Minnesota Morris' Emily Mehr headlines UMAC Women's Basketball awards

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Video Interview with UMAC Player of the Year Emily Mehr and Freshman of the Year Kayla Kraemer

ST. PAUL -- One senior, two juniors and two sophomores comprised the 2012-2013 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Women's Basketball All-Conference First Team. The University of Minnesota Morris and Northwestern College were each represented twice on the list while the College of St. Scholastica had one representative named to the five person team. 

Minnesota Morris' Emily Mehr headlined the five first teamers that also included teammate Kendra Wycoff, Northwestern's Mollie Sir and Chanel Madson as well as 2013 UMAC Tournament MVP Erin Frase of St. Scholastica.  Mehr was voted as the 2013 UMAC Player of the Year following a standout senior season that included leading the league in points per game (19.9) while leading the Cougars an undefeated conference record and regular season championship. 

Bethany Lutheran College, the College of St. Scholastica, Martin Luther College, Northwestern College and the University of Minnesota Morris each had three individuals selected in the total of 17 UMAC All-Conference awards distributed to the first (5) and second (5) teams and an honorable mention squad (7).

Minnesota Morris' Kayla Kraemer won the UMAC Freshman of the Year award after earning a spot in the starting lineup and contributing an average of 9.7 points per game.  Kraemer's head coach, the Cougars' Tim Grove, was voted coach of the year by his colleagues after Morris won at least a share of the UMAC title for the fourth consecutive season.   

Northwestern College won the team sportsmanship award, an accolade that is selected by the UMAC coaches and awarded to the team that best represented sportsmanship throughout the entire season. Each team had one representative on the individual sportsmanship award list. The following participants best exemplified sportsmanship throughout the year:

Bethany Lutheran College – Kelsie Ammann
College of St. Scholastica – Elena Huber
Crown College – Kendra Magaard
Martin Luther College – Brittney Gossen
North Central University- Elisabeth Trickey
Northland College – Sam Stanfield
Northwestern College – Jessica Fife
University of Minnesota-Morris – Abby Fragodt


Below is the full 2012-2013 UMAC Women's Basketball awards list.
1st Team All-Conference
Name Institution Year Position
Erin Frase College of St. Scholastica Junior Forward
Chanel Madson Northwestern College Sophomore Guard
Mollie Sir Northwestern College Junior Guard
* Emily Mehr University of Minnesota-Morris Senior Forward
Kendra Wycoff University of Minnesota-Morris Sophomore Guard
 
2nd Team All-Conference
Name Institution Year Position
Jade Pelzl Bethany Lutheran College Junior Guard
Shelby Wiederhoeft Bethany Lutheran College Sophomore Forward
Judy Metzger Crown College Senior Guard
Hannah Hackbarth Martin Luther College Sophomore Guard
Jess Fife Northwestern College Junior Forward
 
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Name Institution Year Position
Kasslin Swenson Bethany Lutheran College Sophomore Forward
Kayla Heisler College of St. Scholastica Junior Guard
Mariah Hovick College of St. Scholastica Sophomore Guard
Alex Anthon Martin Luther College Sophomore Guard
Brittney Gossen Martin Luther College Junior Guard
Sara Hoge Northland College Senior Guard
Abby Fragodt University of Minnesota-Morris Junior Forward
 
All-Defensive Team
Name Institution Year Position
Shelby Wiederhoeft Bethany Lutheran College Sophomore Forward
Mariah Hovick College of St. Scholastica Sophomore Guard
Elisabeth Trickey North Central University Senior Guard
Jess Fife Northwestern College Junior Forward
Abby Fragodt University of Minnesota-Morris Junior Forward
 
* Player of the Year Award – Emily Mehr (University of Minnesota-Morris)
Freshman of the Year Award – Kayla Kraemer (University of Minnesota-Morris)
Coach of the Year Award – Tim Grove (University of Minnesota-Morris)
Team Sportsmanship Award – Northwestern College