DENVER – Utah State is the preseason favorite to win the Western Athletic Conference women’s basketball title, while Aggie senior Devyn Christensen was selected as the WAC Preseason Player of the Year in a vote of the league’s 10 head coaches, who could not vote for their own team or players.
The Aggies received 78 points and seven first-place votes to beat out Louisiana Tech for the top spot. The Lady Techsters captured second place with 75 points and the other three first-place votes. Denver came in third with 55 points, while Seattle U finished fourth with 48 points, just ahead of Idaho in fifth place with 47 points. Texas State came in sixth with 41 points, followed by San Jose State in seventh with 36 points. New Mexico State (27), UTSA (26) and UT Arlington (17) rounded out the poll.
Christensen, a first team All-WAC pick a year ago, leads the list of Preseason All-WAC honorees. Joining her on the first team are Idaho’s Alyssa Charlston, Diamond Ford of Texas State, Louisiana Tech’s Whitney Frazier and Kacie Sowell of Seattle U.
Second team selections include Ta’Rea Cunnigan (San Jose State), Krissy Karr (Idaho), Quincey Noonan (Denver), Emiko Smith (Denver) and Ashley Ward (Seattle U).
2012-13 Preseason Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll
| Rank |
Teams (1st-Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1 |
Utah State (7) |
78 |
| 2 |
Louisiana Tech (3) |
75 |
| 3 |
Denver |
55 |
| 4 |
Seattle U |
48 |
| 5 |
Idaho |
47 |
| 6 |
Texas State |
41 |
| 7 |
San Jose State |
36 |
| 8 |
New Mexico State |
27 |
| 9 |
UTSA |
26 |
| 10 |
UT Arlington |
17 |
2012-13 Preseason Women’s Basketball Coaches All-WAC Teams
First Team
Alyssa Charlston, Idaho
Devyn Christensen, Utah State
Whitney Frazier, Louisiana Tech
Diamond Ford, Texas State
Kacie Sowell, Seattle U
Second Team
Ta’Rea Cunnigan, San Jose State
Krissy Karr, Idaho
Quincey Noonan, Denver
Emiko Smith, Denver
Ashley Ward, Seattle U
Preseason Player of the Year: Devyn Christensen, Utah State