IRVINE, Calif – Senior forward Zoe Borter has been selected to the 2026-27 All-Big West Preseason Team, coming off a second-team All-Big West selection last season.
Borter started 30 games last year for the Gauchos, shooting 42 % from the field and averaging 15.0 points a game. Borter led The Big West in three-point shooting percentage and ended 29th in the nation. She averaged 3.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in her junior season and earned an All-Big West Honorable Mention.
The Gauchos also finished third in the polls, following the 2025-2026 season where they went 20-10.
Women's Basketball is set to start the season at home against UC Santa Cruz on Nov. 3rd.
WBB POLL
1. UC San Diego – 120 (10)
2. UC Irvine – 108 (1)
3. UC Santa Barbara – 94
4. California Baptist – 93
5. Sacramento State – 88 (1)
6. Utah Valley – 70
7. UC Riverside – 59
8. CSUN – 53
9. Cal Poly – 35
T-10. Cal State Bakersfield – 25
T-10. Long Beach State – 25
12. Cal State Fullerton – 22
(First-place votes in parentheses)
2026-27 All-Big West Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Team
Zoe Borter – Sr. / F / UC Santa Barbara / Beaverton, Ore.
Erin Condron – Sr. / F/C / UC San Diego / Woodend, Victoria, Australia
Janessa Cotton – Jr. / F / Sacramento State / Orange, Calif.
Lev Feiman – So. / G / UC San Diego / Woodland Hills, Calif.
Lauren Olsen – So. / G / California Baptist / Douglas, Wyo.
Natalie Picton – Sr. / G / Sacramento State / Welland, Ontario, Canada
Rosa Smith – Gr. / G / UC San Diego / Kirkland, Wash.
