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| UConn associate head coach Chris Daily shown talking with Breanna Stewart on the UConn bench. Daily will be honored with the Margo Dydek Award when the Connecticut Sun host Stewie and the Seattle Storm on August 8 at the Mohegan Sun Arena. |
UNCASVILLE
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The Connecticut Sun will honor UConn women’s basketball associate head coach
Chris Dailey with the Margo Dydek Award as its 2017 Woman of Inspiration on
August 8 when Breanna Stewart, Sue Bird and the Seattle Storm return to Mohegan
Sun Arena.
An iconic figure in women’s basketball, Dailey recently completed
her 32nd season with the UConn program, teaming with head coach Geno Auriemma
to build the Huskies into a national power. She will participate in a pregame
reception and honored at halftime. In her name, a $1,000 donation will be made
by the Connecticut Sun Foundation, through the Travelers Championship, to the
Jay S. Fishman Fund at the Bruce Edwards Foundation to help find a cure for
ALS.
The Margo Dydek Award, named after the former Sun center, is given
to an outstanding woman who has distinguished herself while positively
impacting the local community. Previous recipients of the award include PGA of
America Vice President Suzy Whaley, former Connecticut governor M. Jodi Rell
and former UConn and WNBA star Rebecca Lobo.
Dydek was a former Connecticut Sun All Star who passed away
unexpectedly at the age of 37 in 2011. She was an accomplished
professional who finished her WNBA career as the career leader in blocked shots.
But Dydek was better known for a warm and open spirit that endeared her to so
many women’s basketball fans around the world.
“I first met Margo in 1994 when we took our team on a foreign tour
to France and Italy and we played against her,” Dailey said. “Margo was an
imposing and skilled young player, and it was not surprising to see her have
success in the WNBA. It is humbling to receive an inspirational award and
I am honored to be the recipient of one that recognizes Margo for her
contributions to the Connecticut Sun Community, both on and off the court.”
For more information or to purchase tickets, call 877-SUN-TIXX or
visit tickets@connecticutsun.com.
—Staff
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