WAC Women's Basketball Media Select NM State, Goff as Preseason Favorites
DENVER - The Western Athletic Conference women's basketball media have selected NM State as the preseason favorite to repeat as conference champions in 2016-17 and UT Rio Grande Valley's
Shawnte' Goff as the WAC Preseason Player of the Year.
The Aggies earned six first place votes in the media poll to collect 90 points and edge out UT Rio Grande, who earned five first place votes to finish with 88 points. Grand Canyon was selected third with 64 points, followed by CSU Bakersfield, who earned 55 points including one first place vote. Utah Valley was selected fifth, followed by UMKC, Seattle U and Chicago State.
Goff, the 2015-16 WAC Player of the Year, leads the list of Preseason All-WAC honorees. Joining her on the first team are NM State's
Moriah Mack, Grand Canyon's
Jessica Gajewski, UMKC's
Aries Washington, and Utah Valley's
Mariah Seals.
Second team selections include
Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir (UT Rio Grande Valley),
Mary Savoy (UT Rio Grande Valley),
Brianna Freeman (NM State),
Kaylee Allen (Chicago State) and
Brooke Salas (NM State).
2016-17 Preseason Women's Basketball Media Poll
| Rank |
Team (1st Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1. |
NM State (6) |
90 |
| 2. |
UT Rio Grande Valley (5) |
88 |
| 3. |
Grand Canyon |
64 |
| 4. |
CSU Bakersfield (1) |
55 |
| 5. |
Utah Valley |
50 |
| 6. |
UMKC |
44 |
| 7. |
Seattle U |
26 |
| 8. |
Chicago State |
15 |
2016-17 Preseason Women's Basketball Media All-WAC Teams
First Team
Shawnte' Goff, UT Rio Grande Valley
Moriah Mack, NM State
Jessica Gajewski, Grand Canyon
Aries Washington, UMKC
Mariah Seals, Utah Valley
Second Team
Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir, UT Rio Grande Valley
Mary Savoy, UT Rio Grande Valley
Brianna Freeman, NM State
Kaylee Allen, Chicago State
Brooke Salas, NM State
Preseason Player of the Year: Shawnte' Goff, UT Rio Grande Valley