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Husky star Kelsey Plum is unanimous first-team All-American

Washington guard Kelsey Plum drives past Mississippi State guard Dominique Dillingham, left, during the first half of a regional semifinal of the NCAA women's college basketball tournament, Friday, March 24, 2017, in Oklahoma City. Photo: Associated Press/(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)


NEW YORK (AP) — Kelsey Plum is a unanimous choice to The Associated Press women’s basketball All-America team.

Washington’s star guard broke the NCAA career all-time scoring record and became the first player from the school to earn first-team honors Monday.

Plum received all 33 votes from a national media panel that chooses the AP Top 25 each week. She is joined on the All-America team by South Carolina’s A’ja Wilson, Maryland’s Brionna Jones and UConn’s Napheesa Collier and Katie Lou Samuelson.

This marked the fourth consecutive year that UConn had at least one All-American.

Wilson was on the team last season while it’s the first appearance for the other four.

Voting was done before the NCAA Tournament.

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AP Sports Writers Dave Ginsburg in College Park, Maryland and Pat Eaton-Robb in Storrs, Connecticut contributed to this report.

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