Valerie Gustafson of Seattle Pacific University has been named to the Region 8 Kodak/ Women’s Basketball Coaches Asosciation team

SEATTLE (Mar. 10) – For the second time in as many days, Seattle Pacific University forward Valerie Gustafson has been voted to an All-West Region team in women’s basketball.

Gustafson was one of five selections to the Region 8 Kodak/ Women’s Basketball Coaches Asosciation team. She becomes a finalist for the All-America team.

Gustafson (Sr., 6-0, Olympia, Wa./Black Hills), the Falcons’ leading scorer and the Great Northwest Athletic Conference player of the year, was the only GNAC player to make the team.

Joining her on the first team were Candice Allen of Cal Pomona, Kelly McRee of Grand Canyon, Monica Tokoro of Cal State L.A. and Ivana Stojkovic from Western New Mexico.

Gustafson ranks seventh in the GNAC in scoring, averaging 15.1 points per game and also averages 6.1 rebounds per game. She is the conference leader in field goal percentage, converting on 57.3 percent of her shots, and also is among the GNAC leaders in steals (1.85).