Hartley and Mosqueda-Lewis Named To Wooden Midseason Top 20

Here’s the release from UConn about UConn Huskies women’s basketball players Bria Hartley and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis being named to the 2011-12 John R. Wooden Award Women’s Midseason Top 20 List.

STORRS, Conn. – The John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 20 was announced today by The Los Angeles Athletic Club on the nationally recognized “Women’s Sports Central” podcast, hosted by women’s basketball experts Brenda VanLengen and Mechelle Voepel. No. 3 UConn has two Huskies named to the midseason list with sophomore guard Bria Hartley and freshman forward Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis earning the honor.

Selected by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board, the list is made up of 20 student-athletes who, based on their performances in November, December, and January, are the frontrunners for college basketball’s most prestigious honor.

Hartley is currently the third leading scorer for Connecticut averaging 14.9 points per game and is second on the team in assists with 4.1 per game.

BIG EAST Preseason Freshman of the Year, Mosqueda-Lewis, has been stellar thus far in her young career as she currently is the second leading scorer for the Huskies with 15 points per game and leads the team with 52 made three-pointers. Mosqueda-Lewis, one of two freshman on the Top 20, has brought home six BIG EAST Freshman of the Week accolades.

The 36th annual Wooden Award Gala, will take place on Friday, April 6, 2012, and will honor winners, All Americans and the Legends of Coaching winner UConn Head Coach Geno Auriemma.

Meanwhile, on Friday afternoon, USA Basketball announced that future Husky Breanna Stewart was named the 2011 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year. Stewart will join the Huskies as a freshman for the 2012-13 campaign.

As a member of the 2011 USA U19 World Championship Team, Stewart averaged team-highs of 11.2 points and 7.3 rebounds to help Team USA to a 7-1 record and a gold medal at the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship in Chile.

“It is exciting because this is a pretty big award,” Stewart said. “I’m just honored to be thought of as USA Basketball’s Female Athlete of the Year.”

The Syracuse, N.Y. native was the Gatorade New York Girls Basketball Player of the Year in 2011 and has played four varsity seasons at Cicero-North Syracuse High School (N.Y.), where she has competed in 93 games and compiled 1,668 points, 996 rebounds, 220 assists, 219 steals and 515 blocks heading into her senior season.

To see the full 2011-12 John R. Wooden Award Women’s Midseason Top 20 List, please click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

(Players listed alphabetically.)

*indicates player was 2011 Wooden Award All American
GS indicates Graduate student

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