Three WAC Women's Basketball Players Named Senior CLASS Candidates 10/30/2013 12:00:00 AM Three WAC Women's Basketball Players Named Senior CLASS Candidates OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Three WAC student-athletes – Alyssa Charlston of Idaho, Eilise O'Connor of Kansas City and Kacie Sowell of Seattle U – are among the 30 candidates for the 2013-14 Senior CLASS Award® in women's basketball. All three student-athletes were named to the Preseason All-WAC first team by both the coaches and the media, while Sowell was selected as the WAC Preseason Player of the Year.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. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the 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 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select the candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs. The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2014 NCAA Women’s Final Four®.The complete list of candidates is below. For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com. 2013-14 Women's Basketball Senior CLASS Award® CandidatesGennifer Brandon, California Heather Butler, Tennessee-MartinAlyssa Charlston, IdahoHallie Christofferson, Iowa StateJerica Coley, Florida InternationalAllyson DiMagno, CornellAlexis Dobbs, AmericanStefanie Dolson, ConnecticutJamierra Faulkner, Southern MississippiAtaira Franklin, VirginiaChelsea Gray, DukeSarah Hansen, Florida Gulf CoastCassie Harberts, Southern CaliforniaJordan Hooper, NebraskaNatasha Howard, Florida StateAmanda Hyde, IPFWMaggie Lucas, Penn StateDequesha McClanahan, WinthropSarah Nelson, CreightonEilise O’Connor, Kansas CityChiney Ogwumike, StanfordHaley Peters, DukeTheresa Plaisance, LSUMichelle Plouffe, UtahOdyssey Sims, BaylorAlex Smith, Holy CrossKacie Sowell, Seattle UDeNesha Stallworth, KentuckyRachel Tecca, AkronAlli Wiliams, Saint Francis