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LaMendola, Zounia garner Mountain West honors
3/7/2026 10:05:00 AM | Women's Basketball
LaMendola earns spot on All-MW team; Zounia makes MW All-Freshman
Grand Canyon basketball players Julianna LaMendola and Ines Zounia claimed Mountain West postseason accolades.
LaMendola, a junior forward, earned a spot on the All-Mountain West Team, while Zounia garnered MW All-Freshman Team honors.
LaMendola is averaging team and career highs in points (12.8) and rebounds (6.5) per game while totaling a team-best 18 blocks in Mountain West play. She enters the Mountain West Championship ranked third in the conference in shooting percentage (45.4%) while also going 33 of 39 from the free throw line (84.6%).
The Coppell, Texas, native recorded two double-doubles this season and came within one rebound oif a double-double in two other games.
Zounia, a native of Lille, France, has started every conference game with averages of 8.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. Zounia is shooting 43% from the floor and 34% from 3-point range, second best on the team in conference action among players with at least 25 attempts.
The guard enters the tournament averaging 11.3 points and 6.7 rebounds with 15-for-29 shooting over the past three games
For a full list of Mountain West women's basketball postseason award winners, click here.
GCU begins the Mountain West Championship with a Saturday first-round game against No. 11 seed Utah State at 8:30 p.m. (Phoenix time). Live coverage can be found on the Mountain West Network.
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LaMendola, a junior forward, earned a spot on the All-Mountain West Team, while Zounia garnered MW All-Freshman Team honors.LaMendola is averaging team and career highs in points (12.8) and rebounds (6.5) per game while totaling a team-best 18 blocks in Mountain West play. She enters the Mountain West Championship ranked third in the conference in shooting percentage (45.4%) while also going 33 of 39 from the free throw line (84.6%).
The Coppell, Texas, native recorded two double-doubles this season and came within one rebound oif a double-double in two other games.
Zounia, a native of Lille, France, has started every conference game with averages of 8.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. Zounia is shooting 43% from the floor and 34% from 3-point range, second best on the team in conference action among players with at least 25 attempts.The guard enters the tournament averaging 11.3 points and 6.7 rebounds with 15-for-29 shooting over the past three games
For a full list of Mountain West women's basketball postseason award winners, click here.
GCU begins the Mountain West Championship with a Saturday first-round game against No. 11 seed Utah State at 8:30 p.m. (Phoenix time). Live coverage can be found on the Mountain West Network.
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