SAN BRUNO, Calif. --- Portland junior Kaylie Van Loo landed on the 2015-16 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball All-Academic Team, while junior Hannah Mattson earned honorable mention. This is the second all-academic honor for both Van Loo and Mattson, who both landed honorable mention accolades last season.
 
Van Loo is a marketing major with a cumulative GPA of 3.70. The point guard is enjoying a breakout season for the Pilots, averaging career bests of 7.3 points and 3.9 assists per game. She ranks fifth in the WCC in both assists and assist/turnover ratio (1.4).
 
Mattson is majoring in biology and currently has a cumulative GPA of 3.68. The guard is tops in the conference in three-point percentage (.433) and is averaging 4.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.
 
At the conclusion of each athletic season, the WCC selects an all-academic squad for each WCC-sponsored sport. To be considered, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average while also being a significant contributor to their team.
 
2015-16 WEST COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Name, Institution, Yr., GPA, Major
Stella Beck, Saint Mary's, Soph., 3.72, Psychology
Marie Bertholdt, Santa Clara, Jr., 3.26, Business
Devon Brookshire, Saint Mary's, Jr., 3.70, Psychology/Business 
Shelby Cheslek, Gonzaga, R-Sr., 3.62, MBA
Rachel Howard, San Francisco, Jr., 3.75, Kinesiology
Mackenzie Pulsipher, BYU, Jr., 3.42, Recreation Management
Lexi Rydalch, BYU, Sr., 3.25, Psychology
Sophie Taylor, Loyola Marymount, Sr., 3.20, Physics
Kaylie Van Loo, Portland, Jr., 3.70, Marketing
Sydney Williams, San Diego, Soph., 3.45, Behavioral Neuroscience
 
2015-16 WCC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
Shelbi Aimonetti, Loyola Marymount; Erin Butler, Pacific; Brooke Gallaway, Santa Clara; Kiara Kurdron, Gonzaga; Lisa Janko, Saint Mary's; Kyle Maeda, BYU; Hannah Mattson, Portland; Samira McDonald, Saint Mary's; Kristine Nielsen, BYU; Shaniqua Nilles, Gonzaga; Olivia Ogwumike, Pepperdine; Lori Parkinson, Santa Clara; Krista Pettepier, Pepperdine; Michaela Rakova, San Francisco; Anna Seilund, San Francisco; Kalyn Simon, San Francisco; Devin Stanback, Pepperdine; Georgia Stirton, Gonzaga; Emma Stach, Gonzaga; Elle Tinkle, Gonzaga; Carly Turner, Saint Mary's