UConn incoming freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis has been named the Gatorade National High School Player of the Year.

Mosqueda-Lewis, a 5-foot-11 guard/forward, is averaging 21.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 2.6 assists per game with 108 3-pointers for Mater Dei High in Santa Ana, Calif. heading into Friday's CIF Division I semifinal against Canyon Springs. She also has a 3.4 grade point average and is active in charity and public service work including time volunteering with Down Syndrome Association of Orange County, the Blind Children's Learning Center and the Urban Compass Christmas Outreach program.

She joins Tamika Williams, Ann Strother, Tina Charles and Maya Moore as UConn commits who have won the award and is now a candidate for the Gatorade Athlete of the Year award.

Mosqueda-Lewis was previously named the WBCA and Naismith national player of the year.