2009-10 BIG EAST Wome N ’S Bas K etball FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ome N S as K etball E P ort RA CH el Mar G olis , Dire C tor of Comm UN I C atio N S W ’ B R Feb . 1, 2010 (Wee K 11) www.bigeast.org r m a r g o l i s @b i g e a s t .o r g • Ph o n e 401-453-0660 2009-10 st a n d i n g s T H is Wee K IN T H E BIG EAST ( t h r o u g h g a m e s a s o f Ja n . 31) FEBRUARY Mon. 1 3/3 NOTRE DAME at RUTGERS (ESPN2) 7:30 p.m. BIG EAST OVERALL Tue. 2 CINCINNATI at LOUISVILLE (CBS C) 7:00 p.m. W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N Streak SYRACUSE at PITTSBURGH 7:00 p.m. Connecticut (1/1) 8-0 1.000 4-0 4-0 21-0 1.000 13-0 6-0 2-0 W21 16/11 WEST VIRGINIA at 1/1 CONNECTICUT West Virginia (16/11) 7-1 .875 5-0 2-1 20-2 .909 14-0 4-2 2-0 W2 (XL-CPTV) 7:00 p.m. VILLANOVA at USF (BHSN) 7:00 p.m. Georgetown (17/15) 7-1 .875 4-0 3-1 18-3 .857 8-0 9-2 1-1 W1 ST. JOHN’S at 17/15 GEORGETOWN 8:00 p.m. Notre Dame (3/3) 6-1 .857 4-0 2-1 19-1 .950 11-0 5-1 3-0 W4 Wed. 3 DE PAUL at PROVIDENCE 7:00 p.m. St. John’s 6-2 .750 4-1 2-1 18-3 .857 10-1 6-2 2-0 W5 Sat. 6 RUTGERS at USF (BETV) 2:00 p.m. MARQUETTE at SYRACUSE 1:00 p.m. Rutgers 4-3 .571 3-0 1-3 12-9 .571 8-2 2-5 2-2 L2 PITTSBURGH at NOTRE DAME 2:00 p.m. DePaul 4-4 .500 3-1 1-3 15-7 .682 9-1 4-6 2-0 W2 WEST VIRGINIA at PROVIDENCE (DD) 2:30 p.m. Marquette 4-4 .500 3-1 1-3 13-8 .619 9-2 3-5 1-1 L1 VILLANOVA at DEPAUL 8:00 p.m. Sun. 7 CONNECTICUT at LOUISVILLE (ESPNU) Noon USF 3-4 .429 2-1 1-3 12-8 .600 8-4 3-4 1-0 W1 ST. JOHN’S at SETON HALL 2:00 p.m. Syracuse 3-5 .375 1-3 2-2 16-5 .762 11-3 3-2 2-0 L2 Providence 3-5 .375 3-1 0-4 12-9 .571 8-2 3-6 1-1 L3 Louisville 3-5 .375 2-2 1-3 11-10 .524 6-3 3-7 2-0 L1 BETV Clearances - SportsNet New York (Live); Bright House Sports Cincinnati 2-6 .250 1-3 1-3 9-11 .450 7-5 1-6 1-0 L2 Network /Tampa (Live); Cox Sports Television New England (Live); Pittsburgh 1-6 .143 0-3 1-3 12-8 .600 8-4 4-4 0-0 L1 Time Warner Cable Sports32, Wisconsin (Live); ESPN Full Court (Live); The Comcast Network-TCN (Live); Time Warner Cable/ Seton Hall 1-8 .111 0-4 1-4 9-13 .409 5-5 3-7 1-1 W1 Syracuse-Albany-Rochester-Buffalo (Live); FSN Pittsburgh (SDD 6:00 pm); Mid-Atlantic Sports Network/MASN (SDD); Cox Sports Television/ Villanova 0-7 .000 0-3 0-4 11-9 .550 6-3 4-6 1-0 L3 LA-FLA-TX (NDD 4:00 pm) (Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today rankings) BIG EAST Pla Y er of T H E Wee K Jessica Lawson, USF, Sr., C (Orlando, Fla.) Lawson picked up her conference-leading 11th double-double of the season in USF’s only game of the week, a 64-47 win at Cincinnati on Jan. 30. The senior center poured in 22 points on 64.7 percent (11-of-17) shooting from the field, while also grabbing 12 rebounds in the victory. Her double-double was her fourth consecutive and her fifth in her last six games. BIG EAST Fres H ma N of T H E Wee K Shenneika Smith, St. John’s, Fr., G (Brooklyn, N.Y.) L ast Wee K IN T H E BIG EAST Smith helped lead the Red Storm to a perfect 2-0 mark on the week which extended the team’s winning streak to five games. She finished as the team’s leading scorer JANUARY averaging 18.0 points, shooting 41.2 percent (14-of-34) from the field and went 8-of-8 Tue. 26 VILLANOVA, 50 at LOUISVILLE, 53 RUTGERS, 36 at 1/1 CONNECTICUT, 73 from the free throw line. The rookie led the Red Storm to a 68-65 victory at Syracuse on Jan. 27, (XL-CBS C) scoring a career- and game-high 28 points, including knocking down the game-tying and go-ahead Wed. 27 ST. JOHN’S, 68 at SYRACUSE, 65 free throws with seven seconds left in regulation. She scored 18 points in the second half. Smith hit PROVIDENCE, 59 at 3/3 NOTRE DAME, 84 8-of-8 free throws, while also notching four rebounds and two steals. The guard was a key contributor CINCINNATI, 63 at DE PAUL, 71 in STJ’s 70-46 win over Providence on Jan. 30, scoring eight points, grabbing five rebounds and 17/15 GEORGETOWN, 45 at MARQUETTE, 52 (Sports32) posting two blocks and one steal. SETON HALL, 31 at 16/11 WEST VIRGINIA, 53 (WVPBS) BIG EAST Wee K L Y HO N or Roll Sat. 30 SETON HALL, 53 at VILLANOVA, 49 (BETV) LOUISVILLE, 66 at 16/11 WEST VIRGINIA, 72 Tina Charles, Connecticut, Sr., C (Jamaica, N.Y.) (WVPBS) 2-0; 17.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg; 62.5 FG%, 5-of-7 FT; 24 pts., 9 rebs. at Pittsburgh; scored 2,000th career point USF, 64 at CINCINNATI, 47 Katherine Harry, DePaul, Fr., F (Columbia, Mo.) 3/3 NOTRE DAME, 74 at SYRACUSE, 73 2-0; 13.5 ppg, 15.0 rpg; 12-of-20 FG, 3-of-3 FT; 15 pts., 18 rebs. vs. Cincy; 12 pts., 12 rebs. vs. MU PROVIDENCE, 46 at ST. JOHN’S, 70 Sam Quigley, DePaul, Jr., G (Joliet, Ill.) 1/1 CONNECTICUT, 98 at PITTSBURGH, 56 2-0; 18.0 pg, 3.5 apg, 2.0 spg; 11-of-22 FG, 5-of-11 3FG, 9-of-13 FT; 20 pts. on 6-of-11 FG vs. MU RUTGERS, 50 at 17/15 GEORGETOWN, 59 Monique Reid, Louisville, Sr., F (Louisville, Ky.) JANUARY 1-1; 24.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg; 17-of-39 FG, 15-of-15 FT; 29 pts. on 11-of-11 FT, 8 rebs., at West Virginia Sun. 31 MARQUETTE, 63 at DE PAUL, 73 (ESPNU) Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown, Fr., G (Suffolk, Va.) All dates and times (Eastern) are subject to change; CPTV - 1-1; 25.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.5 apg; 17-of-33 FG, 8 3FG, 8-of-11 FT; 27 pts., 7 rebs. vs. Rutgers Connecticut Public Television; XL - XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); GP - Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.); CBS C - CBS College Sports 2010 BIG EAST CH am P io N S H I P Prese N ted B Y New Yor K Life Network; WV - West Virginia Public Broadcasting System (regional in W.Va.); BETV - BIG EAST Regional Sports Network (check your local March 5-9, 2010 - XL Center, Hartford, Conn. listings); CCC - Charleston Civic Center (Charleston, W.Va.); Sports32 For information log onto www.bigeast.org - ticket packages on sale NOW! - Sports32 on Time Warner (local in Southeastern Wis.); BHSN - Bright House Sports Network (Tampa, Fla.) 222 Richmond Street, Suite 110 • Providence, Rhode Island 02903 • (401) 272-9108 • Fax (401) 274-5967 Communications: (401) 453-0660 • Fax (401) 751-8540 • www.bigeast.org 2009-10 BIG EAST Wome N ’ S Bas K etball RE P ort The BIG EAST Conference BIG EAST Wome N ’S Bas K etball CO N ta C ts 222 Richmond Street, Suite 110 Providence, RI 02903 Cincinnati ------------------------------------------------------- Jeremy Martin ([email protected]) P: 401-453-0660; F: 401-751-8540 -----------------------------------------------------------Office - 513-556-5191; Press Row - 513-556-3800 Connecticut --------------------------------------------------- Randy Press ([email protected]) BIG EAST Communications Staff ---------------------- Office - 860-486-3531; Press Row - 860-486-1888 (GP); 860-524-8555 (XLC) Primary WBB Contact: DePaul ----------------------------------------------------------- Alicia Powers ([email protected]) -----------------------------------------------------------Office - 773-325-4740; Press Row - 773-325-4901 Rachel Margolis, Director of Comm. 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