INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – On Sunday evening, the NCAA honored the Top 30 finalists for the NCAA Woman of the Year award and named Angela Mercurio of the University of Nebraska as the award winner.
WATCH: 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year Awards Dinner
Former Lady Bulldog Basketball standout
Hailey Tucker was one of nine finalists for the award and one of three from NCAA Division II to be recognized as a finalist. Each finalist had a short video prepared before being announced to the crowd and briefly interviewed on stage.
WATCH: 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year Finalist: Hailey Tucker
2019 NCAA Woman of the Year Process Recap
June 27 – Tucker Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year Award
Recent SWOSU graduate Hailey Tucker of the Lady Bulldog Basketball team is among a record group of 585 female college athletes who have been nominated by NCAA member schools for the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year award.
August 8 – Tucker Advances as GAC's Woman of the Year Nominee
Great American Conference Female Athlete of the Year Hailey Tucker is one of 148 student-athletes chosen by NCAA conferences who will advance as nominees for the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. The women were selected from a pool of 585 school nominees.
September 10 – Top 30 Selected for 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year Award
The Top 30 honorees for the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year Award were named by the Woman of the Year selection committee.
September 10 – A Letter to Bulldog Nation
Dear Bulldog Nation,
No one letter that I could write would ever get close to expressing how thankful I am for you. I mean, I could definitely write it...but I don't think you would want to read a 40-plus page letter of me rambling on and on about how great you all are...or would you?? ;)
October 2 – Tucker Among Elite Company as Top 9 NCAA Woman of the Year Finalist
The NCAA Woman of the Year process began with 585 nominees, which conference offices helped narrow to 148 before the Top 30 was announced in September. Now, following the selection of finalists, there are nine women who remain in contention for the award, including SWOSU graduate and former Lady Bulldog great Hailey Tucker.
October 18 – In Her Words: How Basketball Changed My Life
Dear Basketball,
I have no words to describe what you've done for me in my life. You're the sport I've been playing since I was old enough to walk. With my parents both being amazing basketball players, I knew it was in my blood. I knew my life would be surrounded by you.
October 20 – Award Announcement
