LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Eastern Oregon University women's basketball team hosted its annual team banquet on May 10, at EOU President Bob Davies' house.

The Mountaineer women took time to have dinner and dessert, watch a season highlight film, and hand out some team awards.

Kathleen Luce and Mattea Zabala shared the team's academic award. Shaylee Nielson won the Ashley Jones Award and Samantha Flett was named the Starburst Practice Player of the Year Award. Flett and Hurliman each were named the Newcomer of the Year, and Salena Leavitt won the four-year Player of the Year award.

Tana Stickney and Kyle Miller won the Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year crowns. The EOU women also handed out conference and national awards as well.

The Mountaineers won 20 games for the seventh time in the past nine seasons. EOU was four points shy of its seventh Cascade Collegiate Conference title in the past 10 years. Anji Weissenfluh has been at the helm as head coach all 10 of those years. She recorded her 200th victory this season.

Eastern finished 8-0 when shooting better than 45 percent from the field this season. 12 different players were scoring leaders in a game this season. EOU is 53-15 over the past five seasons in Quinn Coliseum. Leavitt scored in double figures 32 times during her career at Eastern.

National Awards

NAIA Champions of Character: Kyle Miller
NAIA Academic All American: Kathleen Luce

Conference Awards

All Cascade Conference – 1st Team: Tana Stickney
All Cascade Conference – Honorable Mention: Ashlee Michelson
All Cascade Conference – Honorable Mention: Kyle Miller
Cascade Conference Player of the Week: Tana Stickney
Cascade Conference Player of the Week: Ashlee Michelson
Cascade Conference Emil S. Liston Award Representative: Shaylee Nielsen
Academic All Cascade Conference: Kathleen Luce
Academic All Cascade Conference: Ashlee Michelson
Academic All Cascade Conference: Kyle Miller
Academic All Cascade Conference: Sasha Valdez
Academic All Cascade Conference: Tana Stickney
Cascade Conference Team Champions of Character

Team Awards

Four Year Player Achievement Award: Salena Leavett
Offensive Player of the Year: Tana Stickney
Defensive Player of the Year: Kyle Miller
Newcomer of the Year: Samantha Flett and Kelsea Hurliman
Starburst Practice Player of the Year: Samantha Flett
Ashley Jones Award: Shaylee Nielsen
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Kathleen Luce and Mattea Zabala