Lindy’s honors Cavs’ Wright

The nation is taking notice of what local women’s basketball fans have known for years.

Monica Wright, a senior guard at Virginia, was named a preseason All-American by Lindy’s College Basketball.

In addition to Wright’s honor, the Cavaliers were ranked 11th in the magazine’s preseason poll.

A candidate for the prestigious Wooden Award and the Wade Trophy, Wright was the top scorer last year in the ACC after averaging 20.5 points per contest.

Last year, Wright set the Virginia single-season scoring record, dropping 696 points. For her production, Wright was an all-ACC selection and drew honorable mention Associated Press All-American honors.

Entering the upcoming season, Wright trails former great Dawn Staley by 329 points to become the program’s all-time leading scorer.

In addition to Wright, the first team included Stanford center Jayne Appel, UConn center Tina Charles, UConn forward Maya Moore and Oklahoma guard Danielle Robinson.

Virginia, which went 24-10 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament last year, will open its season Nov. 10 at UMBC.