Bulldogs, William Up For ESPYS
June 21, 2017 | Women's Basketball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State's historic win against No. 1 UConn in the 2017 Women's Final Four earned a pair of ESPY nominations on Wednesday.
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State was nominated for Best Upset for its victory that snapped the Huskies' NCAA-record 111-game win streak.
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Morgan William, who hit the winning jumper at the buzzer in overtime, was nominated for Best Play. William is the No. 2 seed and is up against the No. 15 seed in the first round of voting. The second round of voting begins June 28.
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Fans can vote now by going to http://www.espn.com/espys/. The ESPYS ceremony will be hosted by Peyton Manning July 12 at 7 p.m. CT on ABC and WatchESPN.
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William scored 13 points and Victoria Vivians paced MSU with 19 as the Bulldogs knocked off the Huskies 66-64 in overtime to claim the program's first win against a No. 1 team. The victory advanced Vic Schaefer's squad to the national title game in its first Final Four appearance.
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Vivians and William were named to the All-Final Four Team for their performances in Dallas.
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State wrapped the season with a school-record 34 wins. MSU also won a program-best 13 SEC games en route to finishing second in the league.
