After tearing her ACL in 2019, Alina Shakirova has come a long way in a short amount of time for the UNBC Timberwolves.
The fourth-year player and Duchess Park graduate was named a second-team all-star today (Thursday) by the Canada West conference.
From a torn ACL in 2019, to missing the 2020 @USPORTSca season due to COVID, to…
A 2021-2022 @CanadaWest All-Star.
We couldn't be more proud of the hardest working player in the conference, @UNBCWomensBball's Alina Shakirova.
You deserve this, Shak!!!!! pic.twitter.com/5VnFNxc4iC— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) March 3, 2022
Shakirova finished second in scoring averaging 18.5 points per game, trailing only Ashlyn Day of the University of Victoria.
The Timberwolves women’s basketball team is in Calgary to take on the Brandon Bobcats in playoff action tomorrow (Friday) at 5 pm.
In men’s action, UNBC plays Brandon today in Lethbridge, which is set for a 4pm tip-off.
Friday in Calgary, the feisty @UNBCWomensBball team will take on the @BUBobcats in the opening round of the @CanadaWest playoffs!
We chatted with @UNBC guard Rebecca Landry in the video, and you can read a full lookahead here: https://t.co/HwbobR0xj4 pic.twitter.com/75bYA06rPL— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) March 3, 2022
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