BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
Ayden Ames, Jr., OH, Creighton
Ames averaged 4.29 points and 3.71 kills per set on .381 hitting as Creighton defeated Butler (3-0) and Xavier (3-1) at home. The junior enjoyed a career day versus the Musketeers, setting personal bests in points (22.0), kills (18), digs (5, tie), and aces (2, tie) while hitting .447. Her efforts helped the Bluejays rank second as a team in hitting percentage (.325) and kills per set (14.29) this week.
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Emi Juric, Fr., DS/L, Marquette
Juric contributed a league-leading 5.29 digs per set to anchor the Golden Eagle defense to a pair of victories over Georgetown (3-0) and Villanova (3-1). The rookie also registered 1.86 assists per set and posted a perfect 1.00 reception percentage. She recorded 14 digs and four assists in the sweep of Georgetown before posting a career-high 23 digs with nine assists and an ace versus the Wildcats.
BIG EAST Setter of the Week
Luanna Markus, Fr., S, Marquette
Markus earns her third Setter of the Week nod after pacing the conference with 10.73 assists per frame to set the Golden Eagles to a BIG EAST-best .358 hitting percentage and 14.57 kills per set average this week. The freshman totaled 33 assists, seven digs, three kills, one ace and one block in the sweep of Georgetown as Marquette hit .407 as a team, then recorded a 40-assist, 13-dig double-double with five kills, three blocks and one ace versus Villanova.
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Tani Juric, Fr., OPP, Marquette
Juric led Marquette with 4.21 points and 3.86 kills per set on .418 hitting as the Golden Eagles enjoyed an undefeated weekend. She registered 10 kills with one block on .391 hitting against Georgetown before erupting for a career-high 17 kills on .438 hitting with four blocks against Villanova.
Honor Roll
Saige Damrow, Sr., DS, Creighton
Damrow shared the BIG EAST lead with 5.29 digs per set as Creighton went 2-0 on the weekend. She notched 16 digs, three assists, and two aces in a sweep of Butler before contributing 21 digs, four aces, and three assists against Xavier (3-1).
Kamryn Lee-Caracci, Sr., MB, Georgetown
Lee-Caracci contributed 19 kills and seven total blocks as Georgetown fell to Marquette before bouncing back to defeat DePaul in five sets. Versus the Blue Demons, the senior recorded 14 kills on .522 hitting with five total blocks.
Aubrey Easterwood, Fr., MB, Providence
Easterwood led all conference competitors this week with 18 total blocks (2.57/set) as the Friars went 1-1 at home. In a sweep of Seton Hall, the freshman logged a career-high 11 total blocks with five digs and one assist. Her efforts helped the Friars lead the conference in opponent hitting percentage this week (.093).
Chloe Bell, So., MB, St. John’s
Bell registered a massive .535 hitting percentage with 14 kills and 10 blocks as St. John’s went 2-0 on the road. In a 3-1 win over UConn, the sophomore hit a match-best .571 with five kills and five blocks. In a 3-1 victory over Providence, she tallied nine kills and five blocks on .500 hitting.
Rashanny Solano Smith, Sr., L, St. John’s
Solano Smith registered a pair of 19-dig performances and a double-double as the Red Storm went unbeaten on the road. Against UConn (3-1), the senior logged the first double-double of her career with 19 digs and a career-best 10 assists. At Providence (3-1), Solano Smith contributed 19 digs and nine assists with four aces.
Past Winners
Offensive Player of the Week
8.31 – Ayden Ames, Creighton
9.7 – Trinity Shadd-Ceres, Creighton
9.14 – Carola Tesoro, St. John’s
9.21 – Carson Tyler, Marquette
9.28 – Carson Tyler, Marquette
10.5 – Carson Tyler, Marquette
Defensive Player of the Week
8.31 – Ayden Ames, Creighton
9.7 – Rashanny Solano Smith, St. John’s
9.14 – Aubrey Easterwood, Providence
9.21 – Rashanny Solano Smith, St. John’s
9.28 – Margo Kemp, Xavier
10.5 - Rashanny Solano Smith, St. John’s
Setter of the Week
8.31 – Luanna Markus, Marquette
9.7 – Katie Dalton, Creighton
9.14 – Juleigh Urbina, Georgetown
9.21 – Gwen Adler, Seton Hall
9.28 – Luanna Markus, Marquette
10.5 – Leonor Polezzi, DePaul
Freshman of the Week
8.31 – Carola Tesoro, St. John’s
9.7 – Luanna Markus, Marquette
9.14 – Isabella Sohl, UConn
9.21 – Chase Lemming, Butler
9.28 – Gabby Semona, Xavier
10.5 - Carola Tesoro, St. John’s