Grace Berger Added to Wade Trophy Midseason Watch List
2/10/2021 12:31:00 PM | Women's Basketball
ATLANTA – Junior guard Grace Berger is one of six players in the country to be added to the "Wade Watch" midseason list, announced by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced on Wednesday.
Berger is the team's second leading scorer this season, averaging 15.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists while shooting 45.8 percent from the floor and 77.8 at the free throw line. She also holds an assist-to-turnover ratio of +2.9 and currently leads the nation in triple doubles this season, recording the first two in Indiana women's basketball history along with one double-double. The Louisville, Ky. native has scored in double figures 12 times this season. In addition, she is a top 10 finalist for the Cheryl Miller Award which honors the nation's top small forward.
She joins Ali Patberg, who earned a spot on the preseason watch list, as one of 39 candidates for Wade Trophy. Indiana is one of five schools to earn multiple players on the award's watch list. The Wade Trophy — now in its 44th year — is the oldest and most prestigious national player of the year award in college women's basketball. It is named in honor of the late, legendary Delta State University head coach Lily Margaret Wade, who won three consecutive national championships with the Lady Statesmen. First awarded in 1978 by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), now known as SHAPE America, the Wade Trophy has been presented to the WBCA NCAA Division I National Player of the Year since 2001.
The WBCA will announce the four finalists for the honor in mid-March. The winner of the 2021 Wade Trophy will be announced in April.
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Berger is the team's second leading scorer this season, averaging 15.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists while shooting 45.8 percent from the floor and 77.8 at the free throw line. She also holds an assist-to-turnover ratio of +2.9 and currently leads the nation in triple doubles this season, recording the first two in Indiana women's basketball history along with one double-double. The Louisville, Ky. native has scored in double figures 12 times this season. In addition, she is a top 10 finalist for the Cheryl Miller Award which honors the nation's top small forward.
She joins Ali Patberg, who earned a spot on the preseason watch list, as one of 39 candidates for Wade Trophy. Indiana is one of five schools to earn multiple players on the award's watch list. The Wade Trophy — now in its 44th year — is the oldest and most prestigious national player of the year award in college women's basketball. It is named in honor of the late, legendary Delta State University head coach Lily Margaret Wade, who won three consecutive national championships with the Lady Statesmen. First awarded in 1978 by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), now known as SHAPE America, the Wade Trophy has been presented to the WBCA NCAA Division I National Player of the Year since 2001.
The WBCA will announce the four finalists for the honor in mid-March. The winner of the 2021 Wade Trophy will be announced in April.
| Name | Institution | Position | Height | Current Year |
| Janelle Bailey | North Carolina | C | 6-4 | Sr. |
| Kierstan Bell | Florida Gulf Coast | G | 6-1 | So. |
| Grace Berger | Indiana | G | 6-0 | Jr. |
| Aliyah Boston | South Carolina | F | 6-5 | So. |
| Jessika Carter | Mississippi State | F/C | 6-5 | Jr. |
| Charli Collier | Texas | F/C | 6-5 | Jr. |
| Zia Cooke | South Carolina | G | 5-9 | So. |
| Elissa Cunane | NC State | C | 6-5 | Jr. |
| Rennia Davis | Tennessee | G/F | 6-2 | Sr. |
| Chelsea Dungee | Arkansas | G | 5-11 | RS Sr. |
| Dana Evans | Louisville | G | 5-6 | Sr. |
| Dyasia Fair | Buffalo | G | 5-5 | So. |
| Vivian Gray | Texas Tech | G | 6-1 | Sr. |
| Arella Guirantes | Rutgers | G | 5-11 | RS Sr. |
| Anastasia Hayes | Middle Tennessee | G | 5-7 | RS Jr. |
| Naz Hillmon | Michigan | F | 6-2 | Jr |
| Rhyne Howard | Kentucky | G | 6-2 | Jr. |
| Lexie Hull | Stanford | G | 6-0 | Jr |
| Rickea Jackson | Mississippi State | F | 6-2 | Soph. |
| Ashley Joens | Iowa State | G/F | 6-0 | Jr. |
| Haley Jones | Stanford | G | 6-1 | So. |
| N'dea Jones | Texas A&M | F | 6-2 | Sr. |
| Micaela Kelly | Central Michigan | G | 5-6 | Sr. |
| Ayoka Lee | Kansas State | C | 6-6 | Soph. |
| Natasha Mack | Oklahoma State | F | 6-4 | Sr. |
| Tiana Mangakahia | Syracuse | G | 5-6 | 5th Yr. |
| Aari McDonald | Arizona | G | 5-6 | Sr. |
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa | Connecticut | F | 6-5 | Jr. |
| Michaela Onyenwere | UCLA | F | 6-0 | Sr. |
| Charisma Osborne | UCLA | G | 5-9 | Soph. |
| Ashley Owusu | Maryland | G | 6-0 | Soph. |
| Ali Patberg | Indiana | G | 5-11 | Sr. |
| Lindsey Pulliam | Northwestern | G | 5-10 | Sr. |
| Maddy Siegrist | Villanova | F | 6-1 | Soph. |
| Destiny Slocum | Arkansas | G | 5-7 | RS Sr. |
| NaLyssa Smith | Baylor | F | 6-2 | Jr. |
| Evina Westbrook | Connecticut | G | 6-0 | RS. Jr. |
| Christyn Williams | Connecticut | G | 5-11 | Jr. |
| Kiana Williams | Stanford | G | 5-8 | Sr. |
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