The State Farm Wade Trophy Committee has added eight additional student-athletes to the 2011-12 State Farm Wade Watch list, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), on behalf of the Wade Trophy Coalition, announced today.
Joining the preseason list of 25 “Wade Watch” hopefuls are Tayler Hill and Samantha Prahalis of Ohio State, Jordan Hooper of Nebraska, Anna Martin of DePaul, A’dia Mathies of Kentucky, Khadijah Rushdan of Rutgers, Alyssa Thomas of Maryland and Julie Wojta of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
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 Denver.
Wojta, a 6-foot senior guard for No. 9 Wisconsin-Green Bay, has 10 double-doubles this season, at least 12 points in every contest, and eight double-figure rebounding performances. The four-time Horizon League Player of the Week had a standout performance Jan. 7 at Milwaukee when she posted 27 points, 12 steals and five assists, including 15 points, three 3-pointers, seven steals and two assists in just 12 minutes of play. Her 12 steals is a program and Horizon League record, and is just two steals shy of tying the NCAA record. Wojta ranks in the top 10 in five career statistical categories including points (1,352), points per game (12.3), free throws made (248), steals (234) and rebounds (700).
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.
Tags: Green Bay - Women's Basketball
