New Mexico State and Utah Valley placed the most players on the preseason All-WAC team with three apiece, while Seattle U, UMKC and Grand Canyon had two each. Joining Bakker on the preseason team are teammates Kalani Norris and McKenna Tait, New Mexico State’s Taylor Livoti, Gwen Murphy and Bradley Nash, Seattle U’s Iris Ivanis and Martina Samadan, UMKC’s Sydney Crimmins and Emma Hagedorn, Grand Canyon’s Shannon Dugan and Mackenzie Phelps, Bakersfield’s Molly O’Hagan, and Haley Durham of UTPA.
The 2014 season begins Friday, Aug. 29 with all eight teams in tournament action. The 2014 WAC Tournament, hosted by Bakersfield, will be held Nov. 20-22, at the Icardo Center, and will include the top six eligible teams in the regular-season standings.
Rank Team (first-place votes) Points
1 New Mexico State (6) 48
2 Seattle U (2) 43
3 Utah Valley 35
4 Missouri-Kansas City 27
5 Bakersfield 26
6 Grand Canyon 22
7 Texas-Pan American 16
8 Chicago State 7
2014 Preseason All-WAC Team
Player Yr. Pos. School
Lauren Bakker Jr. MB Utah Valley
Sydney Crimmins Jr. OH UMKC
Shannon Dugan Sr. OH Grand Canyon
Haley Durham Jr. MB UTPA
Emma Hagedorn Jr. MB UMKC
Iris Ivanis So. OH Seattle U
Taylor Livoti Jr. S New Mexico State
Gwen Murphy Jr. MH New Mexico State
Bradley Nash Jr. OH New Mexico State
Kalani Norris Sr. OH Utah Valley
Molly O’Hagan Sr. MB Bakersfield
Mackenzie Phelps Sr. L Grand Canyon
Martina Samadan Jr. M Seattle U
McKenna Tait Sr. L Utah Valley