BIG EAST Awards 2010-11 BIG EAST Weekly Awards
2010-11 BIG EAST Conference Awards
Coach of the Year Geno Auriemma, Connecticut Defensive Player of the Year Devereaux Peters, Notre Dame Most Improved Player Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame Sportsmanship Award Shelly Bellman, Cincinnati Sam Quigley, DePaul
Scholar-Athlete Of The Year Maya Moore, Connecticut
2010-11 SEASON IN REVIEW
* - unanimous selection ^ - extra player added due to tie in voting
2011-12 OPPONENTS
All-BIG EAST First Team^ Kayla Alexander, Syracuse *Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame *Keisha Hampton, DePaul Tiffany Hayes, Connecticut *Maya Moore, Connecticut Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame Devereaux Peters, Notre Dame Monique Reid, Louisville Liz Repella, West Virginia Angel Robinson, Marquette *Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown
All-BIG EAST Freshman Team *Natalie Achonwa, Notre Dame Kayla Cook, Cincinnati *Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut *Bria Hartley, Connecticut Lauren Okafor, Providence Katherine Plouffe, Marquette Jeanise Randolph, Cincinnati *Shoni Schimmel, Louisville Ka-Deidre Simmons, Seton Hall Sheronne Vails, Louisville
COACHING STAFF
Sixth Man Award Taylor Pikes, DePaul
All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention Felicia Chester, DePaul Chelsea Cole, Pittsburgh Kelly Faris, Connecticut Iasia Hemingway, Syracuse Monica McNutt, Georgetown Shoni Schimmel, Louisville
STUDENT-ATHLETES BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Weekly Honor Roll (ND only) Nov. 29........................................Natalie Novosel Dec. 6.............................................Skylar Diggins Jan. 3....................................... Devereaux Peters Jan. 10..................................... Devereaux Peters Jan. 17..................................... Devereaux Peters Jan. 24...........................................Skylar Diggins Feb. 7..........................................Natalie Novosel March 1......................................Natalie Novosel
Freshman of the Year Bria Hartley, Connecticut
All-BIG EAST Second Team^ Madina Ali, West Virginia Taneisha Harrison, Pittsburgh Bria Hartley, Connecticut Tatiyiana McMorris, Marquette Monique Oliver, Rutgers Sam Quigley, DePaul Khadijah Rushdan, Rutgers Andrea Smith, South Florida Shenneika Smith, St. John’s Da’Shena Stevens, St. John’s April Sykes, Rutgers
2011-12 SEASON PREVIEW
Freshman of the Week Nov. 22.........................Bria Hartley, Connecticut Nov. 29.........................Bria Hartley, Connecticut Dec. 6........................Shoni Schimmel, Louisville Dec. 13........Natalie Achonwa, Notre Dame Dec. 20.........................Bria Hartley, Connecticut Dec. 27......................Shoni Schimmel, Louisville Jan. 3....................Katherine Plouffe, Marquette Jan. 10......................Shoni Schimmel, Louisville Jan. 17.........................Bria Hartley, Connecticut Jan. 24.........................Bria Hartley, Connecticut Jan. 31......................Shoni Schimmel, Louisville Feb. 7....................Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut Feb. 14..................Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut Feb. 21.........................Bria Hartley, Connecticut March 1........................... Kayla Cook, Cincinnati
Player of the Year Maya Moore, Connecticut
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Player of the Week Nov. 22.......................Maya Moore, Connecticut Nov. 29................... Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown Dec. 6........................ Kayla Alexander, Syracuse Dec. 13.......................Maya Moore, Connecticut Dec. 20.........................Keisha Hampton, DePaul Dec. 27.......................Maya Moore, Connecticut Jan. 3........................ Kayla Alexander, Syracuse Jan. 10.......................Maya Moore, Connecticut Jan. 17.......................Maya Moore, Connecticut Jan. 24.......................Maya Moore, Connecticut Jan. 31................... Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown Feb. 7.........................Maya Moore, Connecticut Feb. 14.............Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame Feb. 21...................... Kayla Alexander, Syracuse March 1.....................Maya Moore, Connecticut
RECORDS HISTORY Skylar Diggins was one of three Notre Dame players to earn first-team all-BIG EAST honors in 2011. 99
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