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Media names Leger-Walker All-Pac-12

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LAS VEGAS – Junior Charlisse Leger-Walker picked up her second All-Pac-12 Conference honor this week, as the junior from Waikato, New Zealand was named to the 2023 All-Pac-12 team as voted on by the league's media, Wednesday, March 1.

With her media selection to the All-Pac-12 team, Leger-Walker completes the all-conference team sweep, as she earned an all-conference selection from the Pac-12 coaches this past Tuesday, Feb. 28, for the third time in her illustrious WSU career.

The 5-10 guard from Waikato, New Zealand led the Cougars in scoring and assists this season, as she averaged 18.0 points and 4.4 assists per game in 25 games. Leger-Walker's 18.0 points per game average is third-best in the Pac-12 Conference this season, while her 4.4 assists per contest is second-best in the league. Leger-Walker is just one of two Power 5 players to rank inside the top three of their league in both points and assists. Leger-Walker shot a career-best 40 percent from the field this season and connected on a personal-best 33.7 percent from behind the arc, and scored 20 or more points in nine games this season. Leger-Walker had a career-high 40-point performance at Washington back on Dec. 11, which made her just the second WSU player in the NCAA era to score 40 or more points in a game. Leger-Walker also had a 35-point outing at San Francisco back on Nov. 11, making her just one of three players in the NCAA this season to have posted each a 35-point and a 40-point scoring game. as the guard scored 35 points at San Francisco on Nov. 11.

The Washington State women's basketball team begins postseason play at the 2023 Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament Wednesday, March 1, as the No. 7-seeded Cougars are set to take on No. 10-seed California. Tip-off against the Golden Bears is set for 6 p.m. PT and will air live on the Pac-12 Network.

For more information on the Washington State women's basketball team follow @WSUCougarWBB on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

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