UW-Platteville's Holly Kaiser earned first team all-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors, while Pioneer teammate Liz Tesch was an honorable mention selection.
Kaiser, a senior forward from Hazel Green (Southwestern High School), also earned the league's Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete Award.
Kaiser finished her career with 947 points, good for 10th place all-time on the Pioneer career scoring list. She also ranks as the most accurate shooter in Pioneer history, making 48.3 percent of her shots. Her career 68.4 percent from the line ranks third in the school's annals. Kaiser led the Pioneers in scoring 11 times, including 25 in a victory over conference co-champion UW-Stout and 19 in the win over the other co-champion, UW-Oshkosh. She led the Pioneers in scoring (13.6 ppg), assists (54) and steals (45). Kaiser was an honorable mention pick last year.
Tesch, a junior center from Dochester (Colby High School), led the team in shooting percentage, at 47.2 percent, and free-throw percentage (74.2) and was second in scoring at 11.6 per game. Tesch scored in double figures in 17 of the team's 25 games, with a high of 24 vs. UW-La Crosse. She put her name in the school record books by making all eight free throw attempts in the team's playoff loss at UW-Oshkosh, the third-best perfect mark in Pioneer history.
Kaiser, two-time academic all-region selection, is the first Pioneer to win the league's scholar-athlete award since Deb Blake did in 1990-91. Kaiser is a biology/pre-physical therapy major with a French minor who carries a 3.94 grade-point average.
2005-06 All-WIAC Women's Basketball Team
First Team
Name, School, Year, Position, Height, Hometown (High School)
Kelsey Duoss, Stout, Junior, Forward, 6-2, Janesville (Clinton)
Shannon Eggers, Oshkosh, Senior, Guard, 5-11, Council Bluffs, Iowa (Lewis Central)
Molly Hendricks, Stout, Senior, Forward, 5-9, Blaine, Minn.
Brittany Herrick, Oshkosh, Senior, Forward, 6-0, Appleton (Xavier)
Mackenzie Hunter, La Crosse, Freshman, Guard/Forward, 5-11, Eau Claire (Regis)
Holly Kaiser, Platteville, Senior, Forward, 5-10, Hazel Green (Southwestern)
Kelly O'Keef, Oshkosh, Senior, Guard, 5-10, Shorewood (Whitefish Bay Dominican)
Traci Reimann, River Falls, Junior, Center, 6-0, North Branch, Minn.
Cassandra Schultz, Stevens Point, Senior, Guard, 5-7, Hartford
Amy Morris, Whitewater, Senior, Forward, 5-8, Johnsburg, Ill.
Honorable Mention
Heidi Arciszewski, Eau Claire, Freshman, Guard, 5-9, Thorp
Rachel Becker, Eau Claire, Senior, Guard, 5-7, Gilmanton
Abby Johnson, La Crosse, Junior, Forward/Center, 5-11, Prescott
Melanie Preiner, River Falls, Junior, Guard, 5-6, Stillwater, Minn.
Nathalie Lechault, Stevens Point, Junior, Center, 6-2, Chavannes de Bogis, Switzerland (Int'l School of Geneva)
Katie Moench, Superior, Junior, Guard, 5-6, Superior
Liz Tesch, Platteville, Junior, Center, 6-0, Dorchester (Colby)
All-Defensive Team
Kelsey Duoss, Stout, Junior, Forward, 6-2, Janesville (Clinton)
Molly Hendricks, Stout, Senior, Forward, 5-9, Blaine, Minn.
Becky Knapp, Oshkosh, Junior, Guard, 5-6, West Allis (Hale)
Nathalie Lechault, Stevens Point, Junior, Center, 6-2, Chavannes de Bogis, Switzerland (Int'l School of Geneva)
Traci Reimann, River Falls, Junior, Center, 6-0, North Branch, Minn.
Player of the Year: Kelsey Duoss, UW-Stout
Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete: Holly Kaiser, UW-Platteville, and Molly Ray, UW-Superior
Coach of the Year: Lois Heeron, UW-La Crosse, and Mark Thomas, UW-Stout
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