SEATTLE (Mar. 7) ­ Mandy Wood, the top scorer for playoff-bound Seattle Pacific University, has been voted first team all-Great Northwest Athletic Conference.

Wood (Sr., 5-6, Port Angeles, Wa.) made the all-conference team for the first time and was a unanimous pick of the coaches. Carli Grant (Sr., 5-11, Spokane, Wa./Valley Christian) was selected to the second team after making first team a year ago. Jenny Poe (Sr., 5-8, Enumclaw, Wa.) received honorable mention.

The Falcons (22-5) open with No. 23-ranked UC San Diego at the NCAA Division II West Regional in Bellingham Friday night.

Wood averaged 15.3 points and 4.2 assists during the regular season, ranking fifth and third, respectively, in the GNAC. She also ranked among the leaders in field-goal percentage (.474) and three-point percentage (.401).

Grant is averaging 9.5 rebounds­second in the conference­and 9.5 points. She holds the GNAC career rebounding record and is No. 2 at Seattle Pacific.

Tina Donahue of Western Washington ended the Falcons' three-year run of GNAC players of the year. Carmen Dolfo of the Vikings was coach of the year.

The rest of the GNAC first team was comprised of Central Washington's Jamie Corwin, Humboldt State forward Jenna Washington and Beth Layton of Saint Martin's.

GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
First Team
Beth Layton, Saint Martin's Guard 5-6 Sr. Toledo, WA
*Mandy Wood, Seattle Pacific Guard 5-6 Sr. Port Angeles, WA
*Tina Donahue, Western Washington Forward 6-0 Sr. Stanwood, WA
*Jenna Washington, Humboldt State Forward 6-0 Sr. Springfield, OR
Jamie Corwin, Central Washington Forward 5-11 Sr. Auburn, WA
Second Team
Jessica Metz, Northwest Nazarene Guard 5-10 Sr. Coeur d'Alene, ID
Kelly Dykstra, Western Washington Guard 5-10 Sr. Elma, WA
Carli Grant, Seattle Pacific Forward 5-11 Sr. Spokane, WA
Rebecca Kielpinski, Alaska Anchorage Center 6-2 Fr. Mandan, ND
Courtney Clapp, Western Washington Center 5-11 Sr. Kirkland, WA
Honorable Mention ­ Kelsey Larsen, UAA (F, 6-0, Sr., Mukilteo, WA); Kari Reabold, UAF (G, 5-11, So., Fairbanks, AK); Sheena Brown, UAF (G, 5-8, Fr., Fairbanks, AK); Laura Wright, CWU (C, 6-3, Jr., Longview, WA); Kelly Fay, HSU (G, 5-9, Sr., Ventura, CA); Katie Wilder, HSU (G, 5-7, Jr., Clear Lake, CA); Danielle Dwello, NNU (F, 6-0, Jr., Nampa, ID); Kara Gonzalez, NNU (G, 5-7, Sr., Grandview, WA); Ashley Brown, Seattle (G, 5-6, Jr., Beaverton, OR); Jenny Poe, SPU (G, 5-8, Sr., Enumclaw, WA); Samantha Hubbard, WWU (G, 5-6, Sr., Carbonado, WA).
*Unanimous

Player-of-the-Year ­ Tina Donahue, Western Washington (F, 6-0, Sr., Stanwood, WA)
Newcomer-of-the-Year ­ Mollie Stelmack, Western Washington (G, 5-11, Jr., New Westminster, BC)
Freshman-of-the-Year ­ Rebecca Kielpinski, Alaska Anchorage (C, 6-2, Fr., Mandan, ND)
Coach-of-the-Year ­ Carmen Dolfo, Western Washington