NEW YORK – Villanova's Brynn McCurry had at least 20 points in all three wins to be named the BIG EAST Player of the Week. Creighton freshman guard Ava Zediker scored a career-high 26 points in the 71-60 win versus Tulsa to earn freshman of the week.
 
UConn sophomore forward Sarah Strong, Marquette junior forward Skylar Forbes, St. John's junior guard Brooke Moore, Seton Hall graduate student center Mariana Valenzuela, and Xavier sophomore guard MacKenzie Givens were named to this week's honor roll.
 
BIG EAST Player of the Week
Brynn McCurry, Villanova, Jr., F
McCurry was lights out in a 3-0 week for the Wildcats, averaging 20.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game. The junior forward shot .618 percent from the field on 21-for-34 shooting, while knocking down four 3-pointers. In a dominating ranked win at No. 25 West Virginia, McCurry scored 21 points and pulled down a career-high nine rebounds, while shooting 9-of-12 from the field.
 
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Ava Zediker, Creighton, Fr., G
Zediker averaged 14.5 points, five rebounds, and three assists, to go with a 41.1 field goal percentage in wins over St. John's and Tulsa. The freshman erupted for a career-high 26 points on 8-for-12 shooting from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 from deep and added eight rebounds and five assists in the 73-60 home victory over Tulsa.
 
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Sarah Strong, UConn, So., F
Strong averaged 17.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 3.5 steals in a 2-0 week while shooting 63.2% from the field and 60% from three. Strong recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds in the 85-51 win at South Florida. She ended the week with 20 points, five rebounds, four assists, and five steals versus DePaul.

Skylar Forbes, Marquette, Jr., F
Forbes led Marquette to a pair of BIG EAST wins over DePaul and Butler, averaging 22.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.0 blocks per game. She matched her career-high with 26 points and 10-of-16 shooting in a win over the Bulldogs.
 
Brooke Moore, St. John's, Jr., G
Moore led the team in rebounds against Creighton and in scoring against Providence. Her second-half efforts (scoring 14 of her 16 points in the half) in the Providence game helped the team to a comeback victory.
 
Mariana Valenzuela, Seton Hall, Gr., C
Valenzuela averaged 16.0 points and 8.3 rebounds in a 2-1 week for the Pirates, including a career-high 25 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Butler.
 
MacKenzie Givens, Xavier, So., G/F
Givens averaged 17.5 points on a .464 field-goal percentage, to go with 7.0 rebounds as she led Xavier to a 2-0 week with a BIG EAST win over Providence (61-47) and a win at crosstown rival Cincinnati (77-70). She scored a game and career-high 25 points and a game and career-best eight rebounds vs the Bearcats on Sunday.

Previous Winners
Player
11.10 – Sarah Strong, UConn
11.17 – Sarah Strong, UConn
11.24 – Azzi Fudd, UConn 
12.1 – Brooke Moore, St. John's
12.8 – Brynn McCurry, Villanova

Freshman
11.10 – Ally Timm, DePaul
11.17 – Blanca Quiñonez, UConn
11.24 – Blanca Quiñonez, UConn
12.1 – Neleigh Gessert, Creighton
12.8 – Ava Zediker, Creighton