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Courtenay basketball star named PacWest women’s player of the year

Harriette Mackenzie, a 2021 graduate of Mark Isfeld Secondary now playing for the Vancouver Island University Mariners, has been named a first team all-star and Pacific Western Athletic Association (PacWest) player of the year for women’s basketball.
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Harriette Mackenzie of the Comox Valley has been named PacWest player of the year. File photo

Harriette Mackenzie, a 2021 graduate of Mark Isfeld Secondary now playing for the Vancouver Island University Mariners, has been named a first team all-star and Pacific Western Athletic Association (PacWest) player of the year for women’s basketball.

She led the conference in scoring (19.1 points per game, fourth in Canada), rebounding (14.9 per game, first in Canada) and blocked shots with 2.2 per game.

The Mariners are ranked #2 in Canada heading into playoffs this weekend. They beat host Camosun College in a semi-final game Friday at the PacWest provincials.

Capilano College — #6 in Canada and the top seed at provincials — beat Douglas College in the other semi.

VIU meets Cap in the final at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.