UConn sophomore Katie Lou Samuelson is one of 19 players on the midseason watch list for the Dawn Staley Award which is presented to the best guard in the country.

Samuelson is averaging a team-high 21.4 points per game, leads the 22-0 Huskies with 74 3-pointers and is one of five Huskies with at least 50 assists.

The winner will be announced during the Final Four and the trophy will be presented at the Union League of Philadelphia in April.

UConn's Moriah Jefferson was last year's recipient.

Here's the list of candidates

Lexie Brown, Duke
Jordin Canada, UCLA
Diamond DeShields, Tennessee
Makayla Epps, Kentucky
Feyonda Fitzgerald, Temple
Allisha Gray, South Carolina
Amy Griffin, LaSalle
Tori Jankoska, Michigan State
Alexis Jones, Baylor
Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State
Adrienne Motley, Miami
Teniya Page, Penn State
Alexis Peterson, Syracuse
Kelsey Plum, Washington
Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn
Brittney Sykes, Syracuse
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough
Sydney Wiese, Oregon State
Morgan William, Mississippi State