Abrosimova Nominated For Honda Award

STORRS, Conn. -- Senior forward Svetlana Abrosimova from the University of Connecticut was nominated for the Womens Basketball 2000- 2001 Honda Sports Award to determine the top woman collegiate athlete in that sport. After nationwide balloting, the winner for basketball will become a nominee for the Honda-Broderick Cup, which is awarded annually to the nations outstanding collegiate woman athlete of the year at the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year Banquet to be held this year on June 11, in Salt Lake City, UT, during the NACDA convention. Other nominees for womens basketball include Tamika Catchings (University of Tennessee), Ruth Riley (Notre Dame) and Jackie Stiles (Southwest Missouri State University).

Abrosimova, UConns first-ever three-time Kodak All-American, was UConns leading scorer with a 14.1/game average before sustaining a season- ending injury (torn ligament in left foot). In addition to leading the Huskies in scoring, the forward from St. Petersburg, Russia was No. 1 on the team in steals (54) and second on the team in both assists (4.1/game) and rebounding (6.5/game). The 6-2 Abrosimova concluded her four-year UConn career ranked No. 5 in career scoring with 1,865 points, carrying a career scoring average of 14.7/game. She is No. 3 at UConn in career steals.

Connecticut senior guard Shea Ralph was the 1999-2000 recipient of the Honda Award for Womens Basketball.

University of Connecticut Athletics

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