Latta Earns Nancy Lieberman Award As Nation's Top Point Guard
March 31, 2006 | Women's Basketball
March 31, 2006
DETROIT --- The Rotary Club of Detroit announced Friday that North Carolina junior Ivory Latta has been selected as the 2006 Nancy Lieberman Award winner. The award recognizes the nation's top collegiate point guard in women's Division I basketball. The criteria for the award are the floor leadership, play-making and ball-handling skills that personified Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman during her career. Sportswriters from across the country determined the award winner and finalists.
The three other finalists are Megan Duffy (Notre Dame), Lindsey Harding (Duke) and Cappie Pondexter (Rutgers).
Latta has helped the 33-1 Tar Heels reach their first Final Four since their 1994 title season. She is averaging 18.6 points and five assists per game and leads the team with 84 three-pointers this season. Latta ranks second in school history for career three-pointers and is seventh in assists. Among her many honors for 2005-06, she has been selected as the ESPN.com Player of the Year and has been named to the Associated Press All-America first team.
For further information visit the official Nancy Lieberman Award website, www.pointguard.org.
