UConn rising senior forward Maya Moore and former Penn State volleyball star Megan Hodge were named the co-winners of the Honda-Broderick Cup, one of the premier awards for collegiate athletes, on Monday.

It is just the second time in the awards; 34 years that there has been a tie in the voting for the collegiate female athlete of the year award.

Moore, the first junior to score more than 2,000 points at UConn, averaged 18.9 points and 8.3 rebounds during the 2009-10 season to lead the Huskies to their second straight 39-0 season and second national title in a row.

Moore is the third UConn star to win the award, joining Rebecca Lobo and Jennifer Rizzotti who won it in consecutive years in 1995 and 1996.

Moore is the 12th basketball player to win the honor but just the fourth in the last 14 years. She has a chance to join swimmer Tracy Caulkins as the only two-time winner of the award if she repeats in 2011.

CHARLES HONORED BY WNBA
Former UConn star Tina Charles was named the WNBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Week after averaging 25.5 points and 15.5 rebounds in wins over Los Angeles and Phoenix.

Charles had 26 points and a franchise record 19 rebounds in Friday's win at Los Angeles and then had 24 points and 12 rebounds on Sunday as the Sun defeated the reigning WNBA champion Mercury, Connecticut's first win at Phoenix since 2005.