COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Three members of the San Diego State women's basketball team earned All-Mountain West honors, the conference office announced Sunday morning. Adryana Quezada and Abby Prohaska were named to the All-Mountain West Team while Kim Villalobos was an honorable mention selection.
It's the second straight season that two Aztecs made the all-conference team, and one was an honorable mention, prior to last year it had been a decade since three players were honored.
The Aztecs and first place UNLV were the only schools to have three players honored.
In conference play, Quezada (Frisco, Texas) led the Aztecs in scoring (13.1 ppg) and averaged 6.7 rebounds while shooting 49.2% from the floor, which was fourth in the conference. Quezada also shot 86.0% (49-57) from the line, which is tops in the Mountain West in conference play. She topped in double-digits in 13 of SDSU's 18 conference games and had four games with double-digit rebounds. This is Quezada's second Mountain West honor, she was an honorable mention selection with Utah State in the 2021-22 season.
Prohaska (Liberty Township, Ohio) averaged 9.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game in conference play. As a sixth-year senior, she shifted over to point guard for the first time in her career and helped the Aztecs commit just 13.4 turnovers per game, the third fewest in the conference. She also shot 84% from the line on the season, which led the conference.
Villalobos (Los Angeles) led the Aztecs in rebounding (7.2 rpg), steals (1.7 spg) and blocks (0.9 bpg) in conference play and was second in scoring with 11.8 points per game. She was the only player in the Mountain West to be in the top 10 in steals (T-3rd), rebounding (6th) and blocks (9th). She shot 46.5% from the floor in Mountain West games and had a team-high six double-doubles. She had multiple steals in 11 of SDSU's 18 conference games and became the first Aztec post to lead the team in steals in nine years.
Quezada and Villalobos, both seniors, recently announced that they will be returning to SDSU for the 2024-25 season, utilizing their fifth year of eligibility offered by the NCAA due to COVID-19.
The Aztecs begin the Mountain West Tournament Sunday afternoon when they play San Jose State at 4:30 p.m.
Mountain West Women's Basketball Postseason Honors
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Desi-Rae Young, Sr., C, UNLV
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Aniyah Augmon, Jr., G, New Mexico
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Nyah Wilson, Jr., G, New Mexico
SIXTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Amarachi Kimpson, Fr., G, UNLV
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Amarachi Kimpson, Fr., G, UNLV
COACH OF THE YEAR
Mike Bradbury, New Mexico
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST TEAM
Milahnie Perry, So., G, Air Force
Natalie Pasco, So., G, Boise State
McKenna Hofschild, Gr., G, Colorado State
Aniyah Augmon, Jr., G, New Mexico
Nyah Wilson, Jr., G, New Mexico
Abby Prohaska, Sr., G, San Diego State
Adryana Quezada, Sr., F, San Diego State
Kiara Jackson, Jr., G, UNLV
Desi-Rae Young, Sr., C, UNLV
Allyson Fertig, Jr., C, Wyoming
HONORABLE MENTION
Mia Jacobs, Fr., G, Fresno State
Audrey Roden, Jr., G, Nevada
Izzy Sullivan, Fr., G, Nevada
Kim Villalobos, Sr., F, San Diego State
Amarachi Kimpson, Fr., G, UNLV
ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Madison Smith, Jr., G, Air Force
Abby Muse, Sr., F, Boise State
Aniyah Augmon, Jr., G, New Mexico
Desi-Rae Young, Sr., C, UNLV
Emily Mellema, Jr., G, Wyoming
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Jayda McNabb, G, Air Force
Taija Sta. Maria, G, Fresno State
Izzy Sullivan, G, Nevada
Jyah LoVett, G, San José State
Syndi Summers, G, San José State
Amarachi Kimpson, G, UNLV