BIG EAST Player of the Week
Sarah Beal, Providence, Sr., G
In a 1-1 week for the Friars, Beal averaged 20.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists, highlighted by an impressive showing in Friday’s upset over RV/RV Marquette. The senior guard scored 25 points against the Golden Eagles, knocking down 11-of-18 attempts from the field for a .611 clip, while adding six boards and five dimes. Eight of her 25 points came in the fourth quarter as the Friars erased a double-digit, second-half deficit to score the 66-64 win. She added 15 points, nine rebounds and three assists against No. 21/19 DePaul on Sunday. This is Beal’s first career BIG EAST Player of the Week accolade and the first for a Friar since Tori Rule was recognized on Nov. 25, 2013.
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Kaela Hilaire, Seton Hall, Fr., G
The Pirate rookie averaged 11.5 points, 4.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game in a 2-0 weekend for The Hall. Against Xavier on Friday, Hilaire led all players with 16 points and five assists, adding a steal in the nine-point win. Battling foul trouble that limited her to 20 minutes on Sunday against Butler, Hilaire finished with seven points, three assists and a steal but had the biggest bucket of them all. With 1.9 seconds to play in a tie game, Hilaire floated a shot off the backboard and in to propel the Pirates to a 65-63 victory and a weekend sweep. She finished the weekend a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line and held a 2:1 assist to turnover ratio.
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Aaliyah Lewis, St. John’s, Sr., G
In a 2-0 week for the Red Storm, Lewis led the way with 12.5 points, 7.5 assists and 40-percent shooting as St. John’s topped Butler and Xavier to earn the season sweeps. The senior leads the BIG EAST in assists per game at 7.7, more than two dimes higher than the league’s No. 2 assist leader.
Tori Schickel, Butler, So., F
Schickel turned in another impressive week Butler, averaging 18.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and .556 shooting in the Bulldogs’ road swing at St. John’s and Seton Hall.
Brooke Schulte, DePaul, Sr., G
In a 2-0 week which kept No. 21/19 DePaul alone in first place, Schulte averaged 14.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in victories at -/RV Creighton and Providence.
Dionna White, Georgetown, So., G
White led the Hoyas to their fourth consecutive win with 21 points, four rebounds, three steals and two assists in Saturday’s victory over Villanova. The Wildcats and Hoyas split the season series.
Lauren Works, Creighton, Sr., G
Works averaged 10.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in a 1-1 week, highlighted by a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double in the Bluejays’ win over RV/RV Marquette on Sunday.