SPOKANE, Wash. – Yvonne Ejim, the reigning two-time WCC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, has been selected as the West Coast Conference's nominee for the 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year Award, which honors graduating female student-athletes who have distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, leadership, and service.
Ejim, a fifth-year forward from Calgary, Alberta, leaves an extraordinary legacy at Gonzaga. She is the program's all-time leader in points (2,385), rebounds (1,140), and field goals made (970), while also becoming the first player in WCC history to eclipse both 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career.
During the 2024–25 season, she led the WCC in scoring (642 points, 20.7 ppg), rebounding (270, 8.7 rpg), field goals made (244), and double-doubles (11). Her performance earned her back-to-back conference Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors, as well as a second consecutive Associated Press All-America honorable mention.
Beyond her accomplishments on the court, Ejim was recognized for her academic excellence and leadership. She was named the WCC Mike Gilleran Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was the inaugural recipient of the WCC Champion of Change Award, honoring her contributions to the Gonzaga community and student-athlete experience.
Ejim was selected in the 2025 WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever and continues to compete internationally. Outside of Gonzaga, she was also selected to play with Team Canada for the Summer Olympics in 2024 and still competes with the national team.
About the NCAA Woman of the Year Award
The NCAA Woman of the Year program was established in 1991 and honors the academic achievements, athletics excellence, community service and leadership of graduating female college athletes from all three divisions. To be eligible, a nominee must have competed and earned a varsity letter in an NCAA-sponsored sport and must have earned her undergraduate degree by summer 2025.
The top 30 honorees (10 per division) will be announced in the fall of 2025. The selection committee will then announce the top nine (three per division) in late 2025. The 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year will be announced at the NCAA Convention in January.
