PORTLAND, Ore. --- First-team selections Paul Christensen and Rachel Lusby highlight 12 Pilots total to receive West Coast Conference Soccer All-Academic honors, which was announced on Wednesday. Eight women's soccer players were honored, while four from the men's side received all-academic accolades.
 
Christensen, a senior goalkeeper from Woodinville, Wash., has previously earned league all-academic honorable mention twice. The two-time reigning WCC Goalkeeper of the Year, Christensen led the conference in shutouts for the second consecutive year, producing six clean sheets overall. His three shutouts against league opponents were also tops in the league, as was his 1.11 goals against average. A four-year starter, Christensen ends his career No. 5 all-time in program history in both shutouts (20) and saves (283). He's history major with a cumulative GPA of 3.36.
 
Lusby is a junior goalkeeper with a GPA of 3.58 in business, and this is the first league all-academic honor for the Beaverton native. A first-team All-WCC selection, Lusby had a breakout season for the Pilots, starting all 19 games between the pipes. She ranked second in WCC in saves (96), and she was third in both save percentage (.807) and saves per game (5.05). She recorded a career-high 11 saves during Portland's win at LMU, and she posted three shutouts this fall. The junior currently ranks first all-time in UP program history in career saves per game (4.18), she ranks sixth in overall saves (159), and is 10th in save percentage (.783).
 
Earning all-academic honorable mention for the Portland women are seniors Hannah Griffiths Boston, Ariel Viera and Kaycie Young, and sophomores Lucy Davidson, Kimberly Hazlett, Natalie Muth and Larkin Russell. The Portland men receiving all-academic honorable mention are seniors Matthew Coffey and Erik Edwardson, and redshirt-freshman Billy Garton.
 
At the conclusion of each athletic season, the WCC selects an all-academic squad for each WCC-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 her team.
 
2017 WEST COAST CONFERENCE SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS

WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Name, School, Class, GPA, Major
Gudrun Arnardottir, Santa Clara, Jr., 3.75, Economics
Kendall Biotech, Pacific, Jr., 3.97, Health, Exercise and Sport Science
Hannah Diaz, Saint Mary's, Sr., 3.54, Politics
Sonja Giraud, San Francisco, Sr., 3.54, International Business
Tianna Helm, Gonzaga, Sr., 3.75 ,Accounting
Rachel Lusby, Portland, Jr., 3.58, Business
Dizzy Bowen Phillips, Brigham Young, Sr., 3.89, Business Marketing
Mason Summer, San Diego, Jr., 3.58, Undeclared
Emma Tynauer, Loyola Marymount, R-Jr., 3.88, Biology
Kat Uhl, Santa Clara, Sr., 3.92, Business
Bri Visalli, Pepperdine, Sr., 3.81, Economics
 
2017 WCC WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
Sigrid Aas, Pacific; Hailai Arghandiwal, Santa Clara; Ashley Arnett, Pacific; Taylor Ayers, Pacific; Julia Beck, Pacific; Lizzy Braby, BYU; Kelley Carusa, San Diego; Katelyn Chandler, Pacific; Shelby Cormier, Loyola Marymount; Jaylen Crim, Saint Mary's; Jordyn Cunningham, Saint Mary's; Lucy Davidson, Portland; Anyssa Dominguez, Saint Mary's; Jackie Dutton, Saint Mary's; Jasmine Edwards, Saint Mary's; Jill Farley, Loyola Marymount; Elise Flake, BYU; Jessica Fogel, Pacific; Madeline Gotta, Gonzaga; Hannah Griffiths Boston, Portland; Kimberly Hazlett, Portland; Meghan Healy, Pepperdine; Regan Heslop, Pacific; Alex Hussar, Pacific; India Jencks, Gonzaga; Natalie Kennedy, Santa Clara; Abby King, San Diego; Valerie LaForge, Saint Mary's; Loren Landrus, Pacific; Melissa Lewis, Loyola Marymount; Melissa Lowder, Santa clara; Izzie Lueken, San Francisco; Desiree Major, San Francisco; Maddy Marotta, San Diego; Courtney Merrill, Pepperdine; Natalie Muth, Portland; Stephanie Ney, BYU; Ally Ocon, San Diego; Anna Parker, Saint Mary's; Kellie Peay, Santa Clara; Brielle Preece, Pepperdine; Delaney Baie Pridham, Santa Clara; Larkin Russell, Portland; Sophie Santos, Saint Mary's; Heather Seybert, Saint Mary's; Madie Siddoway, BYU; Autumn Smithers, San Francisco; Brittain Steiner, BYU; Emily Tanaka, Pepperdine; Hannah Terry, Pacific; Jodi Ulkekul, Gonzaga; Ariel Viera, Portland; Sophia Viviano, Gonzaga; Halle Walls, San Diego; Mary Witkowski, Pacific; Kaycie Young, Portland 
 
MEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Name, School, Class, GPA, Major
Samuel Agosti, Santa Clara, Soph., 3.93, Business
Valdemar Andersen, Santa Clara, Sr., 3.70, Accounting
Djordje Babic, San Diego, Sr., 3.93, Finance
John Bovill, Loyola Marymount, R-Jr., 3.89, Biology
Paul Christensen, Portland, Sr., 3.36 - History
Stephen Dougherty, Saint Mary's, Jr., 3.74, Business Administration
Bob Groenendijk, Pacific, Jr., 3.72, Business Administration (Finance)
Thomas Olsen, San Diego, R-Sr., 3.40, Political Science
Leon Schwarzer, San Francisco, Sr., 3.96, International Business
Nick Ulowetz, Gonzaga, R-Sr., 3.73, M.A. Human Resources & Operations
Wouter Verstraaten, Pacific,Jr., 3.61, Business Administration (Finance)
 
2017 WCC MEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
Christian Aldama, Pacific; Dakota Armour, Saint Mary's; Miguel Berry, San Diego; Colton Cavey, Gonzaga; Miles Chow, Loyola Marymount; Matthew Coffey, Portland; Jalen Crisler, Gonzaga; Kamron Crow, San Francisco; Erik Edwardson, Portland; Anders Engebretsen, Saint Mary's; Tyson Fox, Pacific; Billy Garton, Portland; Austin Giftopoulos, Gonzaga; Brady Henderson, Gonzaga; Jordan Hughes, San Francisco; Connor Johnson, Loyola Marymount; Cian Kennedy, San Diego; Andrew Konstantino, Saint Mary's; Patrick Krall, San Diego; Aaron Lombardi, San Francisco; Allen Luhrs, San Diego; Patrick McGrath, San Diego; Sam Olson, Gonzaga; David Polson, San Francisco; Freddy Polzer, San Diego; Antonio Porreco, Loyola Marymount; Joseph Restani, Saint Mary's; Camden Riley, Pacific; Octavio Rivas, Gonzaga; Jakub Svehlik, Saint Mary's; Nathaniel Tolton, Gonzaga; George West, San Diego; Ben White, Gonzaga; Ben Willis, Gonzaga