The University of Winnipeg in conjunction with the Canada West Universities Athletic Association are pleased to announce that three members of the University of Winnipeg Women’s Basketball team have been honoured with individual Canada West awards. First year sensation Stephanie Kleysen is the Canada West Conference Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Year. Named to the Canada West First All Star team is fifth year guard Catie Gooch. Named to the Canada West Second All-Star Team is fourth year guard Amy Ogidan. 
The 5’9” guard out of Vincent Massey Collegiate (Winnipeg) played a
huge role in helping the Wesmen to a 20-4 regular season record and a
second place finish in the Canada West Women’s Basketball Conference
regular season standings. Kleysen was the conference leader in rebounds
(9.5 rebounds per game) 228 in total. She also tied for the conference
lead registering six double-doubles. She finished third in team scoring
averaging 8.9 points per game during the regular season. Stephanie
grabbed a season high 17 rebounds twice during the regular season (vs
Manitoba, December 2, 2010) and against the Regina Cougars on January
22, 2011.Stephanie was named the University of Winnipeg Female Player of
the Week on three occasions during the 2010-2011 season and was honored
as the University of Winnipeg’s Female Athlete of the Month for
December 2010.
“Stephanie is very deserving of this award. She works hard, challenges
herself to improve and is a great team player. To lead the Canada West
Conference in rebounding as a freshman is a huge individual achievement
but it is also a team achievement. ”, said University of Winnipeg
Women’s Basketball head coach Tanya McKay.
Gooch appeared in 22 regular season games during the regular season and
finished in the top ten in several Canada West Conference statistical
categories including scoring (3rd, 16.2 ppg), minutes played (2nd, 32.3
mpg), free throw percentage (1st, 66/76 .868%), three point fg %
(72/167. .431%), steals (4th, 2.6 spg), three point fg made (1st, 72,
3.3 pg). Gooch recently broke the modern day Canada West record for
three pointers made in a single game draining nine in Brandon (February
12, 2011). Catie was named the University of Winnipeg Female Athlete of
the Month two times (January and February, 2011) and was named the
University of Winnipeg Female Player of the Week three times during the
2010-2011 season. This year’s selection is the fourth consecutive for
Gooch, she was a second team all star the previous three seasons.
“Catie had a career year leading our program to a 20-4 record during the
regular season. Finishing at 16.2 ppg as a a point guard (3rd in Canada
West) and proving to be one of the purest three point shooters in our
league,Catie had an outstanding season. We are very proud that she has
been recognized as a Canada West 1st Team All Star”, added McKay.
Ogidan the 2007-08 Canada West Rookie of the Year,appeared in all 24
regular season games and finished second in both team scoring averaging
11.4 points per game and rebounding with 6.3 boards per game. Amy scored
a season high 24 points against Fraser Valley (February 5, 2011). She
was selected as the University of Winnipeg Female Player of the Week
once during the 2010-2011 season.
“Amy has raised the bar. Coming into this season she was relentless to
raise her game and she did. Her determination and hard work all season
both on and off the court played a huge role in the team’s success this
season”, said Tanya McKay.
Source: http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/uw-wesmennews-action/story.183/title.canada-west-honours-kleysen-gooch-ogidan