Honors & Awards Alicia Ratay......................................2003 (Honorable Mention) 2002 (First Team) 2001 (Third Team) Ruth Riley...................................1999, 2000, 2001 (First Team) Lindsay Schrader..................................2009, 2010 (First Team) 2008 (Honorable Mention) Kelley Siemon..................................2001 (Honorable Mention)
BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
Jacqueline Batteast became the second Notre Dame player ever selected as the BIG EAST Conference Player of the Year when she was honored following the 2004-05 season.
NCAA Women’s Final Four Most Outstanding Player Ruth Riley..............................................................................2001
NCAA Women’s Final Four All-Tournament Team Skylar Diggins.......................................................................2011 Niele Ivey..............................................................................2001 Devereaux Peters.................................................................2011 Ruth Riley..............................................................................2001
BIG EAST Coach of the Year Muffet McGraw...................................................................2001
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Devereaux Peters.................................................................2011 Ruth Riley........................................................1999, 2000, 2001
BIG EAST Most Improved Player
NCAA Tournament Regional MVP
Megan Duffy.........................................................................2004 Natalie Novosel...................................................................2011 Kelley Siemon.......................................................................2001
Skylar Diggins..........................................2011 (Dayton Region) Katryna Gaither............................................1997 (East Region) Ruth Riley..............................................2001 (Midwest Region)
BIG EAST Rookie/ Freshman of the Year
NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team Jacqueline Batteast.....................................2004 (East Region) Becca Bruszewski...................................2011 (Dayton Region) Skylar Diggins..........................................2011 (Dayton Region) Katryna Gaither............................................1997 (East Region) Melissa Lechlitner..........................2010 (Kansas City Region) Beth Morgan.................................................1997 (East Region) Natalie Novosel......................................2011 (Dayton Region) Alicia Ratay...........................................2001 (Midwest Region) Ruth Riley..............................................2001 (Midwest Region) 2000 (Mideast Region) Kelley Siemon.......................................2001 (Midwest Region)
National Women’s Invitation All-Tournament Team Katryna Gaither....................................................................1995 Mary Gavin...........................................................................1986 Trena Keys.............................................................................1986 Karen Robinson....................................................................1991
Preseason WNIT All-Tournament Team Charel Allen..........................................................................2007 Jacqueline Batteast (MVP).................................................2004 Megan Duffy.........................................................................2004 Katryna Gaither....................................................................1996
BIG EAST Player of the Year Jacqueline Batteast.............................................................2005 Ruth Riley..............................................................................2001
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Jacqueline Batteast.............................................................2002 Alicia Ratay...........................................................................2000
BIG EAST Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year Ruth Riley..............................................................................2001
BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year Megan Duffy.........................................................................2006 Alicia Ratay...........................................................................2003 Ruth Riley..............................................................................2001
BIG EAST All-Conference Team Charel Allen..........................................2007, 2008 (First Team) Ashley Barlow................................2009, 2010 (Second Team) 2008 (Honorable Mention) Jacqueline Batteast.............................2004, 2005 (First Team) 2002, 2003 (Second Team) Skylar Diggins..................................................2011 (First Team) 2010 (Second Team) Megan Duffy.........................................2005, 2006 (First Team) 2004 (Honorable Mention) Katryna Gaither....................................1996, 1997 (First Team) Niele Ivey.........................................................2001 (First Team) 2000 (Second Team) 1999 (Third Team) Sheila McMillen.......................................1999 (Second Team) Beth Morgan.........................................1996, 1997 (First Team) Natalie Novosel..............................................2011 (First Team) Devereaux Peters............................................2011 (First Team)
Natalie Achonwa.................................................................2011 Charel Allen..........................................................................2005 Ashley Barlow......................................................................2007 Jacqueline Batteast.............................................................2002 Skylar Diggins.......................................................................2010 Courtney LaVere...................................................................2003 Melissa Lechlitner...............................................................2007 Brittany Mallory....................................................................2008 Natalie Novosel...................................................................2009 Devereaux Peters.................................................................2008 Alicia Ratay...........................................................................2000 Ruth Riley..............................................................................1998 Erica Solomon.......................................................................2009 Erica Williamson..................................................................2007
BIG EAST All-Tournament Team Skylar Diggins............................................................2010, 2011 Megan Duffy.........................................................................2005 Katryna Gaither.........................................................1996, 1997 Sheila McMillen..................................................................1999 Beth Morgan..............................................................1996, 1997 Natalie Novosel...................................................................2011 Ruth Riley...................................................................1999, 2001 Kelley Siemon.......................................................................2001
BIG EAST Player of the Week Charel Allen...........................................2007 (Jan. 22, Feb. 12) Jacqueline Batteast..............................2005 (Jan. 24, Feb. 14) 2004 (Nov. 22, Dec. 20) 2003 (Dec. 29) Teresa Borton.......................................................2005 (Feb. 28) Melissa D’Amico.................................................2005 (Dec. 19) Skylar Diggins.......................................................2011 (Feb. 14) Megan Duffy..........................................2006 (Jan. 23, Feb. 27) 2003 (Dec. 8) Katryna Gaither....................................................1997 (Jan. 13) 1996 (Jan. 9 & 16, Nov. 25, Dec. 2) Danielle Green ...................................................1998 (Nov. 23) Niele Ivey .............................................................2000 (Jan. 17) 1999 (Feb. 8, Nov. 27) 1998 (Nov. 16, Dec. 15) Sheila McMillen..................................................1999 (Feb. 22) Beth Morgan...........................................................1997 (Feb. 2) 1995 (Dec. 4) Alicia Ratay...........................................................2003 (Feb. 17) 2002 (Feb. 18 & 25) Ruth Riley....................................... 2001 (Jan. 1 & 22, Feb. 12) 2000 (Feb. 21) 1999 (Jan. 11, Feb. 1, Dec. 6) 1998 (Dec. 28) Kelley Siemon.........................................................2000 (Feb. 7)
BIG EAST Rookie/ Freshman of the Week Natalie Achonwa................................................2010 (Dec. 13) Charel Allen............................................................2005 (Feb. 7) Jacqueline Batteast...................... 2002 (Jan. 7 & 28, Feb. 11) 2001 (Dec. 3, 10 & 17) Diana Braendly.....................................................1996 (Feb. 12) Skylar Diggins................................ 2010 (Jan. 11 & 25, Feb. 8) 2009 (Nov. 23) Katy Flecky............................................................2002 (Feb. 25) Ericka Haney.........................................................1999 (Feb. 22) Sherisha Hills.......................................................1998 (Nov. 30)
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