physical education and coaching concentration. She owns a 3.60 grade point average and is a three-time member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll. Miller has been recognized on UW-La Crosse’s Dean’s List numerous semesters and was nominated by the faculty for the Student-Athlete of the Year Award in 2015-16.

Miller claimed All-WIAC first team recognition this year after receiving honorable mention laurels the previous two seasons. She grabbed a school-record 26 rebounds against UW-Stevens Point on Feb. 18. The mark also ranks second in the WIAC single-game record book. Miller is a two-year team captain and has led the squad in scoring, rebounding, blocked shots and double-doubles the last two seasons.

She is a member of UW-La Crosse’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and has volunteered with the school’s Motor Development Program and Adult Fitness Program. Miller has been involved with the Adapted Sports League in La Crosse area high schools.

Also nominated for this year's scholar-athlete award were:  UW-Oshkosh’s Alex Richard (Sr., Kewaunee, Wis.); UW-River Falls’ Hannah Pignato (Sr., Cottage Grove, Minn./East Ridge); and UW-Stevens Point’s Taylor Douglas (Sr., Brodhead, 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.