SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The West Coast Conference is pleased to announce the 2018-19 West Coast Conference Women’s Basketball All-Academic Team. This season, 19 honorees turned in a GPA of 3.5 or higher and nine posted a 3.75 GPA or better.
Three student-athletes are making their second-consecutive appearance on the 10-person team in Pacific’s Ameela Li, Gonzaga’s Chandler Smith and Loyola Marymount’s Andee Velasco.
At the conclusion of each athletic season, the WCC selects an all-academic squad for each WCC-sponsored sport. To be considered, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average while also being a significant contributor to her team.
2018-19 WEST COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Name School Class GPA Major
Bree Alford Loyola Marymount Gr. 3.73 Educational Studies
Sara Hamson Brigham Young Soph. 3.90 Bioinformatics
Ameela Li Pacific Sr. 3.97 Business Administration
Moa Lundqvist San Francisco Sr. 3.73 Advertising
Maddie Muhlheim Portland Soph. 3.94 Business
Sydney Shepard San Diego Sr. 3.66 Business Administration
Chandler Smith Gonzaga Gr. 3.87 M.A. Organizational Leadership
Carly Turner Saint Mary’s Gr. 3.90 Business Administration
Andee Velasco Loyola Marymount Sr. 3.51 Entrepreneurship
Lauren Yearwood Santa Clara R-Jr. 3.87 Biology
2018-19 WCC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
Maria Albiero, BYU; Nia Alexander, San Francisco; Cierra Belvin, Loyola Marymount; Jose Buckingham, Loyola Marymount; Katie Campbell, Gonzaga; Emily Codding, Saint Mary’s; Claire Ferguson, Saint Mary’s; Jasmine Forcadilla, Saint Mary’s; Megan House, Pepperdine; Lisa Kaempf, Portland; Jose Matz, Portland; Myah Pace, San Diego; Isabelle Parker, Pacific; Rose Pflug, Pepperdine; Zykera Rice, Gonzaga; Keyari Sleezer, Pepperdine; Julie Spencer, Portland; Jill Townsend, Gonzaga; Bianca Velasco, Loyola Marymount; Jenn Wirth, Gonzaga; Emily Wolph, Santa Clara