SAN BRUNO, Calif. –Portland Pilots guard Nicole Anderson earn WCC All-Academic First Team honors for the Pilots. Dyani Ananiev, Tiffany Barbosa, Florence Dallow, Rhyan Mogel, Lainey Spear and Ella Zimerman all earned honorable mention.
At the conclusion of each athletic season, the West Coast Conference selects an all-academic squad for each conference-sponsored sport. To be considered, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average, while also being a significant contributor to his team and in at least their second year at their school.
Pursuing her master’s, Anderson has been stellar for the Pilots this year. Anderson has averaged 8.2 points per game and 9.7 points in conference play, lighting it up from outside. She’s hit 56 3-pointers on 36% shooting, with her 56 3-pointers being tied for the eighth most ever by a Pilot in a single season and the most since Maddie Muhlheim in the 2019-20 season. She scored 20 points against the Gonzaga Bulldogs last Saturday, a season high.
The Pilots finished the regular season at 17-13 overall and 11-7 in WCC play to take fifth in the conference. They are officially the 5-seed in the 2026 Credit Union 1 West Coast Conference Basketball Championships, set to play on Saturday, March 7 at 12 p.m. The tournament officially begins on Thursday, March 5 and runs through Tuesday, March 10. All games will be streamed on ESPN+, with the championship being streamed on ESPN2. Check PortlandPilots.com for information on how to follow along or check tournament central with the wccsports.com.
See below for the full honorees for All-WCC.
2025-26 West Coast Conference Women’s Basketball All-Academic Team
Nicole Anderson, Portland
Sol Castro, San Francisco
Alex Covill, Washington State
Maya Hernandez, LMU
Ally Schimel, Oregon State
Kennedie Shuler, Oregon State
Stella Szabo, Pacific
Allie Turner, Gonzaga
Cloe Vecina, Oregon State
Sydney Ward, Pacific
Addi Weden, Saint Mary’s
2025-26 West Coast Conference Women’s Basketball All-Academic Honorable Mention
Gonzaga
Ines Bettencourt
McKynnlie Dalan
LMU
Allison Clarke
Carly Heidger
Oregon State
Tiara Bolden
Pacific
Luisa Anderegg
Portland
Dyani Ananiev
Tiffany Barbosa
Florence Dallow
Rhyan Mogel
Lainey Spear
Ella Zimmerman
Saint Mary’s
Melesungu Afeaki
Jada Hunter
Ella Wedin
San Diego
Lilly Amor
Hallie Rhodes
Jayden Rhodes
Eva Ruse
Malia Tharpe
San Francisco
Paula Tirado
Seattle U
Sydnie Rodriguez
Tamia Stricklin
Washington State
Charlotte Abraham
Marta Alsina
Lauren Glazier
Keandra Koorits
Eleonora Villa
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