LACEY, Wash. – Another season is about to begin, and another award rolled in for Saint Martin's All-American Claire Dingus. The junior forward was unanimously selected for the 2021 GNAC Preseason All-Conference team.
 
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Jessica Jones of Simon Fraser was voted the Preseason Player of the Year.  Ten players were selected to the team unanimously with Western Washington leading the way with three.
 
Dingus, who was a 2021 WBCA All-American honorable mention last season, averaged 17.5 points per game, and 10.2 rebounds per game. She also led the team with 1.9 steals per game and was efficient from the floor. Dingus shot 55.9 percent from the field, and 45.8 from beyond the arc.
 
For Dingus, the preseason award joins her long list of accolades which include being a 2020 GNAC second team All-Conference, 2019-20 GNAC Preseason Unanimous All-Conference, the 2018-19 GNAC Freshman of the Year, and a three-time GNAC Player of the Week.
 
Saint Martin's opens preseason against three Pac-12 schools in Washington State, Oregon, and California. Their first official game will be on Nov. 13 at home against Hawaii Pacific.