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SAN FRANCISCO – The USF women's soccer team had six student-athletes earn All-West Coast Conference honors, as announced by the conference on Tuesday. The list includes WCC Co-Defender of the Year Ali Schaffer, who also earned second-team honors, first-team honorees Jessica Nakae and Madalyn Schiffel, and honorable mention selections Alex Alugas, Amanda Whittle, and Samantha Jehnings, who also earned a spot on the all-freshman team.
 
The six All-WCC recipients ties the program record for most in a season; the Dons also had six all-conference performers in 2006.
 
Schaffer becomes the first Don to ever win a major conference award, while Nakae becomes the first USF player since Shellie Silva (1992-1993) to earn back-to-back first-team honors. Jehnings' selection to the all-freshman team marks the fifth time in the past six seasons the Dons have had a member on the all-freshman squad.
 
Schaffer (Santa Rosa, Calif. / Maria Carrillo HS), a junior defender, earned the first All-WCC honor of her career after starting all 20 games in the Dons' defensive backfield, playing virtually every minute. As the center back, Schaffer anchored a USF defense that tied for second in the WCC with a school-record 10 shutouts overall and ranked third in goals allowed (15) and goals against average (0.72). She shared co-defender of the year recognition with LMU's Callie Taylor.
 
Nakae (Torrance, Calif. / South HS), a junior midfielder, made her greatest impact facilitating for her teammates in an attacking midfield role. Nakae started all 20 matches, registering one goal and one assist during WCC play. Her lone goal during conference play came when she netted the game-winner in the 82^nd minute of USF's 2-1 upset over No. 5 BYU. Nakae earned WCC Player of the Week honors on Oct. 27. She previously earned first-team recognition last year, as well as honorable mention and all-freshman honors in 2013.
 
Schiffel, a senior keeper from Roseville, Calif. (Cornerstone HS), took home her first career first-team nod after recording a 0.98 goals against average in WCC play to go along with three shutouts in conference action, which ranked fourth. She also boasted a .791 save percentage with 34 saves in WCC play. Over the course of the year, Schiffel became USF's career leader in shutouts (23), goalkeeper wins (29), minutes played in goal (6,514), while her overall goals against average of 0.72 this season was just shy of the USF single season mark of 0.69 set by Amy Voiland (1996).
 
Alugas (Los Altos, Calf. / The King's Academy) earned her first all-conference honor after proving a vital asset as a wing midfielder. Alugas started 18 of the team's 20 contests and had one assist in WCC play, but tallied one goal and two assists overall.
 
Jehnings, a redshirt freshman out of Canyon Country, Calif. (Golden Valley HS), led the Dons in scoring on the year, netting four goals in WCC play – ranking her third in the conference – and seven goals with two assists overall. She started 10 of the team's 20 games, while her 16 points overall ranked fifth in the WCC.
 
Whittle, another South High School product out of Torrance, Calif., earned honorable mention honors for the second consecutive year after tallying a goal and an assist in WCC play. As Alugas' counterpart on the opposite wing, Whittle helped create attacking opportunities for the Dons. She had career-highs in goals (3) – including two game-winners - and assists (5) overall this year, while her five assists overall tied for third-best in the WCC.
           
The Dons finished the year with a program-best 13-4-3 record overall and a 7-2-0 mark in conference play, good for the highest finish in program history, a second-place tie with Loyola Marymount.
     
 
2015 WEST COAST CONFERENCE MAJOR INDIVIDUAL HONORS
 
2015 West Coast Conference Coach of the Year
Michelle Myers, Loyola Marymount
 
2015 West Coast Conference Player of the Year
Nadia Gomes, BYU
 
2015 West Coast Conference Co-Defenders of the Year
Ali Schaffer, San Francisco and Callie Taylor, Loyola Marymount
 
2015 West Coast Conference Goalkeeper of the Year
Rachel Boaz, BYU

2015 West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year
Christina Settles, Pepperdine

2015 All-WCC Women's Soccer First Team

Name	Yr.	Pos.	School
Jocelyn Blankenship	Sr.	M	Loyola Marymount
Hannah Diaz	So.	D	Saint Mary's
Nadia Gomes	So.	F	BYU
Morgan Hilby	Sr.	F	Loyola Marymount
Elena Maderios	Jr.	M	BYU
Michele Murphy Vasconcelos	Jr.	M	BYU
Jessica Nakae	Jr.	M	San Francisco
Madalyn Schiffel	Sr.	GK	San Francisco
Julie Vass	Jr.	M	Santa Clara
Bri Visalli	So.	M	Pepperdine
Dani Weatherholt	Sr.	M	Santa Clara

 
2015 All-WCC Women's Soccer Second Team

Name	Yr.	Pos.	School
Jacqueline Altschuld	Jr.	M	San Diego
Karley Baggerly	Jr.	F	Gonzaga
Rachel Boaz	Jr.	GK	BYU
Ellie Boon	Jr.	D	Portland
Hailey Harbison	So.	D/F	Pepperdine
Noelle La Prevotte	Sr.	F	Portland
Kellie Peay	So.	D	Santa Clara
Bizzy Phillips	So.	M	BYU
Ali Schaffer	Jr.	D	San Francisco
Callie Taylor	Sr.	D	Loyola Marymount
Allison Wetherington	Jr.	M	Portland

2015 WCC Women's Soccer Honorable Mention
Rylee Baisden, Pepperdine; Taylor Campbell Isom, BYU; Michelle Craft, San Diego; Samantha Dion, Saint Mary's; Samantha Jehnings, San Francisco; Shannon Kent, Loyola Marymount; Aliyah Miller, Gonzaga; Alex Alugas, San Francisco; Sarah Sanger, Loyola Marymount; Christina Settle, Pepperdine; Andi Tostanoski, Santa Clara; Victoria Walker, San Diego; Amanda Whittle, San Francisco

2015 All-WCC Women's Soccer Freshman Team

Name	Pos.	School
Kendall Bietsch	D	Pacific
Julianne De Armas	F	San Diego
Janae Gonzalez	F	Santa Clara
Jazmin Jackmon	D	Santa Clara
Samantha Jehnings	F	San Francisco
Cecilia Pedersen	F	Portland
Charlee Pruitt	GK	Loyola Marymount
Gabbie Sanfillippo	D	Loyola Marymount
Christina Settles	M	Pepperdine
Madie Siddoway	M	BYU
Emma Tynauer	M	Loyola Marymount