THIS WEEK IN THE BIG EAST. Sun. 27 ST. JOHN S AT 13/12 LOUISVILLE (ESPNU) RUTGERS AT SETON HALL

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1 Sara Naggar, Director of Communications Phone S t a n d i n g s ( t h r o u g h g a m e s a s o f J a n. 2 6 ) BIG EAST OVERALL W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N Streak Notre Dame (2/3) W13 Connecticut (3/2) W6 Villanova (RV/25) W1 Syracuse (RV/22) L1 Louisville (13/12) W2 DePaul (NR/RV) W2 St. John s L2 USF W2 Georgetown W1 Rutgers W2 Marquette L2 Seton Hall L4 Providence L1 Pittsburgh L6 Cincinnati L6 (Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today rankings) NR- not ranked; RV- receiving votes LAST WEEK IN THE BIG EAST Sat. 19 GEORGETOWN 70, SETON HALL 50 (BETV) RV/RV VILLANOVA 52, USF 49 MARQUETTE 74, PITTSBURGH 65 RV/23 SYRACUSE 62, 3/2 CONNECTICUT 87 (XL) PROVIDENCE 67, NR/RV DE PAUL 79 Sun. 20 2/3 NOTRE DAME 74, NR/RV ST. JOHN S 50 (ESPNU) Mon. 21 3/2 Connecticut 79, 4/4 Duke 49 (GP) (ESPN2) Tue. 22 RUTGERS 55, GEORGETOWN 47 (CBS SN) NR/RV DE PAUL 51, CINCINNATI 45 USF 74, SETON HALL 52 13/13 LOUISVILLE 64, MARQUETTE 63 (CBS SN) Wed. 23 RV/22 SYRACUSE 60, ST. JOHN S 57 2/3 NOTRE DAME 73, PITTSBURGH 47 PROVIDENCE 65, RV/25 VILLANOVA 60 (OT) Sat. 26 2/3 NOTRE DAME 89, PROVIDENCE 44 GEORGETOWN 69, PITTSBURGH 57 USF 58, MARQUETTE 48 (BETV) RV/22 SYRACUSE 59, RV/25 VILLANOVA 64 3/2 CONNECTICUT 67, CINCINNATI BIG EAST Women s Basketball XL XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); MSG - Madison Square Garden (New York City, N.Y.); BTN - Big Ten Network All dates and times (Eastern) are subject to change BIG EAST Conference games in CAPS THIS WEEK IN THE BIG EAST Sun. 27 ST. JOHN S AT 13/12 LOUISVILLE (ESPNU) RUTGERS AT SETON HALL 1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Mon. 28 2/3 Notre Dame at 9/9 Tennessee (ESPN2) 7:00 p.m. Tue. 29 RV/25 VILLANOVA AT 3/2 CONNECTICUT (XL) PITTSBURGH AT NR/RV DE PAUL CINCINNATI AT GEORGETOWN 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Wed /12 LOUISVILLE AT USF 7:00 p.m. ST. JOHN S AT PROVIDENCE 7:00 p.m. SETON HALL AT RV/22 SYRACUSE 7:00 p.m. RUTGERS AT MARQUETTE 8:00 p.m. Sat. 2 PROVIDENCE AT RV/22 SYRACUSE 1:00 p.m. GEORGETOWN AT 13/12 LOUISVILLE 2:00 p.m. CINCINNATI AT 2/3 NOTRE DAME 2:00 p.m. RV/25 VILLANOVA AT RUTGERS 2:00 p.m. 3/2 CONNECTICUT AT ST. JOHN S (BETV) 2:00 p.m. NR/RV DE PAUL AT MARQUETTE 8:00 p.m. Sun. 3 USF AT PITTSBURGH 1:00 p.m. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Women s Basketball Report Jan. 27, 2013 (Week 11) B I G E A S T P l a y e r o f t h e W e e k Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut, Jr., C (Port Jervis, N.Y./Minisink Valley) Dolson averaged 20.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg and 4.5 assists per game, while shooting 63 percent from the field, in a 2-0 week for the Huskies. Dolson had 16 points and nine rebounds in a win against No. 15/13 Louisville, connecting on 8-of-11 from the floor. She had a careerhigh 25 points, adding seven rebounds and dishing out six assists in a win against RV/23 Syracuse. She reached the 1,000-point plateau in the first half against the Orange. B I G E A S T F r e s h m a n o f t h e W e e k Chanise Jenkins, DePaul Fr., G (Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young) Jenkins tied a season-high with 14 points in a loss at RV/23 Syracuse on Jan. 15. She had seven assists with only one turnover, grabbed four rebounds and made four 3-pointers. In a win against Providence, Jenkins had eight points, two steals, seven assists, seven rebounds and made both of her free throw attempts. B I G E A S T H o n o r R o l l Brittany Hrynko, DePaul, So., G Hrynko averaged 18.0 ppg and 8.0 rpg as the Blue Demons went 1-1 last week. She had seven steals and 16 assists. Andrea White, Georgetown, Jr., F White averaged a double-double with 16.0 ppg and 11.0 rpg in a 1-1 week. She shot 55 percent from the field and had six assists and four blocks. Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame, Sr., G Diggins averaged 16.5 ppg in a 2-0 week for the Irish, adding 15 assists and nine steals. Katherine Plouffe, Marquette, Jr., F Plouffe averaged 13.0 ppg and 9.5 rpg in a 2-0 week for Marquette, while dishing out 10 assists. Laura Sweeney, Villanova, Sr., F Sweeney averaged 17.5 ppg and 9.5 rpg in a 2-0 week. She shot 61 percent and had four blocks. 15 Park Row West Providence, Rhode Island (401) Fax (401) Communications: (401) Fax (401)

2 B I G E A S T W o m e n s B a s k e t b a l l R e p o r t The BIG EAST Conference 15 Park Row West Providence, RI P: ; F: BIG EAST Communications Staff Primary WBB Contact: Sara Naggar, Director of Communications snaggar@bigeast.org; Cell: Secondary WBB Contact: Mike Coyne, Assistant Director of Comm. mcoyne@bigeast.org John Paquette, Associate Commissioner jpaquette@bigeast.org Chuck Sullivan, Director of Comm. csullivan@bigeast.org Mike O Brien, Communications Assistant mobrien@bigeast.org Brooke Rayder, Communications Assistant brayder@bigeast.org Weekly Release Media can access Adobe Acrobat PDF files of the complete weekly release on each of the conference s sport pages. Distribution Media may contact the BIG EAST Conference office by phone ( ) or to be included on the league s lists for releases and information for any sport. Please contact Sara Naggar in the conference office (snaggar@bigeast. org) with requests or questions. THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE ON THE WEB The BIG EAST Conference and XOS Digital, Inc., a leader in digital sports media, jointly announced a new partnership on July 1, 2010 resulting in an overhaul to the conference s official website The BIG EAST Conference s re-launched site resides on a robust content management system that allows the site to be completely customized on the fly. The new site features a cutting-edge online video platform, a sleek new design, simplified navigation and a newly developed conference-wide regular season and postseason live statistics platform. BIG EAST Women s Basketball Contacts Cincinnati Katie Botsis (katie.botsis@uc.edu) Office ; Press Row Connecticut Patrick McKenna (patrick.mckenna@uconn.edu) Office ; Press Row (GP); (XLC) DePaul Alicia Pope (apope8@depaul.edu) Office ; Press Row Georgetown Barb Barnes (bj57@georgetown.edu) Office ; Press Row Louisville Kim Pemberton (kapemb01@louisville.edu) Office ; Press Row Marquette Megan O Shea (megan.oshea@marquette.edu) Office ; Press Row Notre Dame Chris Masters (masters.5@nd.edu) Office ; Press Row Pittsburgh Stacey Brann (sbrann@athletics.pitt.edu) Office ; Press Row Providence Jen Rynearson (jrynears@providence.edu) Office ; Press Row Rutgers Kimberly Zivkovich (kzivkovich@scarletknights.com) Office ; Press Row St. John s kristin Quinn (duffyk@stjohns.edu) Office ; Press Row Seton Hall Vincent Novicki (vincent.novicki@shu.edu) Office ; Press Row USF Mark Heise (mheise@usf.edu) Office ; Press Row Syracuse David Gunn (dlgunn@syr.edu) Office ; Press Row Villanova Dean Kenefick (dean.kenefick@villanova.edu) Office ; Press Row The conference s online video platform will retain its BIGEAST.tv branding, with fans driven to that URL to consume all of the conference s live online and on-demand