BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
Jenna Walsh, Seton Hall, So., OH
Walsh led the BIG EAST in kills (5.11) and points (5.56) in a 1-1 road swing for the Pirates. She posted 20-plus kills and points in both matches last week, beginning with 24 kills and 26.0 points in Friday’s five-set thriller against Georgetown. She followed that with 22 kills and 24.0 points at Villanova on Saturday, while adding nine digs and a service ace in each contest. Walsh was the only BIG EAST player to eclipse the 20-point, 20-kill mark in both appearances last week. Her kills and points totals in each match were the highest two marks in the conference last week, while her kills totals are the two highest tallies in league play this season.
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Rachel Krasowski, DePaul, Jr., L
Krasowski sparked the Blue Demons to back-to-back wins last week, averaging 5.38 digs per set in wins over Providence and UConn. The junior had the two highest digs totals in four-set matches last week, beginning with 28 against the Friars on Friday and followed by 15 against the Huskies on Saturday. Her digs average listed second among BIG EAST players last week. Krasowski passed the 1,000 career digs mark on Friday. She added eight assists against the Friars and four against the Huskies. DePaul’s opponents hit .152 last week for the third-best mark in the BIG EAST.
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Ava Martin, Creighton, Fr., OH
Martin was stellar in a 2-0 week for the 21
st-ranked Bluejays. In 3-0 sweeps of Xavier and Butler, Martin led the BIG EAST in hitting percentage (.581), while ranking second in kills (4.67) and points (4.83) per set. She posted two of the top-four hitting percentages of the week – including her weekly league-high .684 clip against Xavier on Wednesday. Her back-to-back 14-kill outings were the most in a three-set match last week, while her 15.0 points against Butler and 14.0 against Xavier were the two highest points tallies in a three-set match last week. Martin is the first Creighton freshman with four straight matches of double-digit kills to open conference play. She currently leads the BIG EAST in kills (4.45) and points (4.59) over her first four BIG EAST matches.
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Jaymeson Kinley, Butler, Jr., L – led the BIG EAST in digs (7.50) last week; career-high 42 digs on Sunday against Xavier were the most in a BIG EAST match since 2014
Keeley Davis, Creighton, Sr., OH – anchored the Creighton defense which limited opponents to .086 hitting in a 2-0 week; 3.83 digs, 1.00 aces and 2.50 kills per set, while hitting .387
Karis Park, Georgetown, So., L – No. 4 in the BIG EAST in digs (4.70) last week; sparked the Hoyas to their first BIG EAST win of the season with 26 digs, two aces and six assists in Friday’s victory over Seton Hall
Hattie Bray, Marquette, Fr., MB – hit .545 with 3.33 kills and 0.83 blocks per set in a 2-0 week for the Golden Eagles; career-high 11 kills in Saturday’s win over Providence
Madeline Barber, Villanova, Jr., MB – career-high 10 blocks in Friday’s win over St. John’s are the most in a BIG EAST match this season; No. 2 in the BIG EAST in blocks (1.50) last week