Agnew, Stonewall Garner AP All-America Honors
NEW YORK – The Associated Press unveiled the 2020 All-America Teams on Thursday which included a pair of highly decorated BIG EAST women’s basketball players. Creighton’s Jaylyn Agnew and DePaul’s Chante Stonewall were named AP All-American Honorable Mention after Agnew was tabbed BIG EAST Player of the Year and Stonewall collected Defensive Player and Scholar-Athlete of the Year accolades.
Agnew becomes the second Bluejay to earn All-American honors, joining Marissa Janning (2013-14). The duo also each collected the BIG EAST Player of the Year, Agnew doing so this season, while Janning earned the honor in 2013-14.A six-time BIG EAST Player of the Week in 2019-20, Agnew averaged 20.8 points per game (543 points overall) with 13 contests of at least 20-point games to her credit, including four 30-point showings – most in the BIG EAST since 2014-15.In her final home game on Sunday, March 1, Agnew set the Creighton record for points in a single-game at 43 against Georgetown, snapping Connie Yori's program record (42) which had been on the books since 1982. Her total also matched Louisville's Angel McCoughtry BIG EAST single-game scoring record with 43 points.
In addition, Agnew broke the BIG EAST single-season record for free-throw percentage, going 43-of-43 (1.000) from the charity stripe over 14 league contests. She closed the season with 52 consecutive free throws, another Creighton record, claiming the NCAA's statistical champion in free throw percentage by connecting on 76-of-80 free throws (95.0%).
This marks the 17th time a DePaul women’s basketball player is selected to the AP All-America Team and the first since Brooke Schulte was an honorable mention selection in 2017. Overall, this is the 43rd time a DePaul women’s basketball player has been named to an All-American team including the coaches association (WNBA), Basketball Times, College Sports Magazine, American Women’s Sports Federation, Senior CLASS and the Successful Farming Magazine team.
Stonewall has also helped coach Doug Bruno’s program advance to the NCAA tournament all four years of her career in Lincoln Park including the 2020 tournament that was canceled by the coronavirus pandemic. What made Stonewall stand apart from many of the nation’s leading players was her ability to excel on both ends of the court. Whether with the basketball or chasing after it, Stonewall made an impact on all 94 feet of the court for more than 33 minutes a game.
Offensively, she attacked the basket at the rate of 17.4 points and 5.6 rebounds a game and was No. 10 in the country in field goals, No. 12 in shot attempts and No. 24 in scoring. The 6-foot, 1-inch forward was at the point of attack defensively triggering a vaunted full-court press that lifted DePaul to No. 2 in the nation in turnover margin and No. 9 in turnovers forced. The Blue Demons forced 20 or more turnovers in 25 of their 33 games including 21 from legendary Connecticut. Opponents lost possession of the ball an average of 21.5 times a game.
2020 WOMEN’S AP ALL-AMERICA TEAM LIST
First Team
Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon
Rhyne Howard, Kentucky
Ruthy Hebard , Oregon
Lauren Cox, Baylor, 6-4
Megan Walker, UConn
Second Team
Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Chennedy Carter, Texas A&M
Satou Sabally, Oregon
Aari McDonald, Arizona
Dana Evans, Louisville
Third Team
Tyasha Harris, South Carolina
Michaela Onyenwere, UCLA
Kathleen Doyle, Iowa
Elissa Cunane, North Carolina State
Kaila Charles, Maryland
Honorable Mention (alphabetical order)
Jaylyn Agnew, Creighton; Bella Alarie, Princeton; Te’a Cooper, Baylor; Crystal Dangerfield, UConn; Rennia Davis, Tennessee; Ciara Duffy, South Dakota; Haley Gorecki, Duke; Vivian Gray, Oklahoma State; Arella Guirantes, Rutgers; Ashley Joens, Iowa State; Stella Johnson, Rider; Ila Lane, UC Santa Barbara; Beatrice Mompremier, Miami; Olivia Nelson-Ododa, UConn ;Mikayla Pivec, Oregon State; Lindsey Pulliam, Northwestern; NaLyssa Smith, Baylor;
Chante Stonewall, DePaul; Unique Thompson, Auburn; Kiana Williams, Stanford.