Kitzke, Wenig Awarded All-WIAC Honorable Mention
UW-Oshkosh guards Katie Kitzke (Jr. • South Milwaukee) and Megan Wenig (Jr. • Oshkosh) have received honorable mention status on the All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women's Basketball Team.
Both Kitzke and Wenig started all 25 games this season. The duo played more than anyone else in the league, with Wenig averaging a conference-high 35 minutes and Kitzke 34 minutes per contest.
Kitzke ranked third in the WIAC with 13.8 points per game. She added an average of 3.1 rebounds and totaled 42 assists. With 39 percent accuracy, Kitzke hit 40 three-point shots in 103 attempts. She also recorded 26 steals to lead the Titans. Kitzke posted a career-high 21 points against UW-Platteville on Jan. 25.
In 75 career games, Kitzke already owns 839 points. Her other totals include 203 rebounds, 101 assists and 112 three-point baskets. During her sophomore season, Kitzke averaged 8.9 points and 2.4 boards per game. Her first year featured a scoring average of 10.9 points. Kitzke holds a career free-throw mark of 82 percent (229-281).
Wenig compiled the fifth-most assists in the conference with 84. She added 12.2 points and 3.1 rebounds per game while notching 21 steals. Sinking 84 percent (77-92) of her free throws, Wenig ranked third in the WIAC. Her personal-best 23 points came against UW-Stout on Jan. 14.
In each of her first three years, Wenig tallied at least 200 points and 45 assists. She posted 8.6 points per game last season after marking 9.0 her freshman campaign. In 74 contests, Wenig owns 736 points, 221 rebounds, 181 assists and 95 triples.
League coaches selected 10 players for the All-WIAC First Team and 12 for honorable mention. The first-team choices were Nicole Christianson, Callie Halama and Ellen Plendl of UW-Eau Claire, Tiffany Gregorich and Alise Holst of UW-River Falls, Ashley Averkamp and Sam Barber of UW-Stevens Point, Cortney Kumerow and Kaitlyn Thill of UW-Whitewater and Kassie Robinson of UW-La Crosse.
Barber was named the WIAC Player of the Year, while UW-Superior's Donald Mulhern was selected as the league's Coach of the Year. UW-Stevens Point's Cassie Bandow and UW-Superior's Bri Davis shared the WIAC's Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete award.