WASHINGTON – Georgetown Women's Basketball senior guard Dionna White (Baltimore, Md./Milford Mill) was one of 20 student-athletes nationally named to the 2019 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List on Tuesday as announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).
 
Named after the first player, male or female, named to the All-America Team in four straight college seasons, the annual award in its second year recognizes the top shooting guard in women's NCAA Division I college basketball. 
 
Last year, White was the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year and a First Team All-BIG EAST honoree.  For the Hoyas, she was named the Team MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and the Chief of the Charity Stripe. White led the Hoyas in scoring with 18.7 ppg and was second in rebounding with 6.5 rpg. She led the BIG EAST Conference in steals with 88, which ranked her 21st in the nation, and also had 99 assists on the season. At the line, White shot 80.5 percent (107-for-133) to lead the team.
 
Her steal average of 2.88 makes her seventh among active career leaders in Division I, and her 262 steals sit her at 17th among the active leaders.  White is eighth on GU's all-time scoring list with 1,475 career points, and fifth all-time in steals.  She also sits at sixth in free throw percentage (.790), 11th in assists (314) and 10th in 3-point field goals made (116).
 
The Selection Committee for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award is composed of top women's college basketball personnel including media members, head coaches, sports information directors and Hall of Famers. By mid-February, the watch list of 20 players for the 2019 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award will be narrowed to just 10. In March, five finalists will be presented to Ms. Drysdale and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. Fans will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite finalist at www.hoophallawards.com.
 
The women's basketball team will open the season Nov. 6 at Richmond before hosting Maryland-Eastern Shore on Nov. 9 at McDonough Arena.  Season tickets and partial season plans are now available at WeAreGeorgetown.com/tickets.