Gonzaga tops West Coast Conference preseason poll for 5th straight year, All-WCC preseason team announced

LAS VEGAS – Gonzaga tops the West Conference Preseason Poll of the conference’s 10 head coaches for the fifth straight year with eight first-place votes. The league announced the poll and the preseason All-WCC Team today in Las Vegas at the conference’s women’s basketball media day at Orleans Arena. The Zags are coming off a season that saw the program make its ninth NCAA tournament appearance in the last 11 seasons after taking the WCC regular season and championship crown.

Saint Mary’s received two first place votes to land at second place in the poll. BYU came in third followed by San Diego and Loyola Marymount to round out the top five.

San Diego looks to have a successful season as the Toroeros return heralded senior Maya Hood this season who missed a majority of the 2016-17 season after suffering a knee injury in December.

LMU has a ramped up roster with  junior Gabby Green, a transfer from the Pac-12’s California. Green is eligible to compete following two years as a starter for the Golden Bears.

The preseason poll and All-WCC team were selected solely by a vote of the conference’s 10 head coaches. West Coast Conference play begins on Thursday, December 28.

2017-18 WEST COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL

Team (First Place Vote)		Pts.
1. Gonzaga	(8)	79
2. Saint Mary’s	(2)	72
3. BYU		68
4. San Diego		54
5. Loyola Marymount		48
6. Santa Clara		39
7. San Francisco		36
8. Pacific		28
9. Pepperdine		14
10. Portland		12

2017-18 ALL-WCC PRESEASON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM

Name	Institution	Yr.	Pos.
Jill Barta	Gonzaga	R-Jr.	F
Stella Beck	Saint Mary’s	Sr.	G
Cassie Broadhead Devashrayee	BYU	Sr.	G
Maya Hood	San Diego	R-Sr.	F
GeAnna Luaulu-Summers	Pacific	Sr.	G
Sydney Raggio	Saint Mary’s	Jr.	F
Yasmine Robinson-Bacote	Pepperdine	Jr.	F
Anna Seilund	San Francisco	Sr.	G
Laura Stockton	Gonzaga	Jr.	G
Cheyanne Wallace	Loyola Marymount	Jr.	G/F