WOMEN’S BASKETBALL REPORT • BIG EAST TOURNAMENT CONTACT: P AM FLENKE, A SSISTANT COMMISSIONER O: 646.663.3437 C: 860.888.6971 [email protected] 2020-21 BIG EAST HONORS BIG EAST WOMEN’ S BASKETBALL STANDINGS BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE Y EAR BIG EAST TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS Paige Bueckers, UConn, Fr., G BIG EAST OVERALL BIG EAST FRESHMAN OF THE Y EAR W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N Streak Paige Bueckers, UConn, Fr., G* 1/1 UCONN* 18-0 1.000 9-0 9-0 23-1 .958 11-0 10-1 2-0 W 13 RV/RV MARQUETTE 14-4 .778 6-2 8-2 19-5 .792 6-3 11-2 2-0 W 2 BIG EAST COACH OF THE Y EAR SETON HALL 12-5 .706 6-3 6-2 14-7 .667 8-4 6-2 0-1 L 1 Geno Auriemma, UConn 25/RV DEPAUL 11-5 .688 5-4 6-1 14-8 .636 8-5 6-1 0-2 L 2 VILLANOVA 9-5 .643 4-3 5-2 15-6 .714 7-3 7-2 1-1 L 1 BIG EAST CO-DEFENSIVE CREIGHTON 6-7 .462 1-4 5-3 9-11 .450 2-5 5-5 2-1 L 1 PLAYERS OF THE Y EAR PROVIDENCE 4-10 .286 2-4 2-6 7-14 .333 3-5 3-8 1-1 L 1 Olivia Nelson-Ododa, UConn, Jr., F Selena Lott, Marquette, Sr., G ST. J OHN’S 4-12 .250 2-6 2-6 8-15 .348 4-6 3-8 1-1 L 1 XAVIER 2-8 .200 2-4 0-4 5-10 .333 4-4 1-5 0-1 L 1 BIG EAST MOST IMPROVED PLAYER BUTLER 3-15 .167 2-8 1-7 3-17 .150 2-8 1-8 0-1 L 1 Lauren Park-Lane, Seton Hall, So., G GEORGETOWN 2-14 .125 1-7 1-7 2-15 .118 1-7 1-7 0-1 L 2 BIG EAST SPORTSMANSHIP A WARD (Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today rankings) RV - receiving votes Lauren Van Kleunen, Marquette, R-Sr., F *regular-season champion BIG EAST SIXTH-WOMAN A WARD 2021 BIG EAST WOMEN’S BASKETBALL T OURNAMENT Aaliyah Edwards, UConn, Fr., F PRESENTED BY JEEP • MOHEGAN SUN ARENA FIRST ROUND QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS FINAL BIG EAST SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE Y EAR^ March 5 March 6 March 7 March 8 11 AM, 2 PM & 5 PM Noon (FS1) 3 & 6 PM 8 PM Lexi Held, DePaul, Jr., G (BEDN) 3, 6, 9 PM (FS2) (FS1) (FS1) ALL-BIG EAST FIRST T EAM 1 UConn 77 Paige Bueckers, UConn, Fr., G* Madison Siegrist, Villanova, So., F* 1 UConn 84 Sonya Morris, DePaul, Jr., G* 8 St. John’s 65 Selena Lott, Marquette, Sr., G* 8 St. John’s 41 Christyn Williams, UConn, Jr., G* 9 Xavier 57 Andra Espinoza-Hunter, Seton Hall, Grad., G 1 UConn Leilani Correa, St. John’s, So., G Lexi Held, DePaul, Jr., G 4 DePaul 72 Lauren Park-Lane, Seton Hall, So., G Desiree Elmore, Seton Hall, Sr., G/F 5 Villanova 39 ALL-BIG EAST SECOND T EAM 5 Villanova 78 Olivia Nelson-Ododa, UConn, Jr., F Lauren Van Kleunen, Marquette, R-Sr., F Brianna Herlihy, Villanova, Sr., F Temi Carda, Creighton, Sr., G 2 Marquette 68 Mary Baskerville, Providence, Jr., F 2 Marquette 64 ALL-BIG EAST HONORABLE MENTION 7 Providence 63 Dee Bekelja, DePaul, Sr., G 7 Providence 43 Camryn Taylor, Marquette, So., F 10 Butler 61 2 Marquette BIG EAST ALL-FRESHMAN T EAM 3 Seton Hall 76 Paige Bueckers, UConn, Fr., G* Aaliyah Edwards, UConn, Fr., F* 6 Creighton 59 Emma Ronsiek, Creighton, Fr., F 6 Creighton 56 Kelsey Ransom, Georgetown, Fr., G 6 Creighton 83 Darrione Rogers, DePaul, Fr., G 11 Georgetown 42 *unanimous selection ^announced 3/3 – selected by the BIG EAST The BIG EAST reserves the right to adjust the schedule Academic Awards Selection Committee BUTLER • UCONN • CREIGHTON • DEPAUL• GEORGETOWN • MARQUETTE • PROVIDENCE • ST. J OHN’S • SETON HALL • V ILLANOVA • XAVIER MEDIA SERVICES • PRESEASON POLL RESULTS SCHOOL-BY-SCHOOL INFORMATION BIG EAST COMMUNICATIONS STAFF BUTLER UConn Contact Kit Stetzel Anna Labonte Pam Flenke Email [email protected] [email protected] Assistant Commissioner Phone 317.940.9994 860.617.6092 Media Relations and Digital Network Services Website ButlerSports.com UConnHuskies.com Email: pfl [email protected] Twitter @ButlerWBB @UConnWBB Cell: 860.888.6971 Creighton DEPAUL Offi ce: 646.663.3437 Contact Glen Sisk Bob Sakamoto Women’s Basketball Contact Email [email protected] [email protected] Phone 402.280.2433 630.445.3645 John Paquette Website GoCreighton.com DePaulBlueDemons.com Senior Associate Commissioner Twitter @CreightonWBB @DePaulWBBHoops Media Relations Email: [email protected] GEORGETOWN MARQUETTE Phone: 646.663.3443 Contact Barbara Barnes E.J. Stevens Email [email protected] [email protected] Kristin Quinn Phone 202.687.7155 414.288.6980 Assistant Commissioner Website GUHoyas.com GoMarquette.com Twitter @MarquetteWBB @MarquetteWBB Olympic Sports and Marketing Communications Email: [email protected] PROVIDENCE ST. J OHN’S Phone: 646.663.3456 Contact Jen Rynearson Victoria Lanza Email [email protected] [email protected] WEEKLY