The Minnesota Lynx piled up the victories during the regular season. Now the awards are starting to come in bunches as well.

Forward Maya Moore was chosen the rookie of the year and coach Cheryl Reeve earned coach of the year honors in voting by a national media panel, the WNBA announced on Friday.

Moore was the No. 1 overall pick out of Connecticut and one of the most decorated female athletes in NCAA history. She didn't disappoint in her first season as a professional, averaging 13.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists.

Buoyed by the addition of Moore and the healthy return of Seimone Augustus and Candice Wiggins, Reeve helped turn the Lynx around in her second season on the job. After going just 13-21 and missing the playoffs last year, the Lynx went 27-7, the best record in franchise history.

They finished six games better than any other team in the league and earned homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs, which begin on Friday night against the San Antonio Silver Stars.

Moore is the third Lynx player to be selected the league's top rookie, joining Augustus (2006) and Betty Lennox (2000). Moore is also the third former UConn player to win the award, after Mercury guard Diana Taurasi (2004) and Sun forward Tina Charles (2010).

Also, Phoenix's DeWanna Bonner has been picked the league's sixth woman of the year for the third straight season, and New York's Kia Vaughn is the most improved player, according to a person familiar with the voting.

- Associated Press