UConn incoming freshmen Mikayla Coombs, Lexi Gordon and Megan Walker are among 25 high school seniors named to the mid-season watch list for the Naismith High School Girls' Player of the Year award.

A list of 10 finalists will be announced on Feb. 8.

Coombs, a 5-foot-10 guard, is averaging 16.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 3.7 steals per game at the Wesleyan School.

Gordon, a 5-foot-11 wing, is averaging 21.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game for L.D. Bell High School.

Walker, a 6-foot-1 forward, is averaging 24.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.8 steals for Monacan High School.

Six former or current UConn players have won the award - Diana Taurasi, Ann Strother, Maya Moore (twice), Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Breanna Stewart and Katie Lou Samuelson.