Monica Friedl the freshman forward College Canyons was named first team All-Western State Conference (WSC) honoree after leading Cougars in scoring, rebounds and blocked shots during the 2014-15 season. Guard sophomore, Qimmah Russo was named honorable mention All-WSC.A College Canyons graduate named Friedl had an average of 14.3 points and 9.4 rebounds in a team, he is also able to block 41 shots on the season. it means Friedl occupies twelfth place in the conference in scoring. He is number five in terms of getting rebounds and also number six in terms of blocking the shoots.
6-foot tall newcomer started 27 of 29 games for head coach Greg Donka and led the team in minutes played in approximately 20 per game.In the last six games of the season Freidl scored 20 or more points five times. It also average 19.6 points per game against USC opponents.With as such gained valuable experience in the game the future looks bright for Friedl and Cougars in 2015-16.
"Monica has a great freshman season. It improves every day and is one of the top post players in the conference," said Donka. "His ceiling is limitless and it should be seen as top returner in WSC next season."Russia, ranked second on the team in scoring with 13.1 points per game and also average 3.2 assists and 1.8 steals a game, both team highs - 28 games.These numbers his 14th place in the conference in scoring and ninth in assists.Bishop Alemany city topped double-digit point amounts in 17 games this season, including a 21-point performance in his last game in the canyons."Qimmah exceeded all expectations we set for it," said Donka. "His speed to Cart presents problems for our opponents all season long and its efforts are consistent every game."Donka Cougars finished the regular season on February 21, with the Cougars (16-13, 6-8) failed to reach the playoffs for the first time in 22 seasons.
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