MALIBU, California – Six members of the Pepperdine women's soccer team received postseason accolades from the West Coast Conference today, led by junior midfielder Joelle Anderson and sophomore defender Trinity Watson on the All-WCC first team.
 
Additionally, sophomore defender Isabel Nelson made the All-WCC second team, junior forward Devyn Gilfoy received All-WCC honorable mention and goalkeeper Kinsey Ehmann and midfielder/forward Olivia Packer both were picked to the WCC All-Freshman team.
 
Pepperdine finished third in the WCC standings at 7-2 and posted a regular-season record of 11-6-2. The Waves are one of three conference teams to make the NCAA Tournament and their first-round match is Friday (Nov. 15) at Texas Tech.
 
Anderson (San Jose, Calif./Harker School) is now three-for-three earning All-WCC honors after making the second team as a freshman and sophomore. She leads the Waves with six goals and 16 points.
 
Watson (Ocean Beach, Calif./Point Loma HS) and Nelson (Houston, Texas/The Kinkaid School) have created an excellent partnership as Pepperdine's central defenders and helped the Waves to the second-best goals-against average in the conference (1.12) and the second-most shutouts (10). The two also made their mark offensively with Watson notching three goals and an assist, and Nelson scoring twice. Watson was the only sophomore on the All-WCC first team. It's Nelson's second straight year earning All-WCC second team status. She was also the WCC Freshman of the Year last season.
 
Gilfoy (Brentwood, Calif./Liberty HS) is third on the squad with 11 points thanks to her four goals and three assists. She also stepped in as an emergency goalkeeper in a shutout victory at San Diego.
 
Ehmann (Paradise Valley, Ariz./Xavier College Prep) took over as the starting goalkeeper five games into the season. She's posted a 9-5-1 record and leads the WCC in shutouts per game (0.47). She's also second in goals-against average (1.24).
 
Packer (Las Vegas, Nev./Palo Verde HS) has provided one goal and two assists this season. She's played in all 19 games and made six starts.
 
Player of the Year: Mikayla Colohan (BYU)
Defensive Player of the Year: Alex Loera (Santa Clara)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Amber Michel (San Diego)
Freshman of the Year: Izzy D'Aquila (Santa Clara)
Coach of the Year: Jennifer Rockwood (BYU)
 
All-WCC first team: Joelle Anderson (Pepperdine), Mikayla Colohan (BYU), Elise Flake (BYU), Madeline Gotta (Gonzaga), Alyssa Jefferson (BYU), Alex Loera (Santa Clara), Miciah Madison (San Francisco), Milan Moses (San Diego), Taryn Ries (Portland), Kelsey Turnbow (Santa Clara), Trinity Watson (Pepperdine).
 
All-WCC second team: Lizzy Braby (BYU), Izzy D'Aquila (Santa Clara), Julie Doyle (Santa Clara), Kelcie Hedge (Santa Clara), Samantha Heilman (Gonzaga), Samantha Jehnings (San Francisco), India Jencks (Gonzaga), Ali King (LMU), Rachel Lyman (BYU), Amber Michel (San Diego), Isabel Nelson (Pepperdine).
 
All-WCC honorable mention: Olivia Camera (San Francisco), Jaylen Crim (Saint Mary's), Lucy Davison (Portland), Sabrina Davis (BYU), Devyn Gilfoy (Pepperdine), Maddy Gonzalez (Santa Clara), Anja Koehler (Portland), Danika Serassio (BYU), Jamie Shepherd (BYU), Cameron Tucker (BYU).
 
WCC All-Freshman team: SJ Affleck (BYU), Lyza Bosselmann (Gonzaga), Izzy D'Aquila (Santa Clara), Kinsey Ehmann (Pepperdine), Erin Healy (Gonzaga), Gabbie Marchal (LMU), Olivia Packer (Pepperdine), Eden Quiroz (San Diego), Emma Reeves (Santa Clara), Keely Roy (San Francisco), Jamie Shepherd (BYU).