DENVER – The Western Athletic Conference women’s basketball media
have selected Utah State as the preseason favorite to win the
conference crown during the 2012-13 season, and Utah State senior guard
Devyn Christensen has been selected as the WAC Preseason Player of the
Year.
The Aggies received eight first-place votes, earning 165
points. Louisiana Tech was picked to finish second with 136 points and
four first-place votes, just ahead of Denver with 128 points and one
first-place vote. Seattle U was picked to finish fourth with 106 points
and two first-place votes, followed by Texas State with 101 points and
one first-place vote. Idaho was picked to finish in sixth place with 83
points, followed by San Jose State in seventh with 64 points. UTSA (56),
New Mexico State (54) and UT Arlington round out the poll.
Reigning
first team All-WAC honoree Christensen was voted Preseason Player of
the Year and is the on the preseason All-WAC first team. Joining her on
the first team are Alyssa Charlston of Idaho, Louisiana Tech’s Whitney
Frazier, Diamond Ford of Texas State and Seattle U’s Kacie Sowell.
The
Preseason All-WAC second team is comprised of San Jose State’s Ta’Rea
Cunnigan, Stefanie Gilbreath of New Mexico State, Idaho’s Krissy Karr,
Kelia Shelton of Louisiana Tech and Denver’s Emiko Smith.
2012-13 Preseason Women’s Basketball Media Poll
| Rank |
Teams (1st-Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1 |
Utah State (9) |
165 |
| 2 |
Louisiana Tech (4) |
145 |
| 3 |
Denver (1) |
135 |
| 4 |
Seattle U (2) |
111 |
| 5 |
Texas State (1) |
105 |
| 6 |
Idaho |
91 |
| 7 |
San Jose State |
70 |
| 8 |
UTSA |
59 |
| 9 |
New Mexico State (1) |
56 |
| 10 |
UT Arlington |
53 |
2012-13 Preseason Women’s Basketball Media 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
Stefanie Gilbreath, New Mexico State
Krissy Karr, Idaho
Kelia Shelton, Louisiana Tech
Emiko Smith, Denver
Preseason Player of the Year: Devyn Christensen, Utah State