TORONTO (U SPORTS) – Acadia winger Lanae Adams is the winner of the Tracy MacLeod Award for her courage in overcoming adversity.
Laval forward Sarah-Jane Marois was honoured with the Nan Copp Award as U SPORTS women's basketball Player of the Year Wednesday night, as the national award winners were celebrated at the annual All-Canadian gala.
Concordia guard Myriam Leclerc captured the Kathy Shields Award as Rookie of the Year, while McMaster guard Hilary Hanaka earned the Sylvia Sweeney Award for Student-Athlete Community Service for her outstanding contribution both on and off the court. Laval forward Khaleann Caron-Goudreau is the Defensive Player of the Year, while her bench boss Guillaume Giroux received the Peter Ennis Award as Fox 40 Coach of the Year.
TRACY MACLEOD AWARD (Courage Overcoming Adversity): Lanae Adams, Acadia
Lanae Adams of the Acadia Axewomen is the 2019 winner of the Tracy MacLeod Award, which rewards a women's basketball player who demonstrates determination, perseverance and unwavering spirit to continue playing the game of basketball.
A third-year forward from Lawrenceville, Georgia, Adams started in 18 games for the Axewomen this season and played in all 20.
She finished fourth in the AUS in rebounds with 6.8 per game, and averaged 8.1 points and 2.4 assists per game for Acadia. Adams also finished seventh in the AUS in steals with 1.6 per game and 14th in minutes with 29.4 per game.
Adams' journey to Acadia has been exceptional. She has gone through nine knee surgeries/procedures on both her right and left knees. She has torn her ACL and meniscus in both knees, with her right knee being torn and repaired three times.
Despite having NCAA opportunities vanish due to injury, her determination and passion for basketball has pushed her to overcome these physical adversities. A starter and key contributor to Acadia's success this season, Adams and the Axewomen finished third in the AUS standings with a 13-7 regular season record.
Adams decided to give basketball one more shot while pursuing her Master's degree in community development with a specialization in sport and event tourism, and has maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA.
"Lanae has walked into our locker room from day one and been a positive leader and voice," said Axewomen head coach Len Harvey. "Confident in her abilities, without being overbearing, she is a leader on and off the court. She goes out to do whatever she can to help the team. She has been an absolute joy to have on our team."
Nominees
CW: Brooklyn Legault, Alberta
OUA: Mackenzie Robinson, Laurentian
RSEQ: Bianca Marois, UQAM
2019 U SPORTS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CANADIANS
(AUS student-athlete in bold)
First Team
|
Pos. |
First Name |
Last Name |
School |
Eligibility |
Hometown |
Program |
|
F |
Hannah |
Brown |
Cape Breton |
5 |
North Sydney, N.S. |
Business Admin. |
|
F |
Sarah-Jane |
Marois |
Laval |
5 |
Quebec City, Que. |
Economics |
|
G |
Sabine |
Dukate |
Saskatchewan |
4 |
Ventspils, Latvia |
Arts & Science |
|
F |
Leashja |
Grant |
Lakehead |
5 |
Nassau, Bahamas |
Psychology |
|
G |
Kyanna |
Giles |
Regina |
3 |
Winnipeg, Man. |
Education |
Second Team
|
Pos. |
First Name |
Last Name |
School |
Eligibility |
Hometown |
Program |
|
G |
Hilary |
Hanaka |
McMaster |
5 |
Hamilton, Ont. |
Geography |
|
G |
Myriam |
Leclerc |
Concordia |
1 |
St. Roch de Richelieu, Que. |
Accounting |
|
G |
Haley |
McDonald |
Acadia |
3 |
Port Williams, N.S. |
Kinesiology |
|
G |
Nicole |
Gilmore |
Carleton |
5 |
Hamilton, Ont. |
Criminology |
|
F |
Keylyn |
Filewich |
UBC |
3 |
Winnipeg, Man. |
Science |
All-Rookie Team
|
Pos. |
First Name |
Last Name |
School |
Hometown |
Program |
|
G |
Myriam |
Leclerc |
Concordia |
St. Roch de Richelieu, Que. |
Accounting |
|
F |
Jayda |
Veinot |
Acadia |
Port Williams, N.S. |
Science |
|
G |
Kaitlyn |
Overeem |
Waterloo |
Brantford, Ont. |
Kinesiology |
|
F |
Nicole |
Fransson |
Trinity Western |
Edmonton, Alta. |
Science |
|
G |
Amaiquen |
Siciliano |
Bishop's |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Business |
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