Former Cardinal Great Angel McCoughtry Has Been Nominated for an ESPY
McCoughtry is one of five WNBA Players Nominated
 
Angel McCoughtry

Angel McCoughtry

June 27, 2012

Louisville, Ky. - Former Cardinal and current Atlanta Dream forward Angel McCoughtry is one of five players who have been nominated for an ESPY for Best WNBA Player, ESPN announced on Wednesday. McCoughtry is also a member of the 2012 US Olympic team.

Fans will select the ESPY winners by voting online or by mobile device at ESPN.com/ESPYS. The 20th ESPYS will be broadcast live on July 11 from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. Other finalists for the award are Minnesota's Seimone Augustus, Indiana's Tamika Catchings, Connecticut's Tina Charles and Phoenix's Diana Taurasi.

McCoughtry currently leads the WNBA in scoring at 22.6 points per game, and in steals at 3.55 per game, while ranking third in blocks per game (1.27). She has scored in double figures in all 11 games in which she has played, including nine games of at least 20 points. In 2011, she led the Dream to the WNBA Finals for the second straight year, finishing as the league's second-leading scorer during the regular season at 21.6 points per game, while upping that average to 23.1 in the playoffs.

 

 

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