2015-2016 Chargers Women's Basketball Team
Coaching Staff
- Head Coach
- Carl MacDonald
- Assistant Coach
- Walter Fields
- Assistant Coach
- Wes Pascoe
- Assistant Coach
- Tim Carlson
- Assistant Coach
- Dallas Lansdell
- Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Mark Taylor
- Head Athletic Therapist
- Matt Lumsdaine
- Student Athletic Therapist
- Martina Edney
- Student Athletic Therapist
- Hailey Lambert

BACK ROW L-R: Carl Macdonald - Head Coach, Kathryn Candell, Michelle Berti, Katie Hanson, Claire Young, Kelly Young, Olivia Bakker, Ali Cooper, Rachael Bakker, Jade Heavener, Isla Swanwick, Emma Cunningham, Danielle Frinton, Hailey Lambert - Student Athletic Therapist
FRONT ROW L-R: Madysen McNeil, Denae Edgar, Michaela Witte, Amy Acheson, Kayla Dinh, Anna Tchikicheva, Tessa Lannon-Paakspuu
NOT PICTURED: Walter Fields - Assistant Coach, Wes Pascoe - Assitant Coach, Tim Carlson - Assistant Coach, Dallas Lansdell - Assistant Coach, Mark Taylor - Strength and Conditioning Coach, Matt Lumsdaine - Head Athletic Therapist, Martina Edney - Student Athletic Therapist
Last Name | First Name | Uniform | Year | Position | Height | Hometown | High School | Program |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BAKKER | Olivia | 22 | 3 | Post | 5'11" | Duncan, BC | Duncan Christian | UT |
BAKKER | Rachael | 24 | 3 | Post | 5'11" | Duncan, BC | Duncan Christian | UT |
BERTI | Michelle | RS | RS | Red Shirt | 5'8" | Nanaimo, BC | Woodlands Sec | Criminal Justice |
CANDELL | Kathryn | 10 | 2 | Guard | 5'7" | Victoria, BC | Pacific Christian | UT |
DINH | Kayla | 6 | 1 | Guard | 5'3" | Victoria, BC | Oak Bay High | UT |
EDGAR | Denae | 32 | 1 | Guard | 5'6" | Port Alberni, BC | Alberni Sec | CFCS |
FRINTON | Danielle | RS | RS | Red Shirt | 5'9" | Nanaimo, BC | Dover Bay Sec | UT |
HANSON | Katie | 33 | 1 | Forward | 5'9" | Victoria, BC | Oak Bay High | UT |
HEAVENER | Jade | 8 | 1 | Forward | 5'10" | Courtenay, BC | GP Vanier Sec | Bus Admin |
LANNON-PAAKSPUU | Tessa | 21 | 1 | Guard | 5'4" | Penticton, BC | Penticton Sec | UT |
MCNEIL | Madyson | RS | RS | Red Shirt | 5'6" | Maple Ridge, BC | Samuel Robertson | BSFL |
SWANWICK | Isla | 23 | 1 | Guard | 5'9" | Victoria, BC | Belmont Sec | Bus Admin |
TCHIKICHEVA | Anna | RS | RS | Red Shirt | 5'3" | New Westminster, BC | New Westminster Sec | ExWell |
WITTE | Michaela | 7 | 1 | Guard | 5'6" | Qualicum Beach, BC | Kwalikum Sec | ExWell |
YOUNG | Claire | RS | RS | Red Shirt | 5'11" | Nelson, BC | LV Rogers Sec | SPMA |
YOUNG | Kelly | 13 | 3 | Post | 5'10" | Victoria, BC | Oak Bay High | ACBT |
Player Profiles
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Olivia Bakker
#22
- Year
- 3
- Position
- Post
- Height
- 5'11"
- Home
- Duncan
- High School
- Duncan Christian
- Program
- UT
-
Rachael Bakker
#24
- Year
- 3
- Position
- Post
- Height
- 5'11"
- Home
- Duncan
- High School
- Duncan Christian
- Program
- UT
-
Michelle Berti
RS
- Year
- RS
- Position
- Red Shirt
- Height
- 5'8"
- Home
- Nanaimo
- High School
- Woodlands Secondary
- Program
- Criminal Justice
-
Kathryn Candell
#10
- Year
- 2
- Position
- Guard
- Height
- 5'7"
- Home
- Victoria
- High School
- Pacific Christian
- Program
- UT
-
Kayla Dinh
#6
- Year
- 1
- Position
- Guard
- Height
- 5'3"
- Home
- Victoria
- High School
- Oak Bay
- Program
- UT
-
Denae Edgar
#32
- Year
- 1
- Position
- Guard
- Height
- 5'6"
- Home
- Port Alberni
- High School
- Alberni Secondary
- Program
- CFCS
-
Danielle Frinton
RS
- Year
- RS
- Position
- Red Shirt
- Height
- 5'9"
- Home
- Nanaimo
- High School
- Dover Bay Secondary
- Program
- UT
-
Katie Hanson
#33
- Year
- 1
- Position
- Forward
- Height
- 5'9"
- Home
- Victoria
- High School
- Oak Bay
- Program
- UT
-
Jade Heavener
#8
- Year
- 1
- Position
- Forward
- Height
- 5'10"
- Home
- Courtenay
- High School
- GP Vanier Secondary
- Program
- Business Admin
-
