ST. LOUIS – Seniors Kelsey Plum and Chantel Osahor of the University of Washington women's basketball team were named to the midseason watch list for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association announced on Tuesday (Jan. 24).

Washington is one of five teams with multiple players on the list, joining South Carolina, Connecticut, Maryland and UCLA. The Pac-12 leads all conferences with seven of the 28 players on the watch list.

Plum and Osahor are leading the nation in scoring and rebounding, respectively. Plum is averaging 31.0 points per game and Osahor is averaging 14.7 rebounds per contest.

Plum also leads the NCAA in field goals made (219) and total points (652) while ranking second in free throws made (143) and is tied for fourth in three-pointers made (71). The Poway, Calif. native has scored 21 or more points in all 21 games this season with 11 30-plus games and three 40-plus. She also leads the team with 5.0 assists per game, which ranks sixth in the Pac-12.

Not only is she leading the NCAA in scoring, Plum is also hitting at a high efficiency, shooting 53-percent from the floor, 43-percent from three and 89-percent from the foul line.

Osahor's 17 double-doubles also leads the nation. The Phoenix, Ariz. native has recorded 15 or more boards in nine games this season and 20 or more on five occasions, including a Pac-12 record 30 against Washington State on Jan. 22.

She is also the team's second leading scorer, averaging 15.6 per game and is one of only three Pac-12 players averaging a double-double. The forward's 4.3 assists per game is 10th-best in the Pac-12.

The Ann Meyers Drysdale Award is presented annually to the best player in women's college basketball, as voted on by members of the USBWA. The U.S. Basketball Writers Association was formed in 1956 and with some 1,000 members worldwide, it is one of the most influential organizations in college basketball.