Dream’s Tiffany Hayes named AP First Team All-WNBA

Atlanta Dream guard Tiffany Hayes was named AP First Team All-WNBA, the Associated Press announced Tuesday.

Hayes, a former Connecticut Husky who was drafted by the Dream in 2012, averaged a team-high of 17.2 points this season. She also earnedWNBA Player of the Month honors in July and was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week three times.

Hayes, in her seventh year in the league, joined Dream coach Nicki Collen on the list of AP honors Tuesday as Collen was named AP Coach of the Year in her first season in Atlanta.

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