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Holland headlines All-WAC awards
3/9/2020 9:52:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Daniel, Bryant allso earn conference honors
The Grand Canyon women's basketball was well represented in All-WAC postseason awards with three players receiving honors, the conference announced Monday after a vote from coaches.
Freshman point guard Jada Holland headlined the awards for the Lopes, being the only non-senior on All-WAC first team and winning the WAC Freshman of the Year and WAC Newcomer of the Year awards. Holland enters the WAC Tournament ranked second in the conference for assists per game (4.9) and is the team's leader in points per game (11.7) and steals per game (1.5).
GCU senior power forward Da'jah Daniel was named to the All-WAC second team for the second consecutive season and also made the conference All-Defensive Team. Daniel finished the regular season as the WAC rebounding champion at 10.2 boards per game while scoring 11.6 points per game with 10 double-doubles. She ranks 27th in the nation for rebounds per game and field goal percentage (54.8%).
Lopes freshman power forward Mae Bryant joined Holland on the WAC All-Newcomer Team. Bryant is one of GCU's per-40-minute leaders. Off the bench, Bryant averages 7.0 points and 5.3 rebounds in just 19.5 minutes per game.
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2019-20 All-WAC Teams
All-WAC first team
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All-WAC second team
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All-Defensive Team
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All-Newcomer Team
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Player of the Year:Â Ericka Mattingly, senior guard, Kansas City
Defensive Player of the Year:Â Kamira Sanders, senior guard, Seattle U
Newcomer of the Year:Â Jada Holland, freshman guard, GCU
Freshman of the Year:Â Jada Holland, freshman guard, GCU
Coach of the Year:Â Jacie Hoyt, Kansas City
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*Indicates previous All-WAC first-team selection
#Indicates previous All-WAC second-team selection
^Indicates previous All-Defensive Team selection
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Freshman point guard Jada Holland headlined the awards for the Lopes, being the only non-senior on All-WAC first team and winning the WAC Freshman of the Year and WAC Newcomer of the Year awards. Holland enters the WAC Tournament ranked second in the conference for assists per game (4.9) and is the team's leader in points per game (11.7) and steals per game (1.5).
GCU senior power forward Da'jah Daniel was named to the All-WAC second team for the second consecutive season and also made the conference All-Defensive Team. Daniel finished the regular season as the WAC rebounding champion at 10.2 boards per game while scoring 11.6 points per game with 10 double-doubles. She ranks 27th in the nation for rebounds per game and field goal percentage (54.8%).
Lopes freshman power forward Mae Bryant joined Holland on the WAC All-Newcomer Team. Bryant is one of GCU's per-40-minute leaders. Off the bench, Bryant averages 7.0 points and 5.3 rebounds in just 19.5 minutes per game.
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2019-20 All-WAC Teams
All-WAC first team
| Jada Holland | Grand Canyon | G | 5-6 | Fr. | Pleasanton, Calif. (Bishop O'Dowd) |
| #Jordan Holland | Utah Valley | F | 6-0 | Sr. | Los Lunas, N.M. (Los Lunas) |
| *Ericka Mattingly | Kansas City | G | 5-7 | Sr. | Wichita, Kan. (Wichita South) |
| **Gia Pack | NM State | G | 5-10 | Sr. | Phoenix, Ariz. (South Mountain) |
| Kamira Sanders | Seattle U | G | 5-7 | Sr. | Redding, Calif. (Enterprise) |
All-WAC second team
| Maria Carvalho | Utah Valley | G | 5-8 | So. | Lisbon, Portugal (Escola Secundaria de Vagos) |
| #Da'jah Daniel | Grand Canyon | F | 6-4 | Sr. | Killeen, Texas (Harker Heights/Trinity Valley CC) |
| Amara Graham | UT Rio Grande Valley | G | 5-6 | RJr. | Chicago, Ill. (Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep) |
| #Ane Olaeta | California Baptist | G | 5-4 | Jr. | Gernika-Lumo, Spain (Gernika-Lumo) |
| Lexy Ram | California Baptist | G/F | 5-10 | Sr. | Tucson, Ariz. (Ironwood Ridge) |
All-Defensive Team
| Maria Carvalho | Utah Valley | G | 5-8 | So. | Lisbon, Portugal (Escola Secundaria de Vagos) |
| Da'jah Daniel | Grand Canyon | F | 6-4 | Sr. | Killeen, Texas (Harker Heights/Trinity Valley CC) |
| ^Ericka Mattingly | Kansas City | G | 5-7 | Sr. | Wichita, Kan. (Wichita South) |
| Kamira Sanders | Seattle U | G | 5-7 | Sr. | Redding, Calif. (Enterprise) |
| Cristina Soriano | Kansas City | F | 6-5 | Sr. | Valladolid, Spain (IES Galileo) |
All-Newcomer Team
| Mae Bryant | Grand Canyon | F | 6-0 | Fr. | Sammamish, Wash. (Eastlake) |
| Jayden Eggleston | CSU Bakersfield | F | 6-1 | RSo. | Las Vegas, Nev. (Centennial) |
| Jada Holland | Grand Canyon | G | 5-6 | Fr. | Pleasanton, Calif. (Bishop O'Dowd) |
| Soufia Inoussa | NM State | G | 5-7 | Fr. | Stockholm, Sweden (Solna Gymnasium) |
| Trelynn Tyler | UT Rio Grande Valley | G | 5-8 | Jr. | Omaha, Neb. (Mansfield Timberview) |
Player of the Year:Â Ericka Mattingly, senior guard, Kansas City
Defensive Player of the Year:Â Kamira Sanders, senior guard, Seattle U
Newcomer of the Year:Â Jada Holland, freshman guard, GCU
Freshman of the Year:Â Jada Holland, freshman guard, GCU
Coach of the Year:Â Jacie Hoyt, Kansas City
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*Indicates previous All-WAC first-team selection
#Indicates previous All-WAC second-team selection
^Indicates previous All-Defensive Team selection
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