BIG EAST Player of the Week
Emma Ronsiek, Creighton, So., F
Ronsiek led the second-place Bluejays to a 3-1 record over the last two weeks, capping the busy stretch with a pair of career-highlighting performances. The sophomore forward was one point shy of her career best when she tallied 27 points off 12-of-16 shooting in Friday’s win over Seton Hall, before erupting for a career-best 30 points off 10-of-17 shooting in Sunday’s win over St. John’s. Against the Red Storm, Ronsiek was 5-of-8 from three and added two blocks. She snagged six boards in each game this weekend and averaged 5.5 over the four-game stretch. Ronsiek added 10 points in last Sunday’s setback at then-No. 11 UConn, in what was the Huskies’ narrowest margin of victory in the BIG EAST since rejoining the league last season.
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Aneesah Morrow, DePaul, Fr., F
Morrow finished third in the BIG EAST in scoring and second in rebounding last week, averaging 19.8 points and 13.0 rebounds as RV/- DePaul went 3-1. The freshman phenom tallied double-doubles in all four games over the last two weeks, with three of the four rebounding totals being game highs. She went for 17 points, 10 rebounds at Providence on Jan. 7, 21 points and 17 rebounds at Marquette on Jan. 12, 18 points and 11 rebounds against Villanova on Friday, and 23 points, 14 rebounds against Georgetown on Sunday. This is Morrow’s eighth BIG EAST Freshman of the Week nod. Morrow’s 13 double-doubles on the year is tops in Division I.
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Christyn Williams, UConn, Sr., G – 17.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 2.3 assists in a 3-0 stretch; back-to-back 19-point performances against Butler and Xavier, including a career-best seven steals against the Bulldogs
Sonya Morris, DePaul, Sr., G – 19.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and .515 shooting in a 3-1 stretch; team-best 25 points in Friday’s win over Villanova
Karissa McLaughlin, Marquette, Grad., G – 14.3 points and .433 shooting form three in 2-2 stretch for MU; game-high 24 points, including four triples, in Wednesday’s rivalry win over RV/- DePaul
Lauren Park-Lane, Seton Hall, Jr., G – 17.0 points, 3.5 assists in 1-1 road weekend; 30 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals in win at Providence on Sunday
Maddy Siegrist, Villanova, Jr., F – averaged 25.0 points, 10.0 rebounds in a 1-1 road swing at RV/- DePaul and Marquette; game highs of 31 points and 14 rebounds against the Blue Demons and game-best 19 points in win over the Golden Eagles