WBB | Simons Named Preseason All-WCC, Gaels Picked Fifth

SAN BRUNO, Calif. — The West Coast Conference announced their women's basketball preseason coaches poll results this morning and Gaels' junior guard Sam Simons was one of 11 members selected to the All-WCC Preseason Team. In the team standings poll, Saint Mary's was predicted to finish fifth with 44 total points.

The honor for Simons comes with little surprise as the Aussie led the team in scoring last year with 16.3 points per game, third in the WCC, and shot just under 40 percent from deep, also third in the conference. It's the second straight season Simons was named to the Preseason Team and she's fresh off of an All-WCC First Team nod from the spring. Due to COVID-19, Simons has opted out of the 2020-21 season and will remain in her home country until next fall.

The Gaels were picked to finish fifth after a seventh place result last season. Gonzaga earned the top spot with 79 points and seven first place votes followed by BYU (73), Portland (64), and San Diego (53).

Prior to last season, the Gaels had double-digit wins in conference play in each of the past 10 years.

The full results from the coaches' poll can be seen below. The release from the WCC can be viewed here.

2020-21 WCC Preseason Women's Basketball Coaches Poll

Team (First Place Vote)		Pts.
1. Gonzaga	(7)	79
2. BYU	(2)	73
3. Portland	(1)	64
4. San Diego		53
5. Saint Mary's		44
6. Pacific		42
7. Pepperdine		28
8. LMU		25
9. Santa Clara		22
10. San Francisco		20

2020-21 All-WCC Preseason Women's Basketball Team

Name	Year	Pos.	Institution
Haylee Andrews	Jr.	G	Portland
Alex Fowler	So.	F	Portland
Shaylee Gonzalez	So.	G	BYU
Sara Hamson	Sr.	C	BYU
Valerie Higgins	Sr.	G	Pacific
Paisley Johnson Harding	Sr.	G	BYU
Brooklyn McDavid	Sr.	F	Pacific
Myah Pace	Sr.	G	San Diego
Sam Simons	Jr.	G	Saint Mary's
Jill Townsend	Sr.	G	Gonzaga
Jenn Wirth	Sr.	F	Gonzaga

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#21 Sam Simons: G/F; 6' 2"; Sophomore

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#21 Sam Simons
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Players Mentioned

#21 Sam Simons

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#21 Sam Simons