Brown named finalist for '07 CLASS honor

Senior post player Amanda Brown is one of 10 women's basketball finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. The award is presented annually to the NCAA Division I male and female senior basketball player who excels both on and off the court.

Brown joins Duke's Alison Bales and Lindsey Harding, Ohio State's Jessica Davenport, Vanderbilt's Dee Davis, Maryland's Shay Doron, Purdue's Katie Gearlds, Navy's Kate Hobbs, North Carolina's Ivory Latta and South Carolina's Shay Murphy as the 10 women's finalists for the prestigious award.

Brown is the second on the team in scoring at a 14.0 per game clip, which is tied for ninth in the Big Ten. Additionally, she leads the Big Ten in rebounding (10.1), is third in field goal percentage (.588) and is sixth in blocked shots (1.6). Brown has accounted for 12 double-doubles this season, including a league-best nine in Big Ten play. The Montreal native recently became just the third player in school history to have 1,000 points, 700 rebounds and 150 blocks. In the classroom, Brown is a two-time ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District selection and a two-time Academic All-Big Ten choice. Brown, who has played for Team Canada each of the last three summers, earned the Lady Lion Academic Achievement Award in 2004 and 2006