Here’s the release from UConn announcing that UConn Huskies women’s basketball players Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Bria Hartley and Tiffany Hayes have been honored by the ECAC.
STORRS, Conn. – Freshman University of Connecticut women’s basketball standout Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, sophomore Bria Hartley and senior Tiffany Hayes have each been honored by the Eastern College Athletic Conference as announced by the ECAC on Thursday.
Mosqueda-Lewis was honored as the ECAC Rookie of the Year while Hartley was selected to the First Team and Hayes was named to the Second Team.
Mosqueda-Lewis leads the team at 15.0 points per game and was honored as the 2011-12 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year. The Anaheim Hills, Calif. native established a new UConn record for 3-point field goals made in a season by a freshman and is ranked in the top-20 nationally in 3-point field goal percentage. She was also honored as the BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player after leading the Huskies to their 18th title and is averaging a team-high 18.8 points per game this postseason.
Hartley, a BIG EAST First Team honoree, is third on the team at 13.8 points per game and is second on the squad with 130 assists. The North Babylon, N.Y. native is also second on the squad at 14.2 points per game this postseason. Hartley was recently honored as an All-Region I selection by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and is still in the running for a spot on the State Farm WBCA All-America Team.
Hayes was selected to the All-BIG EAST First Team for the second-straight year and is second on the team at 14.8 points per game. She has been a dynamic player for Connecticut this season, averaging 5.7 rebounds and leading the squad with 77 steals. She is also second in the BIG EAST with a 3-point shooting percentage of .426. Hayes, who is also a WBCA All-Region I pick, has won seven BIG EAST Championships in her time as a Husky.
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| Player of the Year | |||
| Elena Delle Donne | Jr. | F/G | University of Delaware |
| Rookie of the Year | |||
| Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis | Fr. | F | University of Connecticut |
| Players | Class | Pos | School |
| First Team | |||
| Bria Hartley | So. | G | University of Connecticut |
| Corielle Yarde | Sr. | G | Marist College |
| Elena Delle Donne | Jr. | F/G | University of Delaware |
| Alyssa Thomas | So. | F | University of Maryland |
| Niveen Rasheed | Sr. | F | Syracuse University |
| Second Team | |||
| Tiffany Hayes | Sr. | G | University of Connecticut |
| Taleia Moton | Sr. | G | George Mason University |
| Asya Bussie | Jr. | C | West Virginia University |
| Callan Taylor | Sr. | F | Sacred Heart University |
| Courtney Hurt | Sr. | F | Virginia Commonwealth University |
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