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HARDING NAMED THE 2007 NANCY LIEBERMAN AWARD TOP POINT GUARD

DETROIT, MI, March 30, 2007 --  The Rotary Club of Detroit announced today that Duke senior Lindsey Harding has been selected as the 2007 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 finalists (in alphabetical order) are:   Kimberly Beck (George Washington), Ivory Latta (North Carolina), and Renee Montgomery (Connecticut).  

Harding, the 5-8 point guard, helped Duke become the first ACC team and 14 th squad in NCAA history to finish the regular season undefeated with a 29-0 mark.   As a senior, she averaged 13.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.5 steals in 34 games.   Harding is Duke's all-time assist leader with 579 and is the second Blue Devil and sixth ACC player, in league history, to register over 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists and 250 steals in a career.   She is also Duke's all-time wins leader with 128 victories.  

Among her many 2006-2007 honors, she was selected ESPN.com Player of the Year, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Defensive Player of the Year, ACC Player of the Year & Defensive Player of the Year and the Frances Pomery Award winner.

The Blue Devils won the ACC Regular Season title and posted their NCAA record seventh straight 30-win season as Duke finished with a 32-2 mark.

For further information visit the official Nancy Lieberman Award website, www.pointguard.org or contact Chris Flynn (Award Co-Chair) at 313-824-4264 or via email at contact@pointguard.org

(February 18, 2007)

The Nancy Lieberman Award committee announces the final nominees for the 8 th Annual Nancy Lieberman Award.   The award is a national project of the Rotary Club of Detroit honoring the nation's top collegiate point guard in women's Division I basketball.   The criterion for the award is the floor leadership, play-making and ball-handling skills that personified Hall of Famer, Nancy Lieberman during her career.   Sportswriters from across the country have determined this final nominee list.  They will select three finalists from this list and one winner at the end of March 2007.  The announcement of the three finalists and one winner will be made during the Final Four Weekend (April 1-3rd, 2007). We will invite the winner to attend the award luncheon in Detroit, Michigan.

Here is the final nominee list (in alphabetical order):

This year's award will be presented at a noon luncheon at The Detroit Athletic Club on April 19, 2007 in Detroit, Michigan.   Our keynote speaker will be Tennis Hall of Famer & sports legend Martina Navratilova.

You can visit the official Nancy Lieberman Award website at ( www.pointguard.org ) . Questions about the award, luncheon, luncheon tickets or sponsorships please contact Chris Flynn, Co-Chair, at (313)824-4264 or email: contact@pointguard.org