Bulldogs, William up for ESPY nominations
Morgan William
Mississippi State's historic win against No. 1 UConn in the 2017 Women's Final Four earned a pair of ESPY nominations last week.
State was nominated for Best Upset for its victory that snapped the Huskies' NCAA-record 111-game win streak.
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.
Fans can vote now by going to www.espn.com/espys. The ESPYS ceremony will be hosted by Peyton Manning July 12 at 7 p.m. on ABC and WatchESPN.
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.
Vivians and William were named to the All-Final Four Team for their performances in Dallas.
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.
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