Maya Moore was named the Big East Player of the Week (probably not the toughest choice conference officials have ever made). Below is the release. As a point of clarification, I am assuming the portion that states Moore set a Big East record with 10 3-pointers in a game includes only conference games since South Florida's Janae Stokes had 11 3-pointers in a Dec. 18 game against Grambling.

Here's the release:


Moore Breaks BIG EAST Single-Game Record and Garners BIG EAST Player of the Week Honors

PROVIDENCE , R.I. – A BIG EAST regular-season record fell as Connecticut’s Maya Moore netted 10 3-pointers in the Huskies’ win over Syracuse on Saturday. Moore earns BIG EAST Player of the Week honors for the first time this season. Cincinnati ’s Shanasa Sanders scored a career-high 25 points in the Bearcats win over Seton Hall, also on Saturday, to earn BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honors.



Moore averaged 29.0 points and 12.5 rebounds per game in UConn’s home wins over DePaul 77-62 on Jan. 13 and Syracuse 107-53 on Jan. 17. The sophomore forward scored her 1,000th career point against the Orange becoming the fastest player in UConn history to reach that feat, taking just 55 games. She tallied 40 points in the win, including the 10 3-pointers, a BIG EAST single-game record. She also added 13 rebounds and shot 60.9 percent from the field. In the DePaul win, Moore had 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting, grabbed 12 rebounds and dealt three assists. For the week, Moore shot 56.8 percent from the field, was 11-of-18 from beyond the arc and 5-of-9 from the free throw line.



Sanders scored a career-high 25 points on 8-of-16 shooting, including a career-best four 3-pointers in Cincinnati ’s 72-62 win against Seton Hall on Jan. 17. The freshman point guard grabbed a career-best nine rebounds, added four assists and committed just one turnover, playing the full 40 minutes. Sanders also shot 5-of-6 from the free throw line, including 3-of-4 late in the game to seal the victory for the Bearcats.



BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll

Angel McCoughtry, Louisville, Sr., F ( Baltimore , Md. )

2-0; 22.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 3.5 spg. 3 apg; 28 pts. & 4 rebs. vs. Georgetown ; 17 pts., 12 rebs., & 5 asst., vs. USF

Epiphanny Prince, Rutgers, Jr., G ( Brooklyn , N.Y. )

2-0; 26.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.5 apg; 56.0 FG%, 5-of-8 3FG, 19-of-19 FT; 29 pts. at Villanova; 23 pts. vs. Marquette

Angel Robinson, Marquette, So., G ( St. Paul , Minn. )

1-1; 16.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 3.5 apg; 10-of-14 FT; 19 pts., 9 rebs., 6 asst. vs. ND; 13 pts. & 5 rebs. vs. RU

Natasha Williams, DePaul, Sr., F ( Stokie , Ill. )

1-1; 21.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg; 18-of-25 FG, 8-of-11 FT; 21 pts. vs. Providence & UConn; 8 rebs. & 2 blocks vs. UConn

Shavonte Zellous, Pittsburgh, Sr., G ( Orlando , Fla. )

1-0; 27 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 assists, 2 steals; 3-of-8 3FG, 8-of-9 FT vs. USF