SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Portland Pilots Women's Basketball had three players earn All-WCC honors on Tuesday, with Emme Shearer making the All-WCC First Team, Maisie Burnham making the All-WCC Second Team and Dyani Ananiev made the All-WCC Freshman Team.

This is the first time that Shearer has earned All-WCC First Team honors and the fifth year in a row a Pilot has made the first team, the longest streak since between 2006-07 season and the 2010-11 season. Shearer was the leading scorer for the Pilots at 12.1 points along with 3.9 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game. Her steals average and total (70) led the WCC as well. She is the 19^th Pilot in program history to record 70 steals in a season and the first since Kate Andersen in the 2019-20 season. She also became the 32^nd Pilot to eclipse 1,000 points in a career.

This is the second year in a row that Burnham has earned All-WCC honors and the second year she's made the second team. Burnham was second on the team in scoring at 11.3 points per game and also surpassed the 1,000-point mark for her career. She was 11^th conference-wise in steals per game (1.47) and 17^th in points. She had a team-high 22 games with at least 10 points scored.

Ananiev is the first freshman to make the All-WCC Freshman Team since Shearer herself. Ananiev averaged 8.4 points and 1.46 steals in her first season on The Bluff, the highest scoring average since Alex Fowler in the 2019-20 season. Ananiev was one of just two players in the WCC to rank in the top 12 in both steals and blocks per game as well. Ananiev also knocked down a team-high 48 3-pointers this year.

The Pilots went 18-12 this season and 10-6 in WCC play to lock in the 3-seed for the 2024 WCC Women's Basketball Tournament. It's the third year in a row the Pilots have won at least 18 games, and it marks the first time since a stretch between 1995 and 1998 where the Pilots have won at least 18 games in a year. This is also the first time they've had back-to-back seasons with at least 10 wins in conference play since they did so in 1995-96 and 1996-97.

With the 3-seed in the tournament, the Pilots will take on the winner of the 6-seed and 7-seed matchup between the Saint Mary's Gaels and the LMU Lions. The Pilots play on Saturday, March 9 at 3:30 p.m. at the Orleans Arena. Stay tuned to PortlandPilots.com for more information.

Below is the full list of honors.

Player of the Year - Yvonne Ejim, Gonzaga
Freshman of the Year - Zeryhia Aokuso, Saint Mary's
Newcomer of the Year - Freja Werth, San Francisco
Defensive Player of the Year - Yvonne Ejim, Gonzaga
Sixth Woman of the Year - Maud Huijbens, Gonzaga
Coach of the Year - Lisa Fortier, Gonzaga

All-WCC First Team
Yvonne Ejim, Gonzaga
Debora dos Santos, San Francisco
Jasmine Gayles, San Francisco
Tess Heal, Santa Clara
Anaya James, Pacific
Brynna Maxwell, Gonzaga
Olivia Pollerd, Santa Clara
Emme Shearer, Portland
Kayleigh Truong. Gonzaga
Kaylynne Truong, Gonzaga

All-WCC Second Team
Zeryhia Aokuso, Saint Mary's
Maisie Burnham, Portland
Elizabeth Elliott, Pacific
Veronica Sheffey, San Diego
Eliza Hollingsworth, Gonzaga

Honorable Mention
Ali Bamberger, Saint Mary's
Cecilia Holmberg, Pacific
Alexis Mark, LMU
Jane Nwaba, Pepperdine

All-Freshman Team
Dyani Ananiev, Portland
Zeryhia Aokuso, Saint Mary's
Maia Jones, Saint Mary's
Madison Naro, Santa Clara
Jorynn Ross, Pepperdine

 

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