NEW YORK – A trio of BIG EAST women’s basketball seniors were recognized on Monday as part of the 18th Annual Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (DI-AAA ADA) Scholar-Athlete Team presented by ARMS Software. BIG EAST Player of the Year Jaylyn Agnew of Creighton, BIG EAST Defensive Player and Scholar-Athlete of the Year Chante Stonewall of DePaul and BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award winner Kelly Campbell of DePaul were among the 10-member women’s team. For the full list of honorees, see below.
Basketball players from all Division I-AAA ADA member institutions are eligible for these prestigious awards. Each of the nominees is required to maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.20 (4.00 scale) in undergraduate study and have been a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletics credentials. Nominees must have participated in at least 50 percent (50%) of the team's games listed on the nomination form. To be eligible for nomination to the Scholar-Athlete Team, he/she must have reached junior academic standing at their institution (ineligible athletics transfers are NOT eligible).
Already having been named an AP All-American (Honorable Mention), Agnew became the first Bluejay since Marissa Janning (in 2017) to claim a spot on the DI-AAA ADA Scholar Athlete Team with a GPA of 3.79. Agnew completed her undergraduate degree in marketing during the 2018-19 season and will earn her master's in organizational leadership this spring.
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%). 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.
For Stonewall, this is her fifth national accolade following CoSIDA Academic All-America and being named honorable mention All-America by the Associated Press, US Basketball Writers Association and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. 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 All-BIG EAST First Team selection and BIG EAST All-Tournament Team forward was also honored as the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year. The Downstate Normal native was the No. 11 scorer all-time with 1,622 points when the season was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. She was also named BIG EAST Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year and recognized on the Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Award Top 20 Watch List, the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List and the Citizen Naismith Trophy Watch List along with being a Senior CLASS Award nominee.
Campbell also made her presence felt all over the court and throughout the box score. The 5-10 senior guard posted the second triple-double of her career on Super Bowl Sunday with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists against Providence. She came so close to two more triple-doubles this season with 12 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists against Notre Dame and nine points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists against Butler. On the season, Campbell averaged 8.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 6.1 assists while shooting a BIG EAST-leading 46 percent from three-point range.
This unflappable orchestrator of the nation's No. 2 scoring offense led the country in assist-turnover ratio and was No. 5 in assists. She was All-BIG EAST Second Team and honored with the BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award. The two-time Nancy Lieberman Award Top 10 finalist (top point guards in the nation) was also a Citizen Naismith Trophy nominee and a Senior CLASS Award nominee. She scored her 1,000th career point on Jan. 19 at Butler and finished fourth all-time in career assists with 672 and seventh all-time in career rebounds with 978. If not for the NCAA cancelling the season, Campbell was within range of becoming only the sixth women's basketball player in DePaul history to record 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.
Women's Scholar-Athlete Team
| Name |
Institution |
Major |
GPA |
| Jaylyn Agnew |
Creighton University |
Marketing |
3.79 |
| Chelsea Brackmann |
Bradley University |
Health Science |
3.57 |
| Katie Campbell |
Gonzaga University |
Psychology |
3.36 |
| Kelly Campbell |
DePaul University |
Health Sciences |
3.68 |
| Gabi Haack |
Bradley University |
Elementary Education |
3.76 |
| Ellie Harmeyer |
Belmont University |
Nursing |
4.00 |
| Keri Jewett-Giles |
Florida Gulf Coast University |
Educational Leadership, Child and Youth Studies |
3.90 |
| Riley Popplewell |
USC Upstate |
Elementary Education |
4.00 |
| Chante Stonewall |
DePaul University |
Psychology & Sociology |
3.68 |
| Jenn Wirth |
Gonzaga University |
Psychology |
3.36 |
Men's Scholar-Athlete Team
| Name |
Institution |
Major |
GPA |
| Seth Adelsperger |
Belmont University |
Environmental Science |
3.77 |
| Michael Buckland |
Lipscomb University |
Corporate Management / Corporate Marketing |
3.84 |
| Shyquan Gibbs |
New Jersey Institute of Technology |
Business |
3.77 |
| Chauncey Hawkins |
St. Francis College Brooklyn |
Accounting |
3.30 |
| Nate Kennell |
Bradley University |
Management Information Systems |
3.52 |
| Corey Kispert |
Gonzaga University |
Business Administration |
3.43 |
| Cameron Krutwig |
Loyola University Chicago |
Entrepreneurship |
3.42 |
| Tommy Kuhse |
Saint Mary's College of California |
Kinesiology |
4.00 |
| Jimbo Lull |
University of San Francisco |
Business Administration |
3.55 |
| Emmanuel Nzekwesi |
Oral Roberts University |
Computer Information Technology |
3.42 |
| Jordan Ratinho |
University of San Francisco |
Management |
3.87 |