Four T-Birds earn Canada West honours

EDMONTON – Four members of the UBC Thunderbirds have been honoured as Canada West All Stars, named Wednesday ahead of the start of the conference final four tournament taking place at Trinity Western University starting Friday.

Second-year forward Danielle Steer has been named a first team All Star while defender Jessica Williams has been named to the second team. Forward Michelle Jang and midfielder Melissa Bustos have both been named to the conference All Rookie team.

Wednesday's honours mark the second straight appearance for both Steer and Williams who were named All Rookies in 2017.

Jessica Williams vs. Fraser Valley - Sept. 9, 2017

Jessica Williams vs. Fraser Valley - Sept. 9, 2017

The all-star and all-rookie teams were selected by the conference's 16 women's soccer head coaches, who also vote on the conference's major awards, which will be released Thursday.

Combined, the Final Four schools had 18 players honoured as all-stars or all-rookies: Calgary (6), TWU (5), UBC (4), and Alberta (3).

The four teams will be looking to snag one of two CW berths to the national tournament Friday, as the semifinal winners will earn a berth to the U SPORTS national tournament, which is set for November 8-11 at the University of Ottawa.

UBC takes on Calgary in the first CW semi this Friday at 3 p.m. PT, while TWU plays Alberta later that day at 6 p.m. PT.

You can watch all the action from this weekend's CW WSOC Final Four by tuning in on Canada West TV. Post-season passes can be purchased by clicking here.

2018 CW WSOC First Team All Stars

2018 CANADA WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-STARS - First Team
Position / Name / University / Eligibility / Hometown / Program

GK / Lauren Houghton / Calgary / 2 / Calgary, AB / Kinesiology
D / Kristen Sakaki / Trinity Western / 3 / Surrey, BC / Business Administration
D / Talia White / Calgary / 3 / Calgary, AB / Kinesiology
D / Jamie Erickson / MacEwan / 4 / Edmonton, AB / Science
D / Kayla Kreutzer / Calgary / 5 / Edmonton, AB / Business
M / Morgan Corbett / Alberta / 4 / Edmonton, AB / Kinesiology, Sport, & Rec.
F / Seina Kashima / Trinity Western / 5 / Burnaby, BC / Arts
F / Danielle Steer / UBC / 2 / Surrey, BC / Arts
F / Sydney Daines / Alberta / 5 / Innisfail, AB / Native Studies
F / Montana Leonard / Calgary / 3 / Richmond, BC / Arts
F / Maddison Fritze / Calgary / 5 / Edmonton, AB / Arts & Educatio

2018 CANADA WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-STARS - Second Team
Position / Name / University / Eligibility / Hometown / Program

GK / Emily Burns / MacEwan / 4 / Sherwood Park, AB / Arts
D / Jessica Williams / UBC / 2 / White Rock, BC / Arts
D / Elizabeth Hicks / Trinity Western / 3 / Surrey, BC / Arts
D / Katie Carrothers / Victoria / 5 / Victoria, BC / Business
D / Quinn Hardstaff / Mount Royal 3 / Calgary, AB / Nursing
M / Amanda Wong / Manitoba / 4 / Winnipeg, MB / Science
M / Suekiana Choucair / MacEwan / 4 / Edmonton, AB / Science
M / Jeneya Robertson / Trinity Western / 4 / Delta, BC / Business
F / Paige Payne / UNBC / 3 / Kitimat, BC / Biomedical Studies
F / Karissa McNutt / Alberta / 5 / Edmonton, AB / Arts
F / Shae-Lynn Dodds / Winnipeg / 2 / Winnipeg, MB / Kinesiology

NOTE: The all-star teams consist of one goalkeeper, five defending players, and five attacking players.

Michelle Jang vs UNBC, CW QF, Oct. 28, 2018