MERCED, Calif. – University of California, Merced women's basketball junior forward Nicole Lukito was named an All-CCAA First Team selection, while junior guard Sarina Nagra was tabbed honorable mention, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday afternoon.

Lukito is the third player in program history to earn three consecutive First Team honors in her career, along with Shelby Howard and Mia Belvin. Lukito was All-Cal Pac First Team the last two years before continuing her dominance in the Bobcats first year in the CCAA. UC Merced has had at least one First Team selection since the program's inception in 2012-13.

Lukito led the CCAA with 15 double-doubles, averaging 13.7 points per game and a league-leading 11.0 rebounds per game. She also finished first in the CCAA with an .842 free throw percentage, third with a .495 field goal percentage, and fifth with 27 blocks. She is the first CCAA player in a decade to average at least 13.5 PPG and 11 RPG while also recording at least 27 blocks. The Fremont, Calif., native registered a double-double in five straight conference games from January 10-January 24 and finished the year with three straight. Overall, Lukito scored in double figures 20 times and had 20+ points on six occasions. She recorded a career-high 33 points against Cal State East Bay and had a season-high of 21 rebounds twice. She was named CCAA Player of the Week on November 25 after leading the Bobcats to two wins in Hawai'i. Lukito, who became the first player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds, started all 29 games. Also of note, Lukito shot a program-record 50% (22-44) from three-point land.

Nagra finished fourth in the CCAA with 15.1 points per game, marking the highest total by any Bobcat guard since 2019-20. She tallied eight 20+ point outings and scored in double figures 20 times. The Danville, Calif., native ranked second in the CCAA with 62 three-pointers and finished fourth with a .369 three-point field goal percentage. Her 62 triples are the second most in program history. Other notables include Nagra playing a team-high 33.6 minutes per game and finishing fourth on the team with 31 steals. Nagra started 24 of the 26 games she played in.

Lukito and Nagra are the Bobcats first ever duo to combine for over 28 PPG in back-to-back seasons.