HILLSBORO, Ore. –
Gillyan Landis put on a Linfield uniform and made an immediate impact in her collegiate debut. She represents the Wildcats as an honorable mention on the 2022 All-Northwest Conference Women's Basketball Team.
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A freshman forward from Yakima, Washington, Landis started in all 24 games for the Wildcats. She led the 'Cats with 11.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game to go with a 44.4 field goal percentage, all of which rank in the NWC's top 20. She led the NWC with 32 blocked shots and finished the season with 19 assists and 17 steals.
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Landis scored in double figures 12 times in her freshman campaign. Her season high came in a 22-point performance against Trinity (Texas) on Nov. 19. She also scored 20 points against Chapman on Nov. 13 and 21 points against Pacific on Feb. 8. Landis grabbed 10 rebounds against Trinity to complete the first double-double of her career. She pulled down a season-high 14 rebounds against Lewis & Clark on Jan. 28.
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Pacific's Camy Aguinaldo was named the NWC Player of the Year while Kennedy Brown of Puget Sound earned Freshman of the Year honors. Whitman's Michelle Ferenz locked up the Coach of the Year award for the second straight season after leading the Blues to a second consecutive regular-season title. The Blues finished the regular season at 24-1 overall with a perfect 16-0 NWC mark.
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