SAN BRUNO, Calif. — San Francisco women's basketball senior guard
Shannon Powell was named to the 2019 All-West Coast Conference Second Team Tuesday after performing as one of the conference's best all-around players all season long.
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The 5-foot, 6-inch senior from El Paso, Texas, led the Dons (6-23, 2-16 WCC) in nearly every statistical category in 2018-19, including points (15.6 per game), rebounds (5.7 per game), assists (3.4 per game) and steals (61 total, 2.1 per game).
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At the end of the regular season, Powell stood as one of just four players in the conference ranked among the top-20 in scoring and rebounding, and the top-15 in assists and steals. Powell finished the 29-game regular season fifth in the WCC in scoring, fourth in steals, 13th in assists and 17th in rebounding. The other three players – Shaylee Gonzales of BYU, Valerie Higgins of Pacific and Barbara Sitanggan of Pepperdine – all received all-WCC honors, and in the case of Gonzales and Higgins, won Newcomer and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, putting Powell in elite company.
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Powell and the Dons begin play as the No. 9 seed at the 2019 University Credit Union WCC Championship Tournament in Las Vegas at noon on Thursday against No. 8 seed Portland. Fans can find all live coverage links and tournament information on USFDons.com.
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Pepperdine senior forward Yasmine Robinson-Bacote was named the WCC Player of the Year after a season that saw her lead the conference in scoring by the largest margin in three years while captaining the Waves to their best conference finish since the 2010-11 season. Pacific's Higgins was named the Defensive Player of the Year, BYU's Gonzales was named the Newcomer of the Year and Gonzaga's Lisa Fortier was named the Coach of the Year.
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All four individual awards - along with the All-West Coast Conference Teams and the All-Freshman Team - were voted on by the league's 10 head coaches.
2018-19 WCC Women's Basketball First Team
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Pos. |
| Brenna Chase |
BYU |
Jr. |
G |
| Chelsey Gipson |
Loyola Marymount |
So. |
G |
| Shaylee Gonzales |
BYU |
Fr. |
G |
| Valerie Higgins |
Pacific |
R-So. |
G |
| Megan McKay |
Saint Mary's |
Sr. |
F |
| Sydney Raggio |
Saint Mary's |
Sr. |
F |
| Zykera Rice |
Gonzaga |
Sr. |
F |
| Yasmine Robinson-Bacote |
Pepperdine |
Sr. |
F |
| Chandler Smith |
Gonzaga |
R-Sr. |
F |
| Laura Stockton |
Gonzaga |
Sr. |
G |
2018-19 WCC Women's Basketball Second Team
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Pos. |
| Tia Hay |
Santa Clara |
Jr. |
G |
| Paisley Johnson |
BYU |
So. |
G |
| Brooklyn McDavid |
Pacific |
So. |
F |
| Shannon Powell |
San Francisco |
Sr. |
G |
| Julie Spencer |
Portland |
Sr. |
F |
2018-19 WCC Women's Basketball Honorable Mention
Bree Alford, Loyola Marymount; Jasmine Forcadilla, Saint Mary's; Ashlyn Herlihy, Santa Clara; Ameela Li, Pacific; Barbara Sitanggan, Pepperdine; Jill Townsend, Gonzaga
2018-19 WCC Women's Basketball All-Freshmen Team
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
| Haylee Andrews |
Portland |
G |
| Malia Bambrick |
Pepperdine |
G |
| Shaylee Gonzales |
BYU |
G |
| Sam Simons |
Saint Mary's |
G |
| Lindsey VanAllen |
Santa Clara |
G |
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