BIG EAST Player of the Week
Azzi Fudd, UConn, So., G
Fudd had back-to-back 32-point outings in wins over two top-10 teams last week. Against No. 3 Texas on Monday night, the sophomore guard dropped a career-best 32 points off 13-of-21 shooting, adding four assists as UConn won 83-76. On Sunday against No. 10 NC State, she matched her career high with 32 points again, making 12-of-24 attempts from the field while adding two steals and two rebounds. For the week she shot .556, including .476 from three.
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Fernanda Ovalle, Xavier, Fr., G
Ovalle posted her first career double-double on Saturday afternoon, leading the Musketeers to a 65-49 win over Old Dominion at Cintas Center. The freshman guard had a career-best 14 points off 7-of-8 shooting, while grabbing a career-high 12 rebounds. Ovalle added three assists and two blocks, helping Xavier improve to 4-0 on the year. The Musketeers are 4-0 to open the year for the first time since 2016-17.
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Lauren Jensen, Creighton, Jr., G – averaged 16.0 points, 5.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds in wins over No. 22 Nebraska and at Northern Iowa
Aneesah Morrow, DePaul, So., F – BIG EAST’s top scorer last week at 38.5 points per game in a 1-1 stretch for the Blue Demons; 42 points, 15 rebounds against Cleveland State on Tuesday, 35 points, seven boards in win over RV/RV Miami on Sunday
Jordan King, Marquette, Sr., G – averaged 19.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals in wins over No. 3/5 Texas and RV/RV Gonzaga; against the Longhorns, career-high 25 points as the team picked up its highest-ranked win in program history
Janai Crooms, Providence, Sr., G – averaged 22.3 points off .690 shooting to go along with 6.3 rebounds in a trio of road games; game-high points in all three outings – 24 at Rhode Island, 18 at Iona, 25 at Boston College
Maddy Siegrist, Villanova, Sr., F – BIG EAST’s No. 3 scorer and No. 1 rebounder in a 2-0 week, averaging 31.5 points, 13.5 rebounds in wins at Penn and Temple; 41 points, 16 boards in Sunday’s win over the Owls