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[Marquette Fan]

The Big East announced their awards today and I'm kind of surprised as Natisha Hiedeman was the only unanimous selection on first team, second team or honorable mention. Shadeen Samuels led the BE in scoring - I'm not sure how she wasn't a unanimous selection for one.

Marquette gets a BE POY for the 2nd year in a row but changes it up with Hiedeman this time and last year's BE POY and the preseason POY Allazia Blockton got the 6th woman award after she came off the bench after missing 5 BE games due to injury. I wasn't expecting Blockton to get an honor and was also a tad surprised that Wilborn got honorable mention. That means 4 of the 5 seniors who play regularly for MU got some sort of BE honor.

Providence looks to have some promise for the future with the BE frosh of the year and another player on the all-frosh team.


BIG EAST Player of the Year
Natisha Hiedeman, Marquette, Sr., G*

BIG EAST Coach of the Year
Kurt Godlevske, Butler

BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
Mary Baskerville, Providence, Fr., F

BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Michelle Weaver, Butler, Sr., G

BIG EAST Most Improved Player
Shadeen Samuels, Seton Hall, Jr., F

BIG EAST Sixth-Woman Award
Allazia Blockton, Marquette, Sr., G

BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award
Jannah Tucker, Villanova, Sr., F
Ashton Millender, DePaul, Sr., G

All-BIG EAST First Team
Audrey Faber, Creighton, Sr., F
Mart’e Grays, DePaul, Sr., F
Natisha Hiedeman, Marquette, Sr., G*
Shadeen Samuels, Seton Hall, Jr., F
Dionna White, Georgetown, Sr., G

All-BIG EAST Second Team
Dorothy Adomako, Georgetown, Grad., G
Erika Davenport, Marquette, Sr., F
Mary Gedaka, Villanova, Jr., F
Tori Schickel, Butler, Sr., F/C
Chante Stonewall, DePaul, Jr., F

All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention
Tiana England, St. John’s, R-So., G
A’riana Gray, Xavier, So., F
Whitney Jennings, Butler, Sr., G
Jovana Nogic, Providence, Sr., G
Amani Wilborn, Marquette, Sr., G

BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
Kadaja Bailey, St. John’s, Fr., G
Mary Baskerville, Providence, Fr., F*
Emily Esposito, Villanova, R-Fr., G
Lexi Held, DePaul, Fr., G*
Kaela Webb, Providence, Fr., G

*unanimous selection

The full release: http://www.bigeast.com/news/2019/3/6/big-east-announces-womens-basketball-regular-season-awards.aspx

[CamrnCrz1974]

This was the first year since 2012-13 (when UConn and Notre Dame were still in the Big East) that DePaul did not win or share the conference regular season title.

[Marquette Fan]