RELEASE Phone 401.865.2208 214.538.1531 Media can access Adobe Acrobat PDF fi les of the complete Website Friars.com RedStormSports.com weekly release on each of the conference’s sport pages. Twitter @ProvidenceWBB @StJohnsWBB EMAIL DISTRIBUTION SETON HALL VILLANOVA Media may contact the BIG EAST Conference offi ce to Contact Matt Sweeney Dean Kenefi ck be included on the league’s email lists for releases and Email [email protected] dean.kenefi [email protected] information for any sport. Phone 973.761.9493 610.519.6514 Website SHUPirates.com Villanova.com WEEKLY A WARDS Twitter @SHUWBB @NovaWBasketball The BIG EAST names a Player and Freshman of the Week, as well as fi ve Honor Roll selections, each Monday during XAVIER the regular season. Winners are chosen from nominations Contact Greg Lautezenheiser provided by the BIG EAST sports information directors. The Email [email protected] information will be released from the BIG EAST offi ce and will Phone 419.605.8512 be listed in the conference release and on the league web site. Website GoXavier.com Twitter @Xavier_WBB 2020-21 BIG EAST PRESEASON POLL & AWARDS Preseason Coaches’ Poll Preseason Player of the Year 1. Connecticut (10) 100 Christyn Williams, Connecticut, Jr., G 2. DePaul (1) 90 Preseason Freshman of the Year 3. Marquette 83 Paige Bueckers, Connecticut, Fr., G* 4. St. John’s 69 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team^ 5. Creighton 60 Olivia Nelson-Ododa, Connecticut, Jr., F 6. Seton Hall 59 Evina Westbrook, Connecticut, R-Jr., G 7. Villanova 44 Temi Carda, Creighton, Sr., G 8. Butler 37 Lexi Held, DePaul, Jr., G 9. Xavier 31 Sonya Morris, DePaul, Jr., G* 10. Providence 22 Selena Lott, Marquette, Sr., G* 11. Georgetown 10 Leilani Correa, St. John’s, So., G (fi rst-place votes) Qadashah Hoppie, St. John’s, Sr., G* Desiree Elmore, Seton Hall, Sr., G/F* Maddy Siegrist, Villanova, So., F* A’riana Gray, Xavier, Sr., F ^extra player added due to a tie in voting *unanimous selection UPCOMING 2020-21 BROADCAST SCHEDULE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT Fri. Mar. 5 11:00 #9 seed vs. #8 seed BEDN Fri. Mar. 5 2:00 #10 seed vs. #7 seed BEDN Fri. Mar. 5 5:00 #11 seed vs. #6 seed BEDN Sat. Mar. 6 12:00 #8/9 seed vs. #1 seed FS1 Sat. Mar. 6 3:00 #5 seed vs. #4 seed FS2 Sat. Mar. 6 6:00 #10/7 seed vs. #2 seed FS2 Sat. Mar. 6 9:00 #11/6 seed vs. #3 seed FS2 Sun. Mar. 7 3:00 Semifi nal #1 FS1 Sun. Mar. 7 6:00 Semifi nal #2 FS1 Mon. Mar. 8 8:00 Final FS1 All times Eastern The BIG EAST Conference has announced a one-year deal with leading sports streaming service, FloSports, to become the digital home of BIG EAST women’s basketball, bringing elite collegiate competition to a global audience. The agreement provides a platform for all women’s basketball games that stream on the BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN) presented by SoFi. All conference tilts not designated for television are streamed on BEDN, accounting for upwards of 75 regular-season contests annually. FloSports will also carry BIG EAST original content such as “Fast Break”, the Conference’s weekly women’s basketball features show. FloSports is an award-winning direct-to-consumer sports streaming and media company based in Austin, Texas. It has a network of 25+ sport verticals, including FloHoops where the BIG EAST women’s basketball games will live. FloSports provides live and on-demand event coverage, original content, breaking news, and more across a variety of sports including softball, track & fi eld/cross-country, wrestling, motorsports, cheerleading and cycling as well as football, basketball and baseball. It offers all this and more across multiple platforms including web, connected TV and an app. FloSports has a wide array of collegiate partnerships, including all-in conference deals as well as hundreds of preseason and postseason tournaments in several collegiate sports. How To Watch: TV: Download the FloSports TV app on Roku, Apple TV 4, and Amazon Fire TV Mobile: Download the FloSports iOS and Android apps Web: Bookmark FloHoops.com in your favorite browser 2021 BIG EAST REGULAR-SEASON A WARDS BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE Y EAR BIG EAST SPORTSMANSHIP A WARD BIG EAST FRESHMAN OF THE Y EAR* Lauren Van Kleunen, Marquette, R-Sr., F Paige Bueckers, UConn, Fr., G Marquette’s Van Kleunen is impactful both on and off the court for the Golden A seven-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, two-time BIG EAST Player of Eagles.
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