Here's a press release from UConn about UConn Huskies women's basketball player Kelly Faris being added to the State Farm Wade Watch List.

ATLANTA (February 4, 2013) – Senior guard Kelly Faris was added to the 2012-13 State Farm Wade Watch list as announced by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association on Monday morning. UConn now has four Huskies on the list as Faris joins teammates Stefanie Dolson, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Bria Hartley. Faris was one of eight additional student-athletes added to the list by the WBCA.

Kelly FarisFaris has had an outstanding senior campaign as she is averaging 10.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.7 steals per game. She is currently sixth in the nation in assist/turnover ratio at 2.57.

Joining the preseason list of 25 “Wade Watch” hopefuls are Kelsey Bone of Texas A&M, Gennifer Brandon and Layshia Clarendon of Cal Berkeley, Kelly Faris of Connecticut, Tianna Hawkins of Maryland, Chelsea Hopkins of San Diego State, Niveen Rasheed of Princeton and Meighan Simmons of Tennessee.

State Farm and the Wade Trophy Coalition present The State Farm Wade Trophy to the nation’s most outstanding NCAA® Division I women’s basketball player each year – one who not only excels athletically but also serves as a positive role model both on and off the court.  The acclaimed Wade Watch list, from which The State Farm Wade Trophy recipient is chosen, consists of players selected on the basis of game and season statistics, leadership, character, effect on their team and overall playing ability. 

The State Farm Wade Watch list will be trimmed to 12 finalists in mid-March.  State Farm and the Wade Trophy Coalition will officially announce the State Farm Wade Trophy winner during the WBCA National Convention, held in conjunction with the NCAA® Women’s Final Four® in New Orleans.

For a full look at the 2012-13 State Farm Wade Watch list, please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

2012-13 State Farm Wade Watch list

Name School Pos Year

Alex Bentley

Penn State

Guard

Senior

Kelsey Bone

Texas A&M

Center

Junior

Gennifer Brandon

Cal Berkeley

Forward

Junior

Heather Butler

UT Martin

Guard

Junior

Layshia Clarendon

Cal Berkeley

Guard

Senior

Carolyn Davis

Kansas

Forward

Senior

Elena Delle Donne

Delaware

Forward

Senior

Skyler Diggins

Notre Dame

Guard

Senior

Stefanie Dolson

Connecticut

Center

Junior

Kelly Faris

Connecticut

Guard

Senior

Christina Foggie

UCLA

Guard

Junior

Chassidy Fussell

Texas

Guard

Junior

Angel Goodrich

Kansas

Guard

Senior

Chelsea Gray

Duke

Guard

Junior

Brittney Griner

Baylor

Guard

Senior

Bria Hartley

Connecticut

Guard

Junior

Tianna Hawkins

Maryland

Forward

Senior

Tayler Hill

Ohio State

Guard

Senior

Jordan Hooper

Nebraska

Forward

Junior

Chelsea Hopkins

San Diego State

Guard

Senior

Maggie Lucas

Penn State

Guard

Junior

Anna Martin

DePaul

Guard

Senior

A’dia Mathies

Kentucky

Guard

Senior

Lindsey Moore

Nebraska

Guard

Senior

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis

Connecticut

Forward

Sophomore

Chiney Ogwumike

Stanford

Forward

Junior

Niveen Rasheed

Princeton

Guard

Senior

Sugar Rodgers

Georgetown

Guard

Senior

Shoni Schimmel

Louisville

Guard

Junior

Meighan Simmons

Tennessee

Guard

Junior

Odyssey Sims

Baylor

Guard

Junior

Alyssa Thomas

Maryland

Guard

Junior

Elizabeth Williams

Duke

Center

Sophomore

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