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Bailey Named Top 10 Finalist For Lisa Leslie Award

North Carolina's Janelle Bailey, a junior from Charlotte, N.C., has been named one of 10 finalists for the 2020 Lisa Leslie Award, which recognizes the top center in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.

It's the second year in a row that Bailey has been listed among the nation's top 10 centers.

Bailey leads the Tar Heels in scoring (15.1 points per game) and rebounding (9.8 per game). A preseason All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection, she ranks third in the ACC in rebounding, fifth in free throw percentage (.802) and ninth in scoring.

The Carolina center has 11 double-doubles this season and has scored 20 or more points on seven occasions.