video offerings. Those offerings will now include new on-demand programming in the form of webisodes and vignettes produced in XOS Digital s production facility. BIGEAST.tv also will feature highlights of every nationally televised BIG EAST contest posted following the conclusion of every game and other on-demand interviews and features. In addition, fans can access BIGEAST.tv for live streaming of certain conference championships, which will be offered free to consumers. The BIG EAST Web site will continue to be the exclusive home for women s basketball Championship Central, which is a one-stop shop for conference tournament live stats, blogs, results, box scores, recaps, photo galleries, video highlights and more. Weekly Awards The BIG EAST names a Player and Freshman of the Week, as well as five Honor Roll selections, each Monday during the regular season. Winners are chosen from nominations provided by the BIG EAST sports information directors. The information will be released from the BIG EAST office and will be listed in the conference release and on the league web site. Annual Awards The All-BIG EAST First, Second, Honorable Mention and Freshman Teams, Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Coach of the Year are chosen from a vote of the league s 16 head coaches at the conclusion of the regular season. A Most Improved Player, a Sixth-Man Award, a Women s Basketball Scholar-Athlete and a Sportsmanship Award winner are also selected. Coaches are not allowed to vote for themselves or their own players. The awards will be announced prior to the BIG EAST Championship start on March 2 through an release from the Conference office. Cincinnati Connecticut Georgetown DePaul Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova

3 B I G E A S T W o m e n s B a s k e t b a l l R e p o r t Cincinnati Bearcats 8-11 Overall (6-5 Home; 1-5 Away; 1-1 Neutral) 0-6 BIG EAST (0-4 Home; 0-2 Away) Next game: Cincinnati begins a two-game road trip at Georgetown on Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. ET. Cincinnati leads the all-time series 5-4, but the Hoyas have won the last four. Last game: The Bearcats lost to No. 3/2 Connecticut at home on Jan. 26. Notes Cincinnati jumped out to an early 4-0 lead, hitting its first two shots after grabbing the opening tip, but Connecticut responded by firing at a nearly 41-percent clip (15-of-37) from the field, including five triples, to lead 41-9 at the half. Sophomore Alyesha Lovett led the scoring for the Bearcats, pouring in nine points, the fourth-straight game she has scored eight or more points. Junior Dayeesha Hollins had seven points and shot 2-of-11 from the field. She continues to lead the team in scoring at 15.7 ppg. The Bearcats struggled from the field, shooting 12.5 percent (3-of-24) from the floor in the first half and 20-percent (11-of-54) for the game. The Huskies scored 32 of the 67 points in the paint and held a 14-6 advantage on the offensive glass. Connecticut Huskies 18-1 Overall (8-1 Home; 7-0 Away; 3-0 Neutral) 5-1 BIG EAST (2-1 Home; 3-0 Away) Next game: No. 3/2 UConn returns home to host Villanova on Jan. 29 at the XL Center. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET and will be televised on SNY. UConn leads the all-time series Last game: No. 3/2 UConn won at Cincinnati on Jan. 26 and improved to 8-0 all-time against the Bearcats. The Huskies have won six in a row. Notes Junior Stefanie Dolson led the offense with 15 points in just 25 minutes. She shot 7-of-10 from the field and 1-of-1 from 3-point range. Dolson is 3-of-9 from 3-point range this season. The Huskies