UConn women’s basketball stars Paige Bueckers and Sarah Strong were both named to the Wooden Award’s late midseason top 20 watchlist.

Strong, the only freshman on the list, has been named Big East Conference Freshman of the Week eight times and Big East Player of the Week three times.

LSU’s Flau’Jae Johnson and Aneesah Morrow are on the late-season top-20 watchlist for the Los Angeles Athletic Club’s John R. Wooden Award. Going back to last season’s NCAA Tournament, Johnson has scored 20+ points in 17 of 29 games.