UConn senior guard Tiffany Hayes was named the Big East Player of the Week for the first time in her career after a record-breaking week.

Hayes had a career-high 35 points in Wednesday's win over Syracuse and then on Saturday came back with 33 points and 10 rebounds against South Florida. The 68 points is a Connecticut program record for scoring output in consecutive games, breaking Kerry Bascom's mark of 65 set in 1991. Hayes also averaged 8.5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals per game while making 21 of 30 shots from the field, 8 of 12 from 3-point range and 18 of 20 from 3-point range.

She is the first UConn player to be named Big East Player of the Week this season