UPEI's Jenna Mae Ellsworth named U SPORTS Player of the Year
OTTAWA (U SPORTS) – Forwards Jenna Mae Ellsworth of the UPEI Panthers and Brett Layton of the Calgary Dinos were honoured with the Nan Copp Award and Mike Moser Memorial Trophy as U SPORTS basketball Players of the Year Wednesday night, as the national award winners were celebrated at the joint All-Canadian Gala.
With the honour, Ellsworth became the final member of the Top 100 players of the century, in celebration of the centennial anniversary of U SPORTS women's basketball.
She is just the third Atlantic conference player to ever be honoured as the national MVP in women's basketball.
Memorial's Haille Nickerson and Acadia's Haley McDonald were both named U SPORTS second team all-Canadians, while AUS rookie of the year Hailey MacLeod from the Cape Breton Capers was named to the national all-rookie team.
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NAN COPP AWARD (Player of the Year): Jenna Mae Ellsworth, UPEI
A fourth-year science student from Charlottetown, P.E.I., Ellsworth led the Panthers with 20.5 points per game this season, while also averaging 5.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.1 steals per game as the Panthers finished in first place in the regular season standings with a 17-3 record.
In addition to being named U SPORTS MVP, she also earned a place on the U SPORTS First All-Canadian squad for the first time in her career. She is a three-time AUS second team all-star and also earned AUS Rookie of the Year nods and a place on the AUS and U SPORTS All-Rookie team in her inaugural season with the Panthers in 2016-17.
With 1,231 career points scored in four seasons, she now sits tied for second in UPEI school history with a year of eligibility remaining.
Ellsworth is the first player in UPEI history and just the third from the AUS to earn the Nan Copp Award, placing her among the Top 100 players of the century, in celebration of the centennial anniversary of U SPORTS women's basketball.
Nominees
CW: Keylyn Filewich, UBC
OUA: Melissa Tatti, Brock
RSEQ: Amaiquen Siciliano, Bishop's
AUS: Jenna Mae Ellsworth, UPEI (Winner)
All Canadian Teams
(*Atlantic conference recipients in bold)
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Women's First Team |
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Pos. |
First Name |
Last Name |
School |
Elig. |
Hometown |
Program |
|
G |
Jenna Mae |
Ellsworth |
UPEI |
4 |
Charlottetown, P.E.I |
Science |
|
F |
Keylyn |
Filewich |
UBC |
4 |
Winnipeg, Man. |
Science |
|
G |
Melissa |
Tatti |
Brock |
5 |
Ancaster, Ont. |
Social Sciences |
|
G |
Amaiquen |
Siciliano |
Bishop's |
1 |
Buenos Aires, Arg. |
Business |
|
F |
Summer |
Masikewich |
Saskatchewan |
4 |
Calgary, Alta. |
Arts & Science |
|
Women's Second Team |
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|
G |
Brooklyn |
McAlear-Fanus |
Ottawa |
5 |
Ottawa, Ont. |
International Development & Globalization |
|
G |
Haille |
Nickerson |
Memorial |
5 |
Grimsby, Ont. |
Physical Education |
|
F |
Khaléann |
Caron-Goudreau |
Laval |
2 |
Gatineau, Que. |
MBA Global Business |
|
G |
Haley |
McDonald |
Acadia |
4 |
Port Williams, N.S. |
Science |
|
F |
Taylor |
Claggett |
Fraser Valley |
5 |
Mission, B.C. |
Arts |
All-Rookie Teams
|
Women |
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|
Pos. |
First Name |
Last Name |
School |
Hometown |
Program |
|
G |
Jael |
Kabunda |
Bishop's |
Montreal, Que. |
Psychology |
|
G/F |
Deanna |
Tuchscherer |
Fraser Valley |
Chiliwack, B.C. |
Kinesiology |
|
F |
Hailey |
MacLeod |
Cape Breton |
Marion Bridge, N.S. |
Arts & Community Studies |
|
G/F |
Héléna |
Lamoureux |
Laurentian |
Laval, Que. |
Criminology |
|
G |
Anna |
Kernaghan |
Winnipeg |
Winnipeg, Man. |
Kinesiology & Applied Health |