EDMONTON –The nation's top women's volleyball conference unveiled its best Tuesday, as the Canada West all-star and all-rookie teams were announced.

Among those honoured was Huskies' fourth-year outside hitter Emily Koshinsky. The product of Jansen, Sask. had one of the best seasons in program history and earned First Team All-Star honours for her play.

Koshinsky finished second in the conference with 327 kills breaking the program-best single season mark of 316 that she set last season. Racking up 915 total attacks on the season, Koshinsky finished with 3.48 kills per set.

Leading the Huskies back to the Canada West playoffs for the first time since the 2001-02 season, Koshinky's dominant play carried over into the post-season when she racked up 31 kills in the Huskies' playoff victory over Alberta. That mark was the fourth-most kills in conference playoff history.

Canada West's major award winners will be announced Wednesday, March 4 at 10 a.m. MST ahead of the CW Championship game later that week.

11 of the conference's 13 teams landed at least one honouree, with the No. 2 seed Mount Royal Cougars leading the way with three players earning respect from the conference's head coaches, who selected the winners.

MRU is set to host a conference semifinal this weekend in Calgary, as the Alberta Pandas travel south for the best-of-three series beginning Friday. In the other semi, the Trinity Western Spartans welcome the Thompson Rivers WolfPack, with that series opening Thursday evening in Langley, B.C.

CW WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFF CENTRAL

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FIRST TEAM ALL-STARS

• M / Gabrielle Attieh / UBC / 3 / Arts / Surrey, BC
• OH / Kendra Finch / Thompson Rivers / 5 / General Studies / North Vancouver, BC
• M / Haley Gilfillan / MacEwan / 5 / Arts / Edmonton, AB
• OH / Hillary Howe / Trinity Western / 4 / Business. / Calgary, AB
• OH / Emily Koshinsky / Saskatchewan / 4 / Kinesiology / Jansen, SK
• M / Nyadholi Thokbuom / Mount Royal / 2 / Open Studies / Calgary, AB
• OH / Kory White / Alberta / 4 / Ag., Life & Environ. Sciences / Edmonton, AB

SECOND TEAM ALL-STARS

• M / Avery Heppell / Trinity Western / 3 / Business / Langley, BC
• M / Kseniya Kocyigit / Thompson Rivers / 1 / Education (Masters) / Byaroza, Belarus
• OH / Chantel Park / Mount Royal / 5 / Health & Phys. Ed. / Blackfalds, AB
• OH / Emma Parker / Winnipeg / 3 / Education / St. Adolphe, MB
• S / Quinn Pelland / Mount Royal / 3 / Business / Wanham, AB
• M / Beth Vinnell / Calgary / 5 / Kin. & Education / Cochrane, AB
• OH / Julia Zonneveld / Alberta / 3 / Engineering / Calgary, AB

 
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM

• M / Danielle Dardis / Brandon / Business Admin. / Calgary, AB
• S / Abigail Dueck / UBC Okanagan / Sciences / Winnipeg, MB
• OH / Amaya Perry / UBC Okanagan / Sciences / Chin, AB
• OH / Trinity Solecki / Calgary / Open Studies / Calgary, AB
• M / Jaidyn Spencer / Manitoba / Kin. & Rec. Management / Bloomington, Minnesota
• OH / Light Uchechukwu / Manitoba / Arts / Winnipeg, MB
• OH / Erika Vermette / UBC / Kinesiology / Morris, MB