SAN MATEO, Calif. – The West Coast Conference is slated to induct its 13th Hall of Honor class on Saturday, March 4, at the Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ten individuals, one from each member institution, will be recognized in a special ceremony as part of the 2023 University Credit Union West Coast Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament. 
 
The 2023 WCC Hall of Honor class includes BYU's Amy Boswell Usevitch (women's volleyball), Gonzaga's Stephanie Hawk Freeman (women's basketball), LMU's Sam Fischer (softball), Pacific's Cindy Ball Malone (softball), Pepperdine's Julie Evans Castillo (women's volleyball), Portland's Lorena Legarde (women's basketball), Saint Mary's Louella Tomlinson (women's basketball), San Diego's Sherri Stephens (women's tennis), San Francisco's Brittanie Andreja Budinger (women's volleyball) and Santa Clara's Danielle Slaton (women's soccer). 

The 2023 WCC Hall of Honor event returns after a two-year hiatus. The Conference did not host a Hall of Honor event in conjunction with the UCU WCC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournamentand or recognize a class of honorees in 2021 or 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For a full list of WCC Hall of Honor inductees click here. 

Lorena Legarde, Portland
Lorena Legarde is the most accomplished women's basketball player University of Portland history. A three-time NAIA All-America selection, she led the Pilots to the NAIA National Championship Tournament three seasons, earned three University Scholar Athlete of the Year awards and became the first woman inducted in the UP Athletics Hall of Fame. Portland's all-time leader in scoring, rebounding, blocked shots, steals and field goal percentage, Legarde owns three of the four top single-season scoring records while her 48-point game against Seattle University still stands as the program's single-game record.

Legarde concluded her career by owning more than 20 program records and averaging a double-double of 20.2 points per game along with 11.0 rebounds per game. She racked up a total of 2,568 career points and 1,393 rebounds. Legarde was remarkably efficient as she shot over 60 percent from the field in her four years, despite opponents developing defensive schemes to stop her. She also shot over 75 percent from the free throw line in her final two years on The Bluff. A defensive force as well, Legarde racked up 269 career blocked shots and 360 steals, which still both top the Portland charts.

A native of Portland, Ore. native, Legarde wasted little time in adjusting to the college basketball scene by averaging a remarkable 22.1 points and 13.6 rebounds per game as a true freshman during the 1981-82 season.

Legarde led the Pilots to the NAIA Tournament Semifinals in 1983 and a runner-up finish at the 1984 tournament, losing in overtime to UNC Asheville by just two points. She garnered All-NAIA Tournament honors in both 1983 and 1984. Legarde was also named the District Player of the year three straight seasons.

A local prep standout at Washington-Monroe High School, Legarde was inducted into the Portland Interscholastic League Hall of Fame in 2016. She followed her collegiate career by playing two seasons of professional basketball in Europe before returning to Portland for a lengthy professional career with Bonneville Power Administration.