Tessa Lannon-Paakspuu
#21
- Year
- 1
- Position
- Guard
- Height
- 5'14"
- Home
- Penticton
- High School
- Penticton Secondary
- Program
- UT
-
Madyson McNeil
RS
- Year
- RS
- Position
- Red Shirt
- Height
- 5'6"
- Home
- Maple Ridge
- High School
- Samuel Robertson
- Program
- BSFL
-
Isla Swanwick
#23
- Year
- 1
- Position
- Guard
- Height
- 5'19"
- Home
- Victoria
- High School
- Belmont Secondary
- Program
- Business Admin
-
Anna Tchikicheva
RS
- Year
- RS
- Position
- Red Shirt
- Height
- 5'3"
- Home
- New Westminster
- High School
- New Westminster Secondary
- Program
- ExWell
-
Michaela Witte
#7
- Year
- 1
- Position
- Guard
- Height
- 5'6"
- Home
- Qualicum Beach
- High School
- Kwalikum Secondary
- Program
- ExWell
-
Claire Young
RS
- Year
- RS
- Position
- Red Shirt
- Height
- 5'11"
- Home
- Nelson
- High School
- LV Rogers Secondary
- Program
- SPMA
-
Kelly Young
#13
- Year
- 3
- Position
- Post
- Height
- 5'10"
- Home
- Victoria
- High School
- Oak Bay High
- Program
- ACBT
Coaches & Staff

- carl@cvibasketball.com
- Phone
- 250-618-9105
Carl Macdonald Head Coach
Home Town: Guelph, ON
Education
- Level 3 NCCP Certified
- MA – Conflict Analysis and Management
Coaching Experience
- 2014-Present Head Coach Camosun Chargers Women's Basketball
- 2005-2014 Woodland's High School Senior Girls
- 2006-2007 Woodland's Junior Girls
- 2005-2006 Woodland's Senior Boys
- 2003-2005 Dover Bay High School Senior Girls
- 1999-Present Central Vancouver Island Basketball Elite, Senior & Junior Girls
- 1999-2004 Basketball BC Regional Teams
- 1999-2003 Dover Bay High School Junior Girls
- 1994-Present Athletes in Action Grade 7-10 Boys
Program Development
- 2005-Present Woodlands High School
- 1999-2006 Central Vancouver Island Basketball Club
- 1995-2005 Dover Bay High School
Basketball Camps
- 2000-Present CVI/Regional District of Nanaimo Beginners Camp
- 1999-Present Central Vancouver Island Basketball Club
- 1999-2004 Basketball BC Regional Player ID
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Walter Fields
Assistant Coach
-
Wes Pascoe
Assistant Coach
-
Tim Carlson
Assistant Coach
-
Dallas Lansdell
Assistant Coach
-
Mark Taylor
Strength & Conditioning Coach
-
Matt Lumsdaine
Head Athletic Therapist
-
Martina Edney
Student Athletic Therapist
-
Hailey Lambert
Student Athletic Therapist
2015-2016 Season Recap
The Chargers women’s basketball squad made several outstanding achievements despite their sixth place finish in league play.
Team co-captain Kathryn Candell hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer against CBC on February 20 to put the game into overtime and secure the program’s 12th berth to the playoffs. Candell also became the first Chargers women’s basketball player to finish the season leading the conference in points per game.
Teammate and co-captain Kelly Young finished the season fifth in points per game and second in rebounds while third-year vet Rachael Bakker completed her intercollegiate career with Camosun with the second best shooting average in the league.
The Chargers will continue to build upon their successes as they head into the 2016-17 season.
Conference Results
PACWEST Provincial Championship
- Finished Tied for 5th Place
PACWEST Season
- Finished 6th (7 Wins, 14 Losses)
Conference Awards
Kathryn Candell
- CCAA Academic All-Canadian
- PACWEST 1st Team All-Star
Tessa Lannon-Paakspuu
- PACWEST All-Rookie Team
Kelly Young
- CCAA Athlete of the Week (January 20, 2016)
- PACWEST 2nd Team All-Star
- PACWEST Athlete of the Week (January 11-17, 2016)
Team Awards & Graduating Players
From left to right:
- Carl Macdonald – Head Coach
- Tessa Lannon-Paakspuu – Team Rookie
- Kathryn Candell – Team MVP
- Kelly Young – Team Leadership and 3rd Year Graduating Player (2013-2016)
- Rachael Bakker – 3rd Year Graduating Player (2013-2016)
- Olivia Bakker – 3rd Year Graduating Player (2013-2016)