A 6-2 Chicago Heights, Ill., native, Sanni is one of 52 overall
Women’s Basketball Coaches Association regional finalists. That group
will be trimmed to 40 national finalists tomorrow, March 20. Those
selected will be in the running for the 10-member State Farm Coaches’
All-America Team that will be named April 5.
Sanni has guided No. 17/18 West Virginia (24-7, 12-4) to its Top
20 national ranking all season long. She leads the team in scoring and
rebounding, averaging 16.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. She has
reached double figures in scoring in 26 of 31 contests this season with
11 20-point efforts and five double-doubles.
Other Region I finalists include eight players from four BIG
EAST schools: Connecticut’s Tina Charles, Renee Montgomery and Maya Moore; Rutgers’ Matee Ajavon, Essence Carson and Epiphanny Prince;
Louisville’s Angel McCoughtry; and Pitt’s Marcedes Walker. George Washington’s Kimberly Beck was named to the list as well.
West Virginia, seeded fifth in the Spokane Region of the NCAA
Tournament, returns to action Saturday, March 22, at 8:30 p.m. (EDT)
when it takes on No. 12 seed New Mexico (20-12, 9-7), at The Pit, in
Albuquerque, N.M., in opening round action.