They are both deserving. Mikayla Pivec, a 5'10" guard and the leading rebounder in Oregon State Women's basketball history and Redshirt Junior Destiny Slocum who led the Beavs in scoring this past season (14.9) are finalists for All-America Honors. The Women's basketball coaches association put out the finalist list!
Here is the official list from region 5
REGION 5
Name
School
Ruthy Hebard
University of Oregon
Sabrina Ionescu
University of Oregon
Aari McDonald
University of Arizona
Michaela Onyenwere
University of California – Los Angeles
Mikayla Pivec
Oregon State University
Satou Sabally
University of Oregon
Destiny Slocum
Oregon State University
Kiana Williams
Stanford University
Here is the official release from Oregon State Athletics:
For the second-straight year, Oregon State’s Mikayla Pivec and Destiny Slocum have both been named as All-America Finalists by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.
The duo made up two of the eight players selected from Region 5. The WBCA Selection Committee will select the 10-player All-America Team from the 52 regionals finalists, to be announced April 2.
Pivec has also been selected as an All-America Honorable Mention by both the AP and the USBWA. The senior has been named to the All-Pac-12 team, the Wooden Award Ballot, the Cheryl Miller Award Top-10, and the Naismith Trophy Midseason Team, and is a semifinalist for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award. The guard was tabbed as the Preseason WNIT MVP and to the All-Tournament Teams for both the Maui Classic and the Miami Thanksgiving Classic.
The guard from Lynnwood, Wash. averaged 14.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per game during her senior season. She set Oregon State’s career rebounding record earlier this month. Pivec finished second in the Pac-12 in rebounding and fifth in the conference in field goal percentage. The guard had 14 double-doubles this season, and is in the top-10 in Oregon State history for career points, rebounds and assists.
For her contributions as a complete student-athlete, Pivec was named a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award. The senior has displayed a passion for community service, especially finding efficient ways to get the homeless access to resources. She is a team captain, and completed her undergraduate degree in three years, majoring in BioHealth Sciences. Pivec is currently a graduate student working toward a degree in Biochemistry and Biophysics.
Slocum is also an All-Pac-12 honoree this season, and has been named to the Lieberman Award Top-10 and the Naismith Trophy Midseason Team. She led the Beavers with 14.9 points per game this season, and had a team-best 150 assists on the year.
Overall, Slocum has 507 assists in her collegiate career, good for 22nd among active player in the nation, and the second- highest total by any non-senior. She has posted four career point-assist double-doubles, and has gone over 20 points 16 times in her two seasons with the Beavers.
A point guard from Meridian, Idaho, Slocum finished ninth in the Pac-12 in scoring and fifth in assists per game. For her efforts off the court, Slocum was an Academic All-District selection. Pivec and Slocum co-founded the Beavs CARE community service organization, which brings athletes from different sports together to engage in community service.
Full List of Finalists:
REGION 1
Name
School
Bella Alarie
Princeton University
Bre Cavanaugh
Fordham University
Elissa Cunane
North Carolina State University
Nicki Ekhomu
Florida State University
Dana Evans
University of Louisville
Kiah Gillespie
Florida State University
Haley Gorecki
Duke University
Stella Johnson
Rider University
Jazmine Jones
University of Louisville
Beatrice Mompremier
University of Miami
Jocelyn Willoughby
University of Virginia
REGION 2
Name
School
Aliyah Boston
University of South Carolina
Jessika Carter
Mississippi State University
Chennedy Carter
Texas A&M University
Rennia Davis
University of Tennessee
Tyasha Harris
University of South Carolina
Rhyne Howard
University of Kentucky
Rickea Jackson
Mississippi State University
Erica Ogwumike
Rice University
Chelsey Perry
University of Tennessee at Martin
Alexis Tolefree
University of Arkansas
REGION 3
Name
School
Brittany Brewer
Texas Tech University
Te’a Cooper
Baylor University
Lauren Cox
Baylor University
Crystal Dangerfield
University of Connecticut
Vivian Gray
Oklahoma State University
Keri Jewett-Giles
Florida Gulf Coast University
Ashley Joens
Iowa State University
Antoinette Miller
University of Cincinnati
Olivia Nelson-Ododa
University of Connecticut
NaLyssa Smith
Baylor University
Ilmar’l Thomas
University of Cincinnati
Megan Walker
University of Connecticut
Christyn Williams
University of Connecticut
REGION 4
Name
School
Grace Berger
Indiana University
Kaila Charles
University of Maryland
Kathleen Doyle
University of Iowa
Arella Guirantes
Rutgers University
Naz HIllmon
University of Michigan
Becca Hittner
Drake University
Dorka Juhasz
Ohio State University
Ali Patberg
Indiana University
Lindsey Pulliam
Northwestern University
Chante Stonewall
DePaul University
REGION 5
Name
School
Ruthy Hebard
University of Oregon
Sabrina Ionescu
University of Oregon
Aari McDonald
University of Arizona
Michaela Onyenwere
University of California – Los Angeles
Mikayla Pivec
Oregon State University
Satou Sabally
University of Oregon
Destiny Slocum
Oregon State University
Kiana Williams
Stanford University