By: Jill Wunrow
GreenBayPhoenix.com

GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - For the third time this month, No. 11/11 Green Bay senior Julie Wojta (Francis Creek, Wis.) earns her third prestigious honor as the 6'0" forward is a member of the Naismith Women's College Player of the Year Midseason 32 watch list. Wojta is the first player in Phoenix history to be named to the coveted list.

Earlier this month, Wojta was a mid-season addition to the Wade Trophy Watch List and most recently earned a spot on the Capital One All-America second team. Wojta is the reigning Horizon League Player of the Week for the fifth time this season and also earned a spot on the CoSIDA Academic All-District 6 Team.

The team captain is having the best season of her career leading the league averaging 19.4 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 3.7 steals per game. Wojta has posted five consecutive double double performances in the month of February and is one double double shy of tying a program-best 32 since Green Bay moved to Division I in 1987.

With 95 steals on the season, Wojta is nine away from holding the individual season record of 104, passing Rhonda Rice who grabbed 103 during the 1995-96 season. The senior forward is also one field goal, six points and nine free throws away from moving into the top 10 on the individual season record list in the respective categories.

Wojta also continues to climb her way up Green Bay's career record lists with her performances. Wojta ranks in the top 10 in seven career statistical categories including fifth in points (1,498), sixth in rebounds (775), and steals (256), eighth in field goals made (580) and free throws made (268), 10th in field goals attempted (1,168) and tied in eighth with 336 free throw attempts. Wojta is just one of three Phoenix players in program history to be in the top six in both scoring and rebounding and her current career scoring average (12.7) ranks eighth on Green Bay's career record list.

With her current scoring average of 19.4 points per game, Wojta is on pace to finish her career at least fifth all-time in scoring. On Feb. 11 against Wright State, Wojta posted a career-high 30 points, 20 rebounds and four blocks, setting a Kress Center record in blocks, rebounds, in addition to grabbing eight steals.

To learn more about Wojta, her career, and watch highlights, click here.

The midseason 32 list was compiled by the Atlanta Tipoff Club's Board of Selectors, which based its criteria on player performances from the 2011-12 season. The Naismith Award has become the most prestigious award in all of college basketball, recognizing the Men's and Women's College Basketball Player of the Year.

Notre Dame leads the list with three nominees while the Big East has the most nominees with eight, followed by the ACC and Big 10 with five each.

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