2010-11 Big EAST Women's Basketball
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2010-11 BIG EAST Wome N ’S Bas K etball FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ome N S as K etball E P ort Sara NA GG ar , Dire C tor of Comm UN I C atio N S W ’ B R Feb . 24, 2011 (Wee K 14) www.bigeast.org s n a g g a r @b i g e a s t .o r g • Ph o n e 401-453-0660 2010-11 st a n d i n g s g a m e s in t h e big east ( t h r o u g h g a m e s a s o f fe b . 23) TUESDAY, FEB. 22 24/22 MARQUETTE 62, PROVIDENCE 50 BIG EAST OVERALL SETON HALL 59, 1/1 CONNECTICUT 80 (CPTV) W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N Streak RV/RV ST. JOHn’S 57, VILLANOVA 46 #Connecticut (1/1) 14-0 1.000 7-0 7-0 27-1 .964 16-0 10-1 1-0 W15 NR/RV SYRACUSE 55, CINCINNatI 53 #DePaul (7/11) 12-2 .857 7-0 5-2 25-4 .862 16-0 9-4 0-0 L1 8/7 NOTRE DAME 72, 19/18 WEST VIRGINIA 60 (CBS C) WEDNESDAY, FEB. 23 #Notre Dame (8/7) 12-2 .857 6-1 6-1 23-5 .821 14-2 7-3 2-0 W1 7/11 DE PAUL 55, NR/RV LOUISVILLE 68 (WAZOO) Marquette (24/22) 9-5 .643 4-3 5-2 21-6 .778 12-3 8-3 1-0 W1 PITTSBURGH 57, 18/19 GEORGETOWN 67 Georgetown (18/19) 9-5 .643 6-1 3-4 21-7 .750 13-1 6-5 2-1 W1 USF 46, NR/RV RUTGERS 52 Louisville (NR/RV) 9-5 .643 6-1 3-4 18-10 .643 12-2 5-6 1-2 W2 SATURDAY, FEB. 26 Rutgers (NR/RV) 9-5 .643 6-1 3-4 16-11 .593 11-1 3-9 2-1 W2 USF AT VILLANOVA (BETV/SNY) 12:00 p.m. Syracuse (NR/RV) 8-6 .571 5-2 3-4 20-7 .741 16-2 3-4 1-1 W4 PROVIDENCE AT NR/RV SYRACUSE 1:00 p.m. 19/18 WEST VIRGINIA AT NR/RV RUTGERS (FiOS) St. John’s (RV/RV) 8-6 .571 4-3 4-3 19-8 .704 9-3 8-5 2-0 W1 2:00 p.m. West Virginia (19/18) 7-7 .500 4-3 3-4 21-7 .750 12-3 5-4 4-0 L1 CINCINNATI AT 8/7 NOTRE DAME 2:00 p.m. Pittsburgh 5-9 .357 3-4 2-5 13-14 .481 8-5 4-8 1-1 L2 PITTSBURGH AT RV/RV ST. JOHN’S 2:00 p.m. SETON HALL AT NR/RV LOUISVILLE 2:00 p.m. Providence 5-9 .357 2-5 3-4 12-14 .462 7-6 5-5 0-3 L1 1/1 CONNECTICUT AT 18/19 GEORGETOWN Villanova 2-12 .143 1-6 1-6 10-17 .370 4-8 3-9 3-0 L1 (CPTV/FiOS) 3:00 p.m. USF 1-13 .071 1-6 0-7 10-18 .357 7-7 1-10 2-1 L7 10/11 DE PAUL AT 24/22 MARQUETTE (LPTV/TWC/Sports32) 8:00 p.m. Cincinnati 1-13 .071 0-7 1-6 8-18 .308 5-10 2-7 1-1 L12 MONDAY, FEB. 28 Seton Hall 1-13 .071 0-7 1-6 8-19 .296 5-9 3-8 0-2 L3 18/18 GEORGETOWN AT USF (BHSN) 7:00 p.m. (Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today rankings); # Clinched bye to quarterfinals NR/RV LOUISVILLE AT PROVIDENCE 7:00 p.m. 22/21 MARQUETTE AT CINCINNATI 7:00 p.m. VILLANOVA AT PITTSBURGH 7:00 p.m. inside t h e big east BIG EAST Pla Y er NR/RV RUTGERS AT SETON HALL 7:00 p.m. RV/22 ST. JOHN’S AT 21/20 WEST VIRGINIA (ESPN2) NOTRE DAME ON THE ROAD – No. 8/7 Notre Dame o f t h e We e k defeated No. 19/18 West Virginia 72-60 on Feb. 22 at 7:00 p.m. WVU Coliseum. The Fighting Irish collected its first Kayla Alexander, Syracuse, So., C NR/RV SYRACUSE AT 2/2 CONNECTICUT (GP) (CPTV) road win at a Top 25 opponent since Nov. 19, 2009, 7:30 p.m. when they edged No. 21 Michigan State, 68-67 in (Milton, Ontario) 8/8 NOTRE DAME AT 10/11 DE PAUL (CBS C) 9:00 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. BETV - BIG EAST Regional Sports Network (check your local listings), Alexander averaged 19.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg and 3.0 bpg also available on bigeast.tv; CBS C – CBS College Sports; CPTV REACHING THE 20 MARK – A 55-53 victory at in a 2-0 week for Syracuse. In a come-from-behind – Connecticut Public Television; Cox Sports – local cable in Rhode Cincinnati on Feb. 22 gave Syracuse its second- Island;TWC-32 – Time Warner Cable Sports 32 local in Wisconsin; SNY win at No. RV/22 St. John’s, Alexander led all scorers – SportsNet New York; TWS – Time Warner Cable in Syracuse, N.Y. consecutive 20-win season, marking the first back-to- with 26 points, going 10-of-16 from the floor and 6-of-6 BIG EAST GAMES IN CAPS; All times in Eastern Standard Time back 20-win seasons in program history. It is the fifth from the free throw line. She added eight rebounds. In in the program’s 40-year history. The Orange are the a win against NR/RV Louisville, Alexander recorded BI G E A S T seventh BIG EAST team to reach the 20-win plateau, 12 points, six rebounds and four blocks. She leads while St. John’s has 19 wins. the BIG EAST with 2.8 blocks per game and is 14th W e e k l y ho n o r ro l l in the nation. She is fourth in the league in field goal Maya Moore, Connecticut, Sr., F CLINCHING A SPOT – Connecticut, DePaul and percentage and fifth in offensive rebounds. (Lawrenceville, Ga.) Notre Dame have wrapped a bye to the quarterfinal Averaged 19.5 ppg, 7.0 rpg and 7.0 apg in a 2-0 week. round of the 2011 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Against No. 12/14 Oklahoma, she had 27 points, seven Championship, held at the XL Center in Hartford, rebounds and seven assists. In a win over No. 8/8 Notre Conn. on March 4-8. BI G E A S T Dame, she had 12 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. She shot 60.7 percent from the floor and 57 BLUE DEMON RECORDS – Last time DePaul f r e s h m a n o f t h e percent from long-range. reached 25 wins was in 2005-06, it took that team 30 W ee K Keisha Hampton, DePaul, Jr., F (Philadelphia, Pa.) games (25-5). DePaul’s 12-1 BIG EAST record is its Averaged 17.0 ppg in wins over NR/RV Rutgers and best start through 13 games since the Blue Demons Bria Hartley, Connecticut, Fr., G No. 18/18 Georgetown. Had seven assists and five joined the BIG EAST in 2005-06. (North Babylon, N.Y.) 3-pointers against the Scarlet Knights and 12 points against the Hoyas. AWAY FROM HOME – Of the seven BIG EAST Hartley averaged 20.0 points per game and shot 62.5 games played on Saturday, Feb. 19, six road teams percent from the field, including 42.9 percent from Taneisha Harrison, Pittsburgh, Sr., G (Bowie, Md.) posted victories. Louisville, Providence, Villanova, beyond the 3-point arc, to help lead the Huskies to Averaged 24.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 2.5 apg in a 1-1 week. West Virginia, Rutgers and Syracuse all won away wins over No. 12/14 Oklahoma and No. 8/8 Notre Scored 20 points in a win against Providence, adding Dame by an average of 31 points per game. Against four assists. In a loss to West Virginia, she recorded from home. Connecticut was the only home team to 28 points. post a victory. Oklahoma, Hartley had 11 points, going 5-of-9 from the floor. In the win against Notre Dame, she had 29 Lindsay Kimmel, Villanova, Jr., F (Binghamton, NY) ON THE GLASS – In a 78-67 win at then-No. RV/22 points and five assists, connecting on 10 of her 16 Had a career-high 23 points in a win against Cincinnati, St. John’s on Feb. 19, the Orange held a 44-21 edge shots, including 5-of-9 from long-range. Against the marking the second-straight game she hit seven on the boards. It marked the 24th time in 26 games Irish and also posted a pair of thefts in 37-minutes of 3-pointers. In a win against Seton Hall, she had 18 points, that the Orange outrebounded the opposition as action. Hartley registered career highs in points (29), including five 3-pointers, and four rebounds. the team continues to lead the nation with a 15.5 field goals made (10), 3-point field goals made (5), and free throw attempts (6). Madina Ali, West Virginia, Sr., F (Williamsport, Pa.) rebounding margin. Led the Mountaineers to a win over Pittsburgh with 21 points and 13 rebounds, shooting 52.9 percent from the floor.