NEW YORK – UConn freshman forward Sarah Strong earned both BIG EAST Player and Freshman of the Week after leading the Huskies to a 2-0 week, including an 85-52 win over #22 Louisville. The freshman averaged 21.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

Creighton’s Lauren Jensen, Marquette’s Lee Volker, Providence’s Grace Efosa, St. John’s Lashae Dwyer and Seton Hall’s Savannah Catalon were named to this week’s honor roll.

BIG EAST Player and Freshman of the Week
Sarah Strong, UConn, Fr., F
Strong averaged 21.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game while shooting .773 from the field, including .700 from distance in a 2-0 week for UConn. The freshman went 9-for-12 from the field and 4-for-5 from three for a career-high 22 points in the 88-52 win against Holy Cross. She then led the team to an 85-52 victory over #22 Louisville with 21 points (8-10 FG/3-5 3FG) and eight rebounds. She is averaging 15.0 points and 9.0 rebounds verses ranked opponents this season.

BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Lauren Jensen, Creighton
Jensen led Creighton to road victories at Xavier and Northern Iowa last week, averaging 20.0 points per game. She was second on the squad with 10 rebounds and led the Bluejays with 13 assists, including her first double-digit assist contest with 10 in the 75-71 win at Northern Iowa on Saturday.

Lee Volker, Marquette, Sr., G
Volker averaged 15.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.5 steals in 2-0 week against Indiana State and Illinois State.

Grace Efosa, Providence, Gr., G
In a pair of wins over Rhode Island and Brown, Efosa averaged 22.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.0 steal per game while shooting .581 from the field (18-31), .600 from three (3-5) and .750 from the foul line (6-8).

Lashae Dwyer, St. John’s, Sr., G
Dwyer recorded a career-high 25 points in the 72-67 victory at Penn State last Monday, to become one of just four players in NCAA Division I to record 25 or more points and seven or more steals in a single-game.

Savannah Catalon, Seton Hall, So., G
Catalon scored a career-high 26 points on 6-for-11 shooting from three-point range versus San Francisco (W, 59-53). She also had five rebounds and three steals in Seton Hall’s victory over the Dons. In the 87-63 victory against Howard, Catalon again led The Hall with 21 points, fueled by five three-pointers. She also collected a career-high six steals against the Bison with three rebounds.

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

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