University of Delaware Athletics
Delaware?s Elena Delle Donne Part of State Farm? Wade Watch List
2/6/2013 7:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball
ATLANTA– University of Delaware women's basketball senior Elena Delle Donne(at right) remains a strong candidate for the 2012-13 State Farm “Wade Watch” list, theWomen's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), on behalf of the Wade Trophy Coalition, announced recently.
The All-American was previously one of 25 named to the preseason Wade Watch list. Through 15 games played this season, Delle Donne averages 25.3 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.3 blocks, 2.1 three-pointers and 1.6 assists per contest for the No. 20 Blue Hens. She has registered a 50.8 three-point shooting percentage in addition to shooting 92.3 percent from the free throw line this season.
Delle Donne is just 30 points away from breaking the Colonial Athletic Association's all-time scoring record. The forward has posted 2,638 points through her four years at Delaware while James Madison's Dawn Evans collected 2,667 from 2007-11.
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.
The Wade Trophy, named after the late, legendary three-time national champion Delta State University head coach Lily Margaret Wade, debuted in 1978 as the first-ever women's national player of the year award in college basketball. The Wade Trophy Coalition was established in June 2000 when the WBCA partnered with The National Association of Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS). For the past 10 years the two have worked together to present The State Farm Wade Trophy player of the year award. A committee composed of coaches, administrators and media from across the U.S. selects the winner.
Delle Donne and her UD teammates face their next two opponents on the road as they travel to Towson Thursday for a 7 p.m. game and then to James Madison Sunday for a 2 p.m. tip.
Agate:
2013 Wade Watch List
Alex Bentley (Sr., G, Penn State), Kelsey Bone (Jr., C, Texas A&M), Gennifer Brandon (Jr., F, Cal Berkeley), Heather Butler (Jr., G, UT Martin), Layshia Clarendon (Sr., G, Cal Berkeley), Carolyn Davis (Sr., F, Kansas), Elena Delle Donne (Sr., F, Delaware), Skyler Diggins (Sr., G, Notre Dame), Stefanie Dolson (Jr., C, Connecticut), Kelly Faris (Sr., G, Connecticut), Christina Foggie (Jr., G, UCLA), Chassidy Fussell (Jr., G, Texas), Angel Goodrich (Sr., G, Kansas), Chelsea Gray (Jr., G, Duke), Brittney Griner (Sr., G, Baylor), Bria Hartley (Jr., G, Connecticut), Tianna Hawkins (Sr., F, Maryland), Tayler Hill (Sr., G, Ohio State), Jordan Hooper (Jr., F, Nebraska), Chelsea Hopkins (Sr., G, San Diego State), Maggie Lucas (Jr., G, Penn State), Anna Martin (Sr., G, DePaul), A'dia Mathies (Sr., G, Kentucky), Lindsey Moore (Sr., G, Nebraska), Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (So., F, Connecticut), Chiney Ogwumike (Jr., F, Stanford), Niveen Rasheed (Sr., G, Princeton), Sugar Rodgers (Sr., G, Georgetown), Shoni Schimmel (Jr., G, Louisville), Meighan Simmons (Jr., G, Tennessee), Odyssey Sims (Jr., G, Baylor), Alyssa Thomas (Jr., G, Maryland), Elizabeth Williams (So., C, Duke).
