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Charles honored by Big East
UConn senior center Tina Charles was named the Big East Player of the Week after averaging 19.7 points, 11 rebounds and becoming the third UConn player with 1,000 career rebounds.
Here's the complete Big East release
Charles, Diggins Earn First BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Connecticut senior Tina Charles and Notre Dame freshman Skylar Diggins, two Naismith Trophy Watch List candidates, highlight the first BIG EAST women’s basketball weekly honors. Charles led Connecticut to a 3-0 week to open the season and was named BIG EAST Player of the Week, while Diggins also led her squad to a 3-0 record and was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week for her efforts.
Charles led top-ranked Connecticut to a 3-0 record to open the season, including an 83-58 win over then-No. 13/10 Texas in San Antonio on Nov. 17. The senior compiled averages of 19.7 points and 11.0 rebounds, while shooting 56.1 percent from the field. She opened the season with a double-double of 26 points and 13 rebounds in 18 minutes of action against Northeastern on Nov. 14. She followed that performance with another double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds against the Longhorns. At Holy Cross, Charles netted 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Also last week, Charles became only the third player in UConn history to reach 1,000-career rebounds.
Diggins averaged 13.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.3 steals per game in her first week as a collegiate player and helped lead No. 5/6 Notre Dame to a 3-0 week. The freshman guard came off the bench for all three wins, including a road victory at then-No. 21/21 Michigan
State on Nov. 19. Diggins began her career with 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals against Arkansas-Pine Bluff at home on Nov. 15. She then showed off her free throw shooting talents with 7-of-8 at the line at MSU. Diggins dropped in a career-high and game-best 17 points, along with four rebounds, three assists and two steals in ND’s win over Iona on Nov. 22.
The BIG EAST Weekly Honor rolls was selected from a pool of 15 women’s basketball players – the list includes:
Ashley Barlow, Notre Dame, Sr., G (Indianapolis, Ind. ) 3-0; 13.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 3.0 spg; hit tiebreaking free throw to win at then-No. 21/21 Michigan State
Mi-Khida Hankins, Providence , Jr., F (Baltimore, Md.) 3-0; 17.7 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 3.7 apg; 21 pts., 10 rebs. vs. St. Joseph’s 15 pts.; 11 rebs., vs. Hartford
Nicole Michael, Syracuse , Sr., G (Bronx, N.Y.) 4-0; 19.8 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 1.5 spg, 1.3 apg; 36 pts., 17 rebs., 8 3-pointers vs. Binghamton
Deirdre Naughton, DePaul, Sr., G (Winnetka, Ill.) 4-0; tourney MVP; 17.5 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 5.8 apg; netted 1,000th career point
Da’Shena Stevens, St. John’s , So., F (Stamford, Conn.) 3-0; 16.0 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 62.5 FG%; 17 pts., 9 rebs. at Massachusetts ; 15 pts., 8 rebs. vs. Boston University
Here's the complete Big East release
Charles, Diggins Earn First BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Connecticut senior Tina Charles and Notre Dame freshman Skylar Diggins, two Naismith Trophy Watch List candidates, highlight the first BIG EAST women’s basketball weekly honors. Charles led Connecticut to a 3-0 week to open the season and was named BIG EAST Player of the Week, while Diggins also led her squad to a 3-0 record and was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week for her efforts.
Charles led top-ranked Connecticut to a 3-0 record to open the season, including an 83-58 win over then-No. 13/10 Texas in San Antonio on Nov. 17. The senior compiled averages of 19.7 points and 11.0 rebounds, while shooting 56.1 percent from the field. She opened the season with a double-double of 26 points and 13 rebounds in 18 minutes of action against Northeastern on Nov. 14. She followed that performance with another double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds against the Longhorns. At Holy Cross, Charles netted 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Also last week, Charles became only the third player in UConn history to reach 1,000-career rebounds.
Diggins averaged 13.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.3 steals per game in her first week as a collegiate player and helped lead No. 5/6 Notre Dame to a 3-0 week. The freshman guard came off the bench for all three wins, including a road victory at then-No. 21/21 Michigan
State on Nov. 19. Diggins began her career with 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals against Arkansas-Pine Bluff at home on Nov. 15. She then showed off her free throw shooting talents with 7-of-8 at the line at MSU. Diggins dropped in a career-high and game-best 17 points, along with four rebounds, three assists and two steals in ND’s win over Iona on Nov. 22.
The BIG EAST Weekly Honor rolls was selected from a pool of 15 women’s basketball players – the list includes:
Ashley Barlow, Notre Dame, Sr., G (Indianapolis, Ind. ) 3-0; 13.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 3.0 spg; hit tiebreaking free throw to win at then-No. 21/21 Michigan State
Mi-Khida Hankins, Providence , Jr., F (Baltimore, Md.) 3-0; 17.7 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 3.7 apg; 21 pts., 10 rebs. vs. St. Joseph’s 15 pts.; 11 rebs., vs. Hartford
Nicole Michael, Syracuse , Sr., G (Bronx, N.Y.) 4-0; 19.8 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 1.5 spg, 1.3 apg; 36 pts., 17 rebs., 8 3-pointers vs. Binghamton
Deirdre Naughton, DePaul, Sr., G (Winnetka, Ill.) 4-0; tourney MVP; 17.5 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 5.8 apg; netted 1,000th career point
Da’Shena Stevens, St. John’s , So., F (Stamford, Conn.) 3-0; 16.0 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 62.5 FG%; 17 pts., 9 rebs. at Massachusetts ; 15 pts., 8 rebs. vs. Boston University
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posted by Jim Fuller at
2:33 PM
2 Comments:
I'm sorry I must of missed it somehow....and where is Maya Moore's on this list?????
Kevin,
My understanding of how the process works is each coach or school can nominate a candidate for the player of the week and freshman of the week honors so UConn nominated Tina Charles. Had Maya been nominated, she would have also been a worthy choice.
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