Women's basketball finalists announced for 2011-'12 Lowe's Senior Class Award

On Wednesday, ten NCAA® women’s basketball student-athletes who excel both on and off the court were selected as finalists for the 2011-12 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of finalists follows this release.

An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.

The finalists were chosen by a media committee from the list of 60 candidates announced in November. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to determine the winner. Fans are encouraged to vote on either the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award website or the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Facebook fan page through March 18. Fan votes will be combined with media and Division I women’s basketball head coaches’ votes to determine the winner.

Lowe’s, an official Corporate Partner of the NCAA, will announce the women’s award winner will be announced during the NCAA Women’s Final Four®, which will be held April 1 and 3 in Denver.

For more information on all the finalists, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.


Women’s Basketball 2011-12 Finalists
Denise Beliveau - Forward, New Hampshire
Brittany Carter - Guard, Memphis
Lauren Edwards - Guard, Princeton
Amanda Johnson - Forward, Oregon
Emilie Johnson - Guard, UC Santa Barbara
Michelle Kurowski - Guard, UMBC
Natalie Novosel - Guard, Notre Dame
Nnemkadi Ogwumike - Forward, Stanford
Justine Raterman - Forward, Dayton
Brittany Rayburn - Guard, Purdue