FARMINGTON, Utah – Portland State softball placed three players on All-Big Sky teams, the conference announced Thursday.

Senior dual-threat Sherreigh Nakoa-Chung headlined the group with a first-team selection at the pitcher/utility position, marking the second all-conference honor of her career. Third baseman Breanna Lutz earned second-team honors, while Abigail Carsley was named honorable mention as a non-pitcher/utility player.

Nakoa-Chung becomes the first player in program history to earn first-team honors in the pitcher/utility category. A second-team selection in 2025, the senior was the only Viking named to the 2026 preseason all-conference team and lived up to the expectations. She led the Vikings in the circle with a 3.77 ERA and a 9-10 record, including a 4-3 mark in Big Sky play. Nakoa-Chung paced the conference in multiple pitching categories, including strikeouts (99), strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.61), games started (22) and innings pitched (131.2). Her 14 complete games also led the conference and ranks 27th among NCAA Division I pitchers. Additionally, she tossed two shutouts, highlighted by a seven-inning no-hitter against North Dakota and received two Big Sky Pitcher of the Week honors. Also contributing offensively, the Hawai'i native recorded 15 hits, including a .286 mark in conference play (6-for-21) and tallied 11 RBI on the year. 

Nakoa-Chung is the 12th Viking under head coach Meadow McWhorter to earn first-team All-Big Sky recognition. 

Lutz and Carsley each earned the first all-conference honors of their careers on Thursday. Lutz was a second-team selection at third base after an impressive conference slate. The junior hit .400 (16-for-40) with four doubles, two home runs and nine RBI while posting a .538 on-base percentage against Big Sky opponents, the third-best mark in the conference. The Ramona, Calif., native led the Vikings with 12 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games, while putting together a season-long eight-game hitting streak. Defensively, Lutz totaled 45 putouts and 50 assists in the infield. 

McWhorter and the Vikings finished the regular season sixth in the Big Sky standings and will head to Pocatello, Idaho, next week for the conference tournament. The team opens play against third-seeded Sacramento State on Monday, May 4, at 10:30 a.m. PT.

2026 BIG SKY SOFTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
Link to Big Sky release

Individual Award Winners
Player of the Year: Lafulafu Malepeai, Sacramento State
Pitcher of the Year: Marley Goluskin, Idaho State
Freshman of the Year: Kailee Mejia, Montana
Co-Top Newcomer of the Year: Carah Sweet, Montana/Madi Mendoza, Sacramento State
Co-Coach of the Year: Andrew Rich, Idaho State/Stef Ewing, Montana

 First Team All-Big Sky
Catcher: Jenna Kearns, Idaho State*
First Base: Sydney Groves, Idaho State
Second Base: Katie Walling, Northern Colorado
Shortstop: Anna Cockhill, Montana
Third Base: Madison Evers-Lyles, Sacramento State
Outfield: Lafulafu Malepeai, Sacramento State*
Outfield: Alyssa Yee, Idaho State*
Outfield: Ava Brown, Idaho State
Pitcher: Marley Goluskin, Idaho State
Pitcher: Kasey Aguinaga, Idaho State
Pitcher/UTL: Sherreigh Nakoa-Chung, Portland State
Non-Pitcher/UTL: Ella Gonzales, Northern Colorado

Second Team All-Big Sky
Catcher: Shannon Garcia, Sacramento State
First Base: Amailee Morales, Northern Colorado
Second Base: Grace Lopez, Montana
Shortstop: Camryn McDonald, Idaho State
Third Base: Breanna Lutz, Portland State
Outfield: Jordan McMahon, Weber State
Outfield: KK Christie, Northern Colorado
Outfield: Saskia Raab, Sacramento State
Pitcher: Alexa Ortiz, Sacramento State^
Pitcher: Kennedie Bacon, Sacramento State^
Pitcher: Carah Sweet, Montana^
Non-Pitcher/UTL: Jojo Christiaens, Montana

 All-Big Sky Honorable Mention
Catcher: Jordan Hart, Weber State
First Base: Kailee Mejia, Montana
First Base: Apple Maldonado, Weber State
Second Base: Sadie Kirk, Weber State
Shortstop: Madi Mendoza, Sacramento State
Shortstop: Krista Francia, Northern Colorado
Third Base: Hayden Nelson, Northern Colorado
Outfield: Jaden Moore, Idaho State
Outfield: Mackenzie Bekofsky, Montana
Non-Pitcher/UTL: Kira Day, Idaho State
Non-Pitcher/UTL: Abigail Carsley, Portland State
 
<sup>^- three-way tie in voting 
* - unanimous selection
Honorable Mention selections received at least 3 votes</sup>