SAN BRUNO, Calif. --- Portland women's basketball juniors Darian Slaga and Julie Spencer both earned All-West Coast Conference Honorable Mention, it was announced on Tuesday morning by the league office. This is the first conference honor for both Slaga and Spencer.
 
Slaga is a guard originally out of Prescott Valley, Ariz., who is leading the Pilots in scoring with a 12.6 points per game mark. She's also connected on 36 three-pointers, and she's shooting a team-best .842 from the free throw line. Earlier this season, Slaga poured in a career-high 27 points, which came on 10-for-14 shooting, against Saint Francis. The 27 points are the most scored by a Pilot since 2015. Slaga also currently ranks third all-time in program history with a career free throw percentage of .810.
 
Spencer, a forward from Chehalis, Wash., who also landed WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention accolades, is Portland's top rebounder (7.0 rpg). She's second on the team in scoring (11.2 ppg) and she's collected four double-doubles this season. Spencer also scored a career-best 25 points against BYU in December.
 
Gonzaga junior forward Jill Barta was named the WCC Player of the Year and her head coach Lisa Fortier was selected as the Coach of the Year for the third time in four seasons. BYU freshman Sara Hamson earned Defensive Player of the Year accolades and Loyola Marymount junior Gabby Green was tabbed the Newcomer of the Year. 
 
All four individual awards - along with the All-West Coast Conference Teams and the All-Freshman Team - were voted on by the league's 10 head coaches.
 
2017-18 WCC INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Jill Barta, Gonzaga
Coach of the Year: Lisa Fortier, Gonzaga
Defensive Player of the Year: Sara Hamson, BYU
Newcomer of the Year: Gabby Green, Loyola Marymount
 
2017-18 ALL-WCC FIRST TEAM
Name, Institution, Yr., Pos.
Jill Barta, Gonzaga, R-Jr., F
Stella Beck, Saint Mary's, Sr., G
Brenna Chase, BYU, Soph., G
Cassie Broadhead Devashrayee, BYU, Sr., G
Gabby Green, Loyola Marymount, Jr., G
GeAnna Luaulu-Summers, Pacific, Sr., G
Megan McKay, Saint Mary's, Jr., F
Yasmine Robinson-Bacote, Pepperdine, Jr., F
Anna Seilund, San Francisco, Sr., G
Aubrey Ward-El, San Diego, Sr., G 
 
2017-18 ALL-WCC SECOND TEAM
Name, Institution, Yr., Pos.
Maya Hood, San Diego, Sr., G
Sydney Raggio, Saint Mary's, Jr., F
Michaela Rakova, San Francisco, Sr., G
Zykera Rice, Gonzaga, Jr., F
Chandler Smith, Gonzaga, R-Jr., G 
 
2017-18 WCC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HONORABLE MENTION
Bree Alford, Loyola Marymount; Makenzie Cast, Loyola Marymount; Paige Fecske, Pepperdine; Jasmine Forcadilla, Saint Mary's; Ameela Li, Pacific; Anaya Brooklyn McDavid, Pacific; Morgan McGwire, Santa Clara; Kalyn Simon, San Francisco; Darian Slaga, Portland; Julie Spencer, Portland 
 
2017-18 WCC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Name, Institution, Yr., Pos.
Sara Hamson, BYU, Fr., C
Maddy Holland, Saint Mary's, Fr., G
Anaya Brooklyn McDavid, Pacific, Fr., G
Myah Pace, San Diego, Fr., G
Jenn Wirth, Gonzaga, Fr., F