Alyssa Charlston repeated as a first-team selection and two Idaho teammates also drew honors Monday as the Western Athletic Conference announced its all-conference teams in women's basketball.
Charlston, a junior forward, averaged 13.6 points and 7.3 rebounds a game in league play for the Vandals, who take a No. 3 seed into the conference tournament at Las Vegas and play sixth-seeded San Jose State at noon Wednesday in the first round.
Stacey Barr of Idaho was a third-team selection and Christina Salvatore made the all-freshman squad.
Barr, a sophomore guard, averaged 10.9 points in conference action. Salvatore led the league with 3.0 goals from 3-point range per game and averaged 11.7 in WAC play.
ALL-WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Women
First team - Alyssa Charlston, Idaho, P, jr.; Devyn Christensen, Utah State, G, sr.; Ta'Rea Cunnigan, San Jose State, G, soph.; Diamond Ford, Texas State, G, sr.; Kacie Sowell, Seattle, P, jr.
Second team - Whitney Frazier, Louisiana Tech, F, soph.; Stefanie Gilbreath, New Mexico State, G, sr.; Jennifer Schlott, Utah State, G, jr.; Sylvia Shephard, Seattle, G, jr.; Emiko Smith, Denver, G, sr.
Third team - Stacey Barr, Idaho, G, soph.; Riana Byrd, San Jose State, F, fr.; Jenna Johnson, Utah State, G, sr.; Kamra King, UTSA, G, soph.; Brittany Lewis, Louisiana Tech, F, sr.
All-defensive - Daidra Brown, Seattle, G, sr.; Byrd; Johnson; Maiya Michel, Denver, F, jr.; Shephard.
All-freshman - Byrd; Kailey Edwards, Denver, G; Erin Peoples, Texas State, F; Lulu Perry, Louisiana Tech, G; Christina Salvatore, Idaho, G.
Player of the Year - Sowell
Defensive Player of the Year - Shephard
Newcomer of the Year - Gilbreath
Coach of the Year - Joan Bonvicini, Seattle
PAC-12 MEN'S BASKETBALL
Motum settles for second team
Washington State forward Brock Motum was docked to second-team status on the All-Pac-12 men's basketball team announced Monday, even while being named Player of the Week in the conference.
Motum was a first-team all-league pick last season, as well as being named most improved.
Heading into the conference tournament, the 6-foot-10 Australian ranks second in the league at 18.4 points per game.
No other Cougars were honored on the all-conference units.
The 11th-seeded Cougars face No. 6 Washington at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the first round of the league tournament at Las Vegas.
The Player of the Week award for Motum came on the heels on two double-double performances in the Cougars' home sweep of the two Los Angeles schools.
ALL-PAC-12 BASKETBALL
Men
First team - Jahii Carson, ASU, G ,Fr.; Allen Crabbe, Cal, G, Jr.; Spencer Dinwiddie, Colo, G, So.; Larry Drew II, UCLA, G, Sr.; Solomon Hill, Ariz, F, Sr.; Mark Lyons, Ariz, G, Sr.; Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA, G/F, Fr.; Dwight Powell, Stan, F, Jr.; Andre Roberson, COLO, F, Jr.; E.J. Singler, Ore, F, Sr.
Second team - Kyle Anderson, UCLA, G, Fr.; Justin Cobbs, CAL, G, Jr.; Carrick Felix, ASU, G/F, Sr.; Brock Motum, WSU, F, Sr.; C.J. Wilcox, Wash, Jr.
Honorable mention - Jio Fontan, USC, Sr., G; Arsalan Kazemi, Ore, Sr., F; Roberto Nelson, OSU, Jr., G; Jason Washburn, Utah, Sr., C; Eric Wise, USC, Sr., F.
All-freshman - Anderson, Carson, Damyean Dotson, Ore, G; Muhammad; Josh Scott, Colo, F.
All-freshman honorable mention - Jordan Adams, UCLA; Kaleb Tarczewski, Ariz, C.
All-defensive team - Jordan Bachynski, ASU, C, Jr.; Carrick Felix, ASU, G/F, Sr.; Josh Huestis, Stan, F, Jr.; Arsalan Kazemi, Ore, F, Sr.; Andre Roberson, Colo, F, Jr.
Honorable mention all-defensive - Nick Johnson, Ariz, So., G; Eric Moreland, OSU, So., F.
Player of the Year - Crabbe
Co-freshman of the Year - Carson, Muhammad.
Defensive Player of the Year - Roberson.
Most improved - Powell
John Wooden Coach of the Year - Dana Altman, Oregon
FRONTER CONFERENCE BASEBALL
Lavalli, Nylund earn weekly honors
Cody Lavalli and Carsen Nylund of the Lewis-Clark State baseball team were named the NAIA West's Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively.
Lavalli, a junior outfielder and Nylund, a junior right-hander, helped the Warriors to a four-game sweep of NAIA West foe Menlo at Harris Field over the weekend.
Lavalli went 8-for-17 in the four games against the Oaks, and Nylund threw eight scoreless innings in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday.
FRONTIER CONFERENCE BASEBALL
L-C men lead field at Clarkston
The Lewis-Clark State men's golf team sits in first and the women's team is in second after the first round of the annual Warrior Invitational at Clarkston Golf and Country Club.
Paced by a 71 from senior Jason Molner, the men's squad shot a 297 over the first 18 holes and has a 14 stroke lead over second-place Whitman College.
The 36-hole event will wrap up today.
MEN
Team scores - 1, Lewis-Clark State, 297; 2, Whitman, 311; 3, Whitworth, 314; 4, Lethbridge, 318; 5, College of Idaho, 326.
Top individual - Kent Hagen, Washington State, 69.
Lewis-Clark State individuals - Jason Molner, 71; Rylee Iacolucci, 74; James Rooney, 75; Danny Torres, 77; Joel Christensen, 81.
Washington State (non-scoring) individuals - Kent Hagen, 69; Ryan Books, 71; Bhurinat Songpaiboon, 74; Jarrett Foote, 78; Sam Mendez, 78.
WOMEN
Team scores - 1, Whitman, 326; 2, Lewis-Clark State, 352; College of Idaho, 354.
Top individual - Catelyn Webber, Whitman, 79.
Lewis-Clark State individuals - Heather Bruce 86, Idah Whisenant 88, Brooke Dagner 89, Karina Davila 89, Kelsey Haycock 91. Non-scoring individuals - Jordan Wyrick 87, Morgan Scott 98, Trista Webb 100.
TRACK AND FIELD
Warriors add two runners for next year
The Lewis-Clark State track and cross country teams have added a pair of runners to their 2013 recruiting class: Andrew Burgess of Kuna and Natasha Wilson of Washington State's Sumner High.
Burgess helped Kuna High to a second-place finish at the Idaho 4A state cross country meet in October while Wilson helped Sumner High to consecutive team berths in the WIAA Class 2A state championships.
