Stokes named player of the year

UConn freshman forward/center Kiah Stokes was named the Des Moines Register's female athlete of the year.

Stokes was a star on the volleyball team and a two-time Gatorade state player of the year for the Linn-Mar basketball team.

Stokes and the rest of the Huskies will be leaving Tuesday for a tour of Italy which will include playing four games.