Hebard Named to Katrina McClain Award Watch List

EUGENE, Ore. - A year after winning the inaugural Katrina McClain Award for the nation's top power forward, Ruthy Hebard is on the watch list for the honor again this season.

Hebard took home the McClain Award last season in addition to being named all-Pac-12 and an honorable mention All-American by both the Associated Press and the WBCA.

The 6-foot-4 forward averaged 17.6 points and a team-high 9.0 rebounds per game last season while shooting 66.0 percent from the floor, good for second-best in the NCAA. Hebard set an NCAA record for both men's and women's basketball when she made 33 consecutive field goals, stretching over four league games against Washington, Washington State, USC and UCLA.

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