NEW YORK – UConn’s Paige Bueckers earned player of the week for the third time this year after averaging 24.5 points in a 1-1 week. Seton Hall’s Jada Eads averaged 15.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals in a 2-0 week to be named freshman of the week.
DePaul graduate student forward Jorie Allen, Marquette senior guard Lee Volker, Seton Hall sophomore guard Savannah Catalon, St. John’s senior guard Lasha Dwyer and Villanova sophomore guard Maddie Webber were named to this week’s honor roll.
BIG EAST Player of the Week
Paige Bueckers, UConn, R-Sr., G
Bueckers averaged a team-high 24.5 points on .611 shooting last week against #8 Notre Dame and Georgetown. Bueckers led the Huskies with 25 points at Notre Dame and then scored 24 points on 11-for-16 shooting and added three steals and two blocks in the 79-44 victory over Georgetown.
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Jada Eads, Seton Hall, Fr., G
Eads averaged 15.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals in a 2-0 week over Sacred Heart and Le Moyne. Eads had 11 points, a career-high seven rebounds and two assists in the 67-46 win over Sacred Heart. She then scored a career-high 19 points, including four 3-pointers, to go with five boards, five assists and two steals in the 68-41 victory versus Le Moyne.
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Jorie Allen, DePaul, Gr., F
Allen averaged 24.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals in a 1-1 week. She scored a career-high 27 points on 11-for-14 shooting (.786) against UIC.
Lee Volker, Marquette, Sr., G
Volker registered a career-high 21 points and a career-high seven steals in the 69-51 win over Milwaukee.
Savannah Catalon, Seton Hall, So., G
Catalon tallied her third-straight 20-point game with 20 against Sacred Heart on Monday. She also added four assists, three rebounds and three steals in a strong performance.
Lashae Dwyer, St. John’s, Sr., G
Dwyer averaged 15.5 points, 4.0 assists and 3.0 assists per game in a 2-0 week as the Red Storm wrap up conference play with a 10-1 record. Dwyer went for 18 points at Hofstra and followed it up with 13 points, four assists and four steals in the victory against Fairfield.
Maddie Webber, Villanova, So., G
Webber averaged 16.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 blocks in a 1-1 week versus Delaware and James Madison.
Previous Winners
Player
11.11 – Faith Masonius, Seton Hall
11.18 – Paige Bueckers, UConn
11.25 – Lauren Jensen, Creighton
12.2 – Paige Bueckers, UConn
12.9 – Sarah Strong, UConn
12.16 – Paige Bueckers, UConn
Freshman
11.11 – Sarah Strong, UConn
11.18 – Sarah Strong, UConn
11.25 – Sarah Strong, UConn
12.2 – Jasmine Bascoe, Villanova
12.9 – Sarah Strong, UConn
12.16 – Jada Eads, Seton Hall