Only two players have ever won back-to-back WCC Women’s Player of the Year awards. Jill Townsend looks to become the third member of that club as she enters her senior season as the unquestionable heart and soul of this team.
After being a role player as a freshman and the sixth-man as a sophomore, Townsend broke out of her shell completely as a junior. There was a question of whether she would be healthy enough to compete at the start of the season after her devastating leg injury at the end of the 2019 WCC Tournament. Not only did she return in time for the season, she came back better than ever.