BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
Carson Tyler, Jr., OH, Marquette
Tyler continued her standout season, averaging a BIG EAST-leading 5.57 kills and 6.00 points per set on .329 hitting to power Marquette to a 2-0 week. Additionally, the junior contributed 3.29 digs per frame. The outside hitting recorded 24 kills on .308 hitting with 14 digs in a 3-1 win over Villanova before totaling 15 kills on .367 hitting with nine digs in a sweep of Georgetown.
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Ayden Ames, Jr., MB, Creighton
Ames anchored Creighton’s defense to an unblemished week highlighted by a pair of sweeps over Xavier and Villanova. She averaged 2.67 kills, 1.33 blocks, and 1.17 digs per set while hitting .484. The junior hit a season-best .600 against Xavier with nine kills in 15 errorless swings, tacking on four digs, four blocks and an ace. Against Butler, she tallied seven kills, four blocks, and three digs. Her efforts helped Creighton hold competitors to a conference-best .074 opponent hitting percentage.
BIG EAST Setter of the Week
Katie Dalton, S, 5th, Creighton
Dalton dished out a league-leading 11.50 assists per frame with 2.50 digs, 1.00 kills, and 0.33 blocks per set over a pair of road sweeps. On Saturday, Dalton delivered 38 assists, eight digs, and three kills. On Sunday, she produced 31 assists, seven digs, three kills, and two blocks. As a team, the Bluejays ended the weekend leading the conference in hitting percentage (.336), assists (14.00), kills (15.50), and opponent hitting percentage (.074).
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Carolo Tesoro, Fr., OH, St. John’s
Tesoro continued an exception rookie campaign, tallying a pair of double-double in a 2-0 week. The rookie registered 29 total kills, 28 digs, and three blocks as the Red Storm overcame Providence (3-1) and UConn (3-1). Versus the Friars, Tesoro contributed 11 kills, 13 digs, and two aces. Against the Huskies, she logged a match-best 18 kills with 15 digs, and three blocks.
Honor Roll
Trinity Shadd-Ceres, Jr., OH, Creighton
Shadd-Ceres averaged 4.50 kills, 1.83 digs, and 0.50 blocks per set while hitting .317 to lead the Bluejays to a pair of road sweeps. The junior logged 16 kills and hit a season-best .455 in a sweep of Xavier.
Emi Juric, Fr., DS/L., Marquette
Juric anchored Marquette’s defense to an undefeated week, logging a league-best 5.14 digs per set. She also tacked on 17 assists (2.43/set), two aces, and .958 reception percentage.
Luanna Markus, Fr., S., Marquette
Markus directed the Marquette offense with 10.86 assists per set while producing 3.28 kills and 1.00 block per frame. She posted a double-double in the victory over Villanova, registering a match-high 41 assists with 15 digs while adding five total blocks.
Aubrey Easterwood, Fr., MB, Providence
Easterwood led all conference competitors this week with 15 total blocks, six of which were solo stops, as Providence rebounded from a setback at St. John’s (L, 1-3) to defeat Seton Hall (W, 3-1). On the week, she recorded 21 kills on a .362 hitting percentage.
Rashanny Solano Smith, Sr., L, St. John’s
Solano Smith became just the second player in St. John’s history to amass 2,000 career digs, doing so by collecting 45 digs in nine sets over a 2-0 weekend. In a 3-1 win over Providence, the senior scooped a match-best 24 digs and added a pair of aces. In a five-set victory over UConn, she collected her 2,000th dig on senior night behind a match-high 21-dig performance.
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
10.12 – Ayden Ames, Creighton
10.19 - Carson Tyler, Marquette
10.26 - Carson Tyler, Marquette
11.2 – Chloe Bell, St. John’s
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
10.12 – Emi Juric, Marquette
10.19 – Bella McGirr, Georgetown
10.26 – Emi Juric, Marquette
11.2 – Jersey Loyer, Butler
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
10.12 – Luanna Markus, Marquette
10.19 – Luanna Markus, Marquette
10.26 – Katie Dalton, Creighton
11.9 – Isabella Sohl, UConn
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
10.12 – Tani Juric, Marquette
10.19 – Aubrey Easterwood, Providence
10.26 – Luanna Markus, Marquette
11.2 – Luanna Markus, Marquette