Angou, Wright Headline OCAA Women’s Basketball Awards

(London, Ontario) – At the 2019-20 OCAA Women's Basketball Championship Banquet in Windsor this evening, Chuot Angou (London, ON) was named the OCAA Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. Fifth-year teammate Mikhaila Wright (London, ON) was named an OCAA First Team All-Star and West Division Defensive Player of the Year while Head Coach Bill Carriere was named the West Division Coach of the Year.

Chuot Angou – OCAA Player of the Year, CCAA All-Canadian and OCAA First Team All-Star: 

Angou led the Falcons offensively this season, averaging a team-high 18.4 points per game, good for sixth in the OCAA. The combo guard shot 40.2% from the field and led the West Division in three point percentage (36.2%). Angou also set a new OCAA record for best free throw percentage in a season, shooting an impressive 89.6% from the line. In addition to her offensive talent, Angou is also a tenacious on-ball defender, averaging 2.0 steals per game. She also added 3.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. She is the OCAA's nominee for the CCAA Player of the Year award that will be awarded on March 18 as part of the Women's Basketball National Championship banquet in Nanaimo, British Columbia.

Mikhaila Wright – OCAA First Team All-Star and West Division Defensive Player of the Year:

Wright concludes her five-year Fanshawe career with two league awards that highlight her ability as an all-around player. She is the Fanshawe Women's Basketball all-time leader in blocks with 97, rebounds with 631 and points with 1069. This season, Wright averaged 13.9 points and a team-high 8.6 rebounds per game. She was third in the West Division in three point percentage, shooting 35.2% from beyond the arc while shooting 41.1% from the field and 73.1% from the charity stripe. Wright was also a versatile defender for the Falcons, able to guard multiple positions and alter shots with her speed and length. Wright also reached the 1000 point milestone this season, the first in Fanshawe Women's Basketball history.

Bill Carriere – OCAA West Division Coach of the Year:

In his 14th season as Fanshawe Women's Basketball's Head Coach, Carriere was named the OCAA West Division Coach of the Year. He coached the Falcons to an impressive 17-1 league record, good for second place in the OCAA West. Carriere's team finished the regular season ranked fourth nationally.

The No. 4 CCAA ranked Falcons (18-1, 2nd in West) will play in an OCAA quarterfinal game at 3pm on Friday, March 6 against Durham (14-3, 3rd in East). The Championship is being hosted by St. Clair College in Windsor, ON.