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DENVER - (Oct. 12) Senior guard Kaylee Best was named to the 2016-17 All-Western Athletic Conference women’s basketball preseason second team, as voted by the league’s eight head coaches, the WAC office announced Wednesday. Coaches could not vote for their own players.
Best was the third leading scorer on last year’s squad, averaging 9.6 pig to go along with a team-high 106 assists and 64 steals. She also hit 45 triples and shot nearly 82 percent from the charity stripe (49-for-60).
The Redhawks were selected to finish seventh in both the league’s Preseason Coaches Poll and Preseason Media Poll. NM State was selected as the favorite to win the WAC in both polls.
Seattle U finished 9-21 overall and 3-11 in WAC play in 2015-16. The Redhawks begin a new era of basketball this winter under first-year Head Coach Suzy Barcomb.
Season tickets for the 2016-17 home slate are available by contacting the Seattle U Athletics Ticket Office at 206-398-4678.
2016-17 Preseason Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll
Rank, Team (1st Place Votes), Points
1. NM State (7), 49
2. UT Rio Grande Valley (1), 42
3. Grand Canyon, 34
4. CSU Bakersfield, 29
5. UMKC, 26
6. Utah Valley, 23
7. Seattle U, 13
8. Chicago State, 8
2016-17 Preseason Women’s Basketball Coaches All-WAC Teams
First Team
Shawnte’ Goff, UT Rio Grande Valley
Moriah Mack, NM State
Brianna Freeman, NM State
Mariah Seals, Utah Valley
Jessica Gajewski, Grand Canyon
Second Team
Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir, UT Rio Grande Valley
Kaylee Allen, Chicago State
Aries Washington, UMKC
Kaylee Best, Seattle U
Erika Williams, CSU Bakersfield
Preseason Player of the Year: Shawnte’ Goff, UT Rio Grande Valley