Women Picked to Finish Second in WCC Poll

SAN BRUNO, Calif. – BYU’s women’s basketball team was picked to finish second in its first year as a member of the West Coast Conference, as voted by the league coaches.

The Cougars return seven letterwinners from a team that won its third and final Mountain West Conference regular season title and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the postseason WNIT.

Senior center Kristen Riley was one of 10 players selected to the Preseason All-WCC Team.

BYU received one first-place vote for a total of 52 points. Gonzaga was picked to finish first, getting eight first-place votes for 64 points. Pepperdine follows the Cougars in third place with 50 points.

The Cougars have two exhibition games this week on Thursday and Friday and officially open the year hosting Duke on Fri., Nov. 11.

2011-12 WCC Preseason Poll
Team (First Place Votes)			Points
1. Gonzaga (8)			64
2. BYU (1)			52
3. Pepperdine			50
4. Loyola Marymount			36
5. St. Mary's			34
6. Portland			32
7. San Diego			26
8. Santa Clara			22
9. San Francisco			8

2011-12 Preseason All-West Coast Conference Team
Player	School	Year	Position
Kristen Riley	BYU	Sr.	C
Dominique Conners	San Diego	Sr.	G
Alex Cowling	LMU	RS.-Jr	G/F
Natalie Day	Portland	Sr.	G/F
Jazmine Jackson	Pepperdine	Sr	G
Katelan Redmon	Gonzaga	Sr.	G/F
Alyssa Shoji	Santa Clara	Sr.	G
Jasmine Smith	Saint Mary's	RS-Sr.	G
Kayla Standish	Gonzaga	Sr.	F
ReZina TecleMariam	Portland	Sr.	G