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Daniel named Preseason All-WAC
10/9/2019 7:15:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Lopes predicted to finish 7th in conference
WAC Preseason Coaches Poll
Grand Canyon senior power forward Da'jah Daniel was named to the Preseason All-WAC second team Wednesday as the conference women's basketball preseason poll was released.
New Mexico State (six first-place votes) is the favorite to capture the WAC title, edging out California Baptist (two first-place votes). Kansas City (one first-place vote) was picked to finish third, followed by UT Rio Grande Valley, CSU Bakersfield and Utah Valley. GCU was picked to finish seventh wtih Seattle U and Chicago State rounding out the poll for the nine-team conference. The Lopes landed in eighth in the media poll.
Daniel and sophomore point guard Laura Piera are the returning starters for the Lopes, who have a roster mix of seven letter winners and eight newcomers.
GCU will open the season on Nov. 5, when it hosts Benedictine. Of GCU's 11 nonconference games, seven will be played in GCU Arena.
2019-20 Preseason Women's Basketball Coaches Poll
First Team
Jordan Holland, Utah Valley
Ericka Mattingly, Kansas City
Ane Olaeta, California Baptist
Gia Pack, New Mexico State
Britney Thomas, California Baptist
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Second Team
Vanessa Austin, CSU Bakersfield
Da'jah Daniel, GCU
Amara Graham, UT Rio Grande Valley
Megan Johnson, UT Rio Grande Valley
Kamira Sanders, Seattle U
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Preseason Player of the Year: Gia Pack, New Mexico State
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Grand Canyon senior power forward Da'jah Daniel was named to the Preseason All-WAC second team Wednesday as the conference women's basketball preseason poll was released.
New Mexico State (six first-place votes) is the favorite to capture the WAC title, edging out California Baptist (two first-place votes). Kansas City (one first-place vote) was picked to finish third, followed by UT Rio Grande Valley, CSU Bakersfield and Utah Valley. GCU was picked to finish seventh wtih Seattle U and Chicago State rounding out the poll for the nine-team conference. The Lopes landed in eighth in the media poll.
Daniel and sophomore point guard Laura Piera are the returning starters for the Lopes, who have a roster mix of seven letter winners and eight newcomers.
GCU will open the season on Nov. 5, when it hosts Benedictine. Of GCU's 11 nonconference games, seven will be played in GCU Arena.
2019-20 Preseason Women's Basketball Coaches Poll
- New Mexico State (6)     62
- California Baptist (2)          57
- Kansas City (1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 44
- UT Rio Grande Valley     40
- CSU Bakersfield          35
- Utah Valley              29
- GCUÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 25
- Seattle UÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 24
- Chicago State            8
First Team
Jordan Holland, Utah Valley
Ericka Mattingly, Kansas City
Ane Olaeta, California Baptist
Gia Pack, New Mexico State
Britney Thomas, California Baptist
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Second Team
Vanessa Austin, CSU Bakersfield
Da'jah Daniel, GCU
Amara Graham, UT Rio Grande Valley
Megan Johnson, UT Rio Grande Valley
Kamira Sanders, Seattle U
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Preseason Player of the Year: Gia Pack, New Mexico State
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