UConn senior Stefanie Dolson was selected as one of three finalists for the WBCA Division I Defensive Player of the Year Award. Joining Dolson as finalists are Stanford's Chiney Ogwumike and Baylor's Odyssey Sims. All Division I conference defensive players of the year are eligible to be nominated for the award.

Dolson has anchored a UConn defense that leads the country in opponents' field goal percentage (.307 percent) and points allowed (47.4 ppg), both of which approach NCAA single-season records. She is fourth all-time at UConn in blocked shots and swatted a career-high eight shots in UConn's regional final victory over Texas A&M on March 31.

The 2013-14 American Conference Defensive Player of the Year and Sportsmanship Award winner, she enters the Final Four averaging 12.4 points per game and leading the team in rebounding with 9.2 per game. Dolson is 11th on UConn's all-time scoring list with 1,770 career points and joins Tina Charles, Maya Moore, Rebecca Lobo and Jamelle Elliott as the only Huskies to register at least 1,000 career points and 1,000 rebounds.

Dolson also boasts the distinction of joining Kara Wolters as the only two Huskies to four-peat as conference all-tournament selections. This season, she recorded the program's second triple-double in history against Oregon on Nov. 20.

Dolson is also a finalist for the Wade Trophy and Wooden Award and earned a spot on the USBWA All-America Team. The winner will be announced during the WBCA Awards Show on April 7. This event is part of the WBCA National Convention and is held in conjunction with the NCAA Women's Final Four.

- Day staff reports