On Tuesday, the Associated Press announced its WNBA honors, with multiple former UConn Huskies among the honorees. Breanna Stewart headlined the awards by earning the Player of the Year award, beating A’ja Wilson by just a single vote.
Stewart made waves in the off-season after her decision to leave the Seattle Storm to move back to the East Coast to join the New York Liberty. It seems to be working out.
Stewart has been a dominant force all season, averaging a career-best 23 points per game along with 9.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. The forward finished the regular season as second in the league for scoring and helped the Liberty finish the regular season with the second-best record in the league as well.