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October 29, 2026 | Women's Basketball
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Kennedie Shuler and Jenna Villa were selected to the Pac-12 preseason Impact List by conference coaches and the preseason media poll saw Oregon State picked second behind Gonzaga.
Each team in the conference had two selections to the preseason impact list with the All-WCC duo of Shuler and Villa chosen for the Beavers.
Shuler was the WCC Defensive Player of the Year last season, the fourth conference DPOY in school history. She also earned multiple conference weekly awards and was the USBWA National Player of the Week after recording 17 points, 10 steals, nine assists, five rebounds and three blocks against Gonzaga.
Villa enjoyed a breakout year during her first season in Corvallis, leading the Beavs in scoring at 14.9 points per game. She made 88.1 percent of her shots at the free throw line – fourth-most in school history – and shot a career-best 37.5 percent from three while also increasing her volume.
The duo rank in the top-40 nationally in combined scoring from returning players, per Basket Review.
The Pac-12 features the last four NCAA Tournament teams out of the Mountain West and WCC with Gonzaga and Oregon State winning the last two WCC crowns while Colorado State and San Diego State won the Mountain West in the last two seasons. Those four teams were picked as the top four in the new Pac-12 by league media.
Preseason Media Poll
Each team in the conference had two selections to the preseason impact list with the All-WCC duo of Shuler and Villa chosen for the Beavers.
Shuler was the WCC Defensive Player of the Year last season, the fourth conference DPOY in school history. She also earned multiple conference weekly awards and was the USBWA National Player of the Week after recording 17 points, 10 steals, nine assists, five rebounds and three blocks against Gonzaga.
Villa enjoyed a breakout year during her first season in Corvallis, leading the Beavs in scoring at 14.9 points per game. She made 88.1 percent of her shots at the free throw line – fourth-most in school history – and shot a career-best 37.5 percent from three while also increasing her volume.
The duo rank in the top-40 nationally in combined scoring from returning players, per Basket Review.
The Pac-12 features the last four NCAA Tournament teams out of the Mountain West and WCC with Gonzaga and Oregon State winning the last two WCC crowns while Colorado State and San Diego State won the Mountain West in the last two seasons. Those four teams were picked as the top four in the new Pac-12 by league media.
Preseason Media Poll
- Gonzaga
- Oregon State
- San Diego State
- Colorado State
- Boise State
- Washington State
- Fresno State
- Texas State
- Utah State
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