Baylor WBB’s Andrews Named Lieberman Award Top 10 Candidate

[Hild, Shelby]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – January 23, 2024

Baylor WBB’s Andrews Named Lieberman Award Top 10 Candidate
All-conference senior recognized as top-10 point guard in the country

For more information contact: Shelby Hild; 254-405-7591, shelby_hild at baylor.edu<mailto:shelby_hild at baylor.edu>


SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Baylor women’s basketball’s Sarah Andrews has been selected as a top 10 candidate for the 2024 Nancy Lieberman Award, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced Monday.



Now in its 25th year, the award recognizes the top point guard in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball. To be considered for this prestigious award, candidates must exhibit the floor leadership, playmaking, and ball-handling skills of Class of 1996 Hall-of-Famer Nancy Lieberman.



Andrews, who earned a spot on three preseason watch lists, including the Nancy Lieberman Award, has started all 18 games for the Bears this season. The senior guard eclipsed 1,000-career points in the season opener and ranks second all-time in BU women’s basketball history with 209 made 3-pointers. She was named the ESPN National Player of the Week on Dec. 18 and earned West Palm Beach Classic MVP honors a week later. Andrews turned in her second-career double-double in Baylor’s win over UCF on Jan. 20 with an 11-point, 10-assist performance, becoming the first Bear to record a point-assist double-double since Nov. 25, 2022.



The Irving, Texas, native has reached double-figure scoring 13 times this season and is averaging 12.2 points per game. Andrews has connected on a team-best 45 from behind the 3-point arc and she ranks second on the team with 65 assists. Additionally, Andrews is shooting a team-high 81.8% from the free throw line.



2024 Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Award Candidates*

Sarah Andrews         Baylor

Jaylyn Sherrod            Colorado

McKenna Hofschild     Colorado State

Caitlin Clark                Iowa

Shyanne Sellers         Maryland

Hannah Hidalgo          Notre Dame

Jacy Sheldon              Ohio State

Te-Hina Paopao         South Carolina

Kiki Rice                      UCLA

Georgia Amoore         Virginia Tech



*Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point during the 2023-24 season



Fans can support their favorite players in the remaining rounds by participating in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, starting Friday, January 26, on hoophallawards.com<http://www.hoophallawards.com/>. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.



In March, five finalists will be presented to Lieberman and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee. The Selection Committee for the Nancy Lieberman Award is composed of top women’s college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors, and Hall of Famers.



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Shelby Hild | Director of Communications (WBB, WTEN)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-405-7591

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