Notre Dame has placed three women’s basketball players on a key watch list.
[autotag]Liza Karlen [/autotag], [autotag]Liatu King[/autotag] and [autotag]Maddy Westbeld[/autotag] are all on the watch list for the Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year Award.
Graduate student Karlen averaged 17.7 points per game and 7.9 rebounds per game as a senior at Marquette last season, started in all 32 games and was a unanimous selection to the All-Big East First Team.
King, who comes to Notre Dame as a graduate student and played at Pittsburgh as a senior, averaged 18.7 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. She also had 1.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game.
Westbeld, also a graduate, had 14.4 points per game 8.7 rebounds per game for Notre Dame last season, making 34 starts.
The award is named after Hall of Famer Katrina McClain-Pittman. The retired McClain won two Olympic gold medals and one Olympic bronze and was a two-time USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year. The award is given to the best power forward in the country.
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