Slocum Tabbed as Lieberman Finalist

CORVALLIS – Redshirt-sophomore Destiny Slocum has been named as one of five finalists for the Nancy Lieberman Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced Monday morning.

Now in its twentieth year, the Lieberman Award recognizes the top point guard in women's NCAA Division I college basketball. To be considered to this prestigious award, candidates exhibit the floor leadership, play-making and ball-handling skills of Class of 1996 Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman. The winner of the 2019 Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Award will be determined by a combination of fan votes and input from the Basketball Hall of Fame's selection committee. Fans are encouraged to visit www.HoophallAwards.com to cast their votes March 15-29.

Slocum, who has also been named to the Naismith Trophy Mid-Season Team, the Wooden Award Late Season Watch List and the Wade Trophy Watch List, leads the team with 16.0 points per game and 144 assists on the year. She has 12 20-point games this season, and has reached double-figures 23 times.

A digital communication arts major, Slocum was named an All-Pac-12 selection last week. She is 11^th in the Pac-12 in scoring, ninth in assists, eighth in 3-point percentage and 10^th in field goal percentage. The guard's season has been highlighted by a 30-point game at Washington.

Slocum is the sixth player in Oregon State history with multiple point-assist double-doubles, and she currently needs 13 more assists to crack the top-10 in program history.

As a team, Oregon State will head into the postseason with a record of 24-7. The Beavers now await the NCAA Tournament Selection Show, which will take place on March 18.

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