SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Redshirt junior guard Nicole Cardaño-Hillary has been named one of 20 shooting guards named to the Ann Meyer Drysdale Award preseason watch list, announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.
Cardaño-Hillary played her first three seasons at George Mason before transferring to Indiana in the 2020 offseason. She became Mason's all-time leading scorer in 2019-20, scoring 1,766 career points. She started in all 30 games and scored in double figures 27 times and had 11 20+ point games. An Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team selection, Cardaño-Hillary averaged 18.