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Friday, April 10, 2009

Moore wins Wooden Award

Maya Moore completed a sweep of the national player of the year honors when she was named the Wooden Award winner on Friday in Los Angeles.

Moore becomes the first UConn player to win the women's Wooden Award, which was first presented in 2004.

Moore, a 6-foot sophomore, set UConn's single-season record with 754 points, was tied for the team lead with 348 rebounds and also had a team-high 76 steals while ranking second with 90 3-pointers, 127 assists and 59 blocks for the 39-0 Huskies.
Moore also was named the Wade Trophy and Naismith Award winner and earned national player of the year honors from the Associated Press and U.S. Basketball Writers Association as well as being a first-team academic all-american and winning the Big East Player of the Year award for the second year in a row.

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