Gonzaga women picked to finish first in WCC

Oct 5, 2022 - 5:31 PM

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The Gonzaga Bulldogs women’s basketball team has been picked to finish first in the WCC in preseason polls. Kayleigh Truong, Kaylynne Truong, and Yvonne Ejim also all earned Preseason All-WCC Team honors.

It is the first preseason nod for both Truong twins and Ejim, and with Gonzaga leading the preseason All-WCC team with three players, is a large reason the Zags are overwhelmingly favored to win the conference.

Ejim is the returning WCC Sixth Woman of the Year. She also received All-WCC Second Team honors last season, in which she scored 10.1 points and grabbed 5.6 rebounds per game. Kayleigh Truong was named to the All-WCC First Team last season.

Here is the WCC preseason poll followed by the Preseason All-WCC Team. The Zags will take the court for the first time this season on Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Numerica Fan Fest.

Preseason Poll

1. Gonzaga (9), 81
2. Portland (1), 71
3. BYU, 55
4. San Francisco, 54
5. Saint Mary’s, 47
6. San Diego, 46
7. LMU, 39
8. Santa Clara, 29
9. Pacific, 17
10. Pepperdine, 11

Preseason All-WCC Team

• Haylee Andrews, senior, Portland
• Ali Bamberger, junior, Saint Mary’s
• Yvonne Ejim, junior, Gonzaga
• Alex Fowler, junior, Porland
• Lauren Gustin, junior, BYU
• Ariel Johnson, senior, LMU
• Ioanna Krimili, junior, San Francisco
• Myah Pace, senior, San Diego
• Kayleigh Truong, senior, Gonzaga
• Kaylynne Truong, senior, Gonzaga