Here's the release from UConn about four UConn Huskies women's basketball players being in the running for the 2013 Naismith Women's College Player of the Year.
ATLANTA – The UConn women’s basketball team has four Huskies in the top 30 list for 2013 Naismith Women’s College Player of the Year as announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club on Wednesday. Stefanie Dolson, Kelly Faris, Bria Hartley and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis were selected as top 30 candidates by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s Board of Selectors, which based its criteria on player performance during this year’s college basketball season. Connecticut’s leads the way with four players, while Baylor, Notre Dame, Duke, Maryland and Penn State each have a pair of players on the list.
In late March, the Naismith Trophy voting academy will narrow down the pack to four finalists. The Naismith Women’s College Player of the Year presented by AT&T will be awarded to one female athlete on April 8, 2013, in New Orleans, La.
Mosqueda-Lewis leads the Huskies with 17.1 points per game and averages 6.4 rebounds per contest, while Dolson is second on the squad in scoring and rebounding with 14.0 points per game and 6.4 boards per contest. Dolson currently leads the nation in field goal percentage shooting 60.0 percent per game, while Mosqueda-Lewis is third in the country from behind the arc with a 50.3 percentage. Faris is having an outstanding senior campaign averaging 10.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game and leads the team in assists (4.1 apg) and steals (2.8 spg). Both Mosqueda-Lewis and Faris scored their 1,000th career point on Saturday against Seton Hall. Hartley is averaging 9.0 points and 3.1 rebounds per game, while she is second on the team with 3.5 assists per contest.
For a full look at the 30 candidates for the 2013 Naismith Women’s College Player of the Year, please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.
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First Name |
Last Name |
Class |
Position |
School |
|
Alex |
Bentley |
Senior |
G |
Penn State |
|
Kelsey |
Bone |
Junior |
C |
Texas A&M |
|
Layshia |
Clarendon |
Senior |
G |
California |
|
Elena |
Delle Donne |
Senior |
F |
Delaware |
|
Skylar |
Diggins |
Senior |
G |
Notre Dame |
|
Stefanie |
Dolson |
Junior |
C |
Connecticut |
|
Aaryn |
Ellenberg |
Junior |
G |
Oklahoma |
|
Shante |
Evans |
Senior |
F |
Hofstra |
|
Kelly |
Faris |
Senior |
G |
Connecticut |
|
Angel |
Goodrich |
Senior |
G |
Kansas |
|
Chelsea |
Gray |
Junior |
G |
Duke |
|
Brittney |
Griner |
Senior |
C |
Baylor |
|
Bria |
Hartley |
Junior |
G |
Connecticut |
|
Tianna |
Hawkins |
Senior |
F |
Maryland |
|
Tayler |
Hill |
Senior |
G |
Ohio State |
|
Jordan |
Hooper |
Junior |
F |
Nebraska |
|
Maggie |
Lucas |
Junior |
G |
Penn State |
|
A'dia |
Mathies |
Senior |
G |
Kentucky |
|
Kayla |
McBride |
Junior |
G |
Notre Dame |
|
Lindsey |
Moore |
Senior |
G |
Nebraska |
|
Kaleena |
Mosqueda-Lewis |
Sophomore |
F |
Connecticut |
|
Chiney |
Ogwumike |
Junior |
F |
Stanford |
|
Karisma |
Penn |
Senior |
F |
Illinois |
|
Niveen |
Rasheed |
Senior |
F |
Princeton |
|
Sugar |
Rodgers |
Senior |
G |
Georgetown |
|
Ebony |
Rowe |
Junior |
F |
Middle Tennessee State |
|
Meighan |
Simmons |
Junior |
G |
Tennessee |
|
Odyssey |
Sims |
Junior |
G |
Baylor |
|
Alyssa |
Thomas |
Junior |
F |
Maryland |
|
Elizabeth |
Williams |
Sophomore |
C |
Duke |
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