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WAC Coaches Select Seattle U, Sowell as Preseason Favorites

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DENVER – Seattle U is the preseason favorite to win the Western Athletic Conference women’s basketball title, while Redhawk senior Kacie Sowell was selected as the WAC Preseason Player of the Year in a vote of the league’s nine head coaches, who could not vote for their own team or players.

The Redhawks received 62 points and six first-place votes to beat out Idaho for the top spot. The Vandals captured second place with 59 points and the other three first-place votes. New Mexico State came in third with 47 points, while Kansas City finished fourth with 36 points. Bakersfield came in fifth place with 32 points, just ahead of Utah Valley in sixth with 30 points. Texas-Pan American (25), Grand Canyon (23) and Chicago State (10) round out the poll.

Sowell, the reigning WAC Player of the Year, leads the list of Preseason All-WAC honorees. Joining her on the first team are teammate Sylvia Shephard, Idaho’s Stacey Barr and Alyssa Charlston, and Eilise O’Connor of Kansas City.

Second team selections include Janae Coffee (Bakersfield), Judy Jones (Grand Canyon), Kim Nezianya (Kansas City), Ashley Ward (Seattle U) and Sasha Weber (New Mexico State).

2013-14 Preseason Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll
Rank Teams (1st-Place Votes) Points
1 Seattle U (6)  62
2 Idaho (3) 59
3 New Mexico State 47
4 Kansas City 36
5 Bakersfield 32
6 Utah Valley 30
7 Texas-Pan American 25
8 Grand Canyon 23
9 Chicago State 10

2013-14 Preseason Women’s Basketball Coaches All-WAC Teams
First Team
Stacey Barr, Idaho
Alyssa Charlston, Idaho
Eilise O’Connor, Kansas City
Sylvia Shephard, Seattle U
Kacie Sowell, Seattle U

Second Team
Janae Coffee, Bakersfield
Judy Jones, Grand Canyon
Kim Nezianya, Kansas City
Ashley Ward, Seattle U
Sasha Weber, New Mexico State

Preseason Player of the Year: Kacie Sowell, Seattle U