15 NWC Women’s Basketball Players Honored on 2022-23 Academic All-District® Women’s Basketball Team

2/21/2023 12:34:15 PM

The 2022-23 Academic All-District®Women’s Basketball Team, selected by College Sports Communicators was announced on February 21, 2023. These student- athletes are recognized for their effort and performance both in the classroom and on the court. 

The Northwest Conference is proud to announce that 15 female student-athletes were honored on this list. 

Honorees include Linfield seniors Paige LaFountain (Tigard, Ore. / Tigard), Jordan Worthington (Woodinville, Wash. / Woodinville) and Kaylee Schow (Tenino, Wash. / South Puget Sound C.C.), and junior Peyton Bergevin (Walla Walla, Wash. / Walla Walla), Pacific Lutheran junior Breeze Bartle (Hillsboro, Ore. / Liberty) and sophomores Ashley Akamine (Lahaina, Hawaii / Lahainaluna) and Taylor Schmidtke (Buckley, Wash. / White River), Whitworth seniors Quincy McDeid (Spokane, Wash. / North Central), Devyn Cope (Murrieta, Calif. / Linfield Christian), and Madison Hagen (Puyallup, Wash./ Puyallup), and junior Olivia Mayer (Spokane, Wash. / Gonzaga Prep), Willamette seniors Sami Riggs (La Verne, Calif. / Bonita) and Claire Bonnet (Boise, Idaho / Boise), and juniors Ashley Collins (Chino Hills, Calif. / Chino Hills) and Jasmine Shigeno (Brush Prairie, Wash. / Hockinson). 

The 2022-23 Academic All-District ®Women’s Basketball Team, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. 

The CSC Academic All-America ®program separately recognizes basketball honorees in four divisions - NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA --for each gender. Academic All-District ®honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America ®ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America ®honorees will be announced in mid March. 

The full list of honorees can be found here.