SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco junior Rachel Howard was tapped to the West Coast Conference All-Academic Team, announced today by the league offices.
 
An all-academic honorable mention selection a year ago, Howard holds the highest gpa on the 10-woman all-academic squad. The kinesiology major maintains a 3.75 grade point average, all while holding court as a sharpshooter for the USF offense. 
 
A deadly threat from the outside, Howard stands in fourth in the WCC in 3-point percentage hitting 39.3 percent of her attempts from distance. Last night, the Berkeley, Calif., native went off for a career-high 29 points on 10-of-12 shooting, and a 6-of-7 effort from three as the Dons dominated Pepperdine, 99-75.
 
A trio of Dons earned honorable mention status for their work in the classroom. Redshirt sophomore Kalyn Simon holds a 3.86 gpa in her work toward a degree in international studies with a concentration in environment and development. Michaela Rakova, sophomore forward from Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovakia, keeps a 3.65 gpa in her psychology studies, and fellow second-year player Anna Seilund has a 3.47 gpa studying organizational behavior and leadership.
 
To be eligible for the all-academic squad, a student-athlete must maintain at least at 3.20 cumulative GPA while also being a significant contributor to her team.

2015-16 WEST COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

Name	Institution	Yr.	GPA Major
Stella Beck	Saint Mary's	Soph.	3.72 Psychology
Marie Bertholdt	Santa Clara	Jr.	3.26 Business
Devon Brookshire	Saint Mary's	Jr.	3.70 Psychology/Business
Shelby Cheslek	Gonzaga	R-Sr.	3.62 MBA
Rachel Howard	San Francisco	Jr.	3.75 Kinesiology
Mackenzie Pulsipher	BYU	Jr.	3.42 Recreation.Management
Lexi Rydalch	BYU	Sr.	3.25 Psychology
Sophie Taylor	Loyola Marymount	Sr.	3.20 Physics
Kaylie Van Loo	Portland	Jr.	3.70 Marketing
Sydney Williams	San Diego	Soph.	3.45 Behavioral Neuroscience

2015-16 WCC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
Shelbi Aimonetti, Loyola Marymount; Erin Butler, Pacific; Brooke Gallaway, Santa Clara; Kiara Kurdron, Gonzaga; Lisa Janko, Saint Mary's; Kyle Maeda, BYU; Hannah Mattson, Portland; Samira McDonald, Saint Mary's; Kristine Nielsen, BYU; Shaniqua Nilles, Gonzaga; Olivia Ogwumike, Pepperdine; Lori Parkinson, Santa Clara; Krista Pettepier, Pepperdine; Michaela Rakova, San Francisco; Anna Seilund, San Francisco; Kalyn Simon, San Francisco; Devin Stanback, Pepperdine; Georgia Stirton, Gonzaga; Emma Stach, Gonzaga; Elle Tinkle, Gonzaga; Carly Turner, Saint Mary's