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Last updated: February 20, 2011 5:44 p.m.

Diggins finalist for Lieberman Award

Tony Krausz | The Journal Gazette

Notre Dame sophomore Skylar Diggins is one of 11 semifinalists for the Nancy Lieberman Award, given to the nation's top point guard, award's organizer – the Rotary Club of Detroit – announced.

Diggins is the first Notre Dame player to be chosen as a Nancy Lieberman Award semifinalist since All-American Megan Duffy in 2006, and the third since the award's inception in 2001 (when another Notre Dame All-American and current Irish assistant coach Niele Ivey was a finalist).

Three finalists, and this year's award recipient, will be announced the weekend of the NCAA Women's Final Four (April 3-5), with the recipient to attend an awards luncheon April 27 at the Detroit Athletic Club.

Diggins is averaging a career-high 14.1 points, 4.6 assists, 4 rebounds and 1.9 steals this season.

Semifinalist

Skylar Diggins (Notre Dame)

Sarah Miles (West Virginia)

Sam Quigley (DePaul)

Cetera DeGraffenreid (North Carolina)

Dawn Evans (James Madison)

Melissa Jones (Baylor)

Jeanette Pohlen (Stanford)

Samantha Prahalis (Ohio State)

Danielle Robinson (Oklahoma)

Jasmine Thomas (Duke)

Courtney Vandersloot (Gonzaga)

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The Journal Gazette's Assistant Sports Editor Tony Krausz covers The University of Notre Dame. Krausz, a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and a native of St. Louis, has been assistant sports editor since October 2005. Prior to joining the JG, he worked at two papers in Mississippi covering high school and college athletics.
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