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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – For the second year in a row, UNC's Deja Kelly has been named to the watch list for the Nancy Lieberman Award as the nation's top point guard, as announced on Monday by the the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).

Kelly, a senior from San Antonio, is one of 20 standouts on the list and one of four representing the Atlantic Coast Conference. A first-team All-ACC pick in each of the past two seasons, Kelly is a two-time honorable mention All-America honoree. As a junior last season, she averaged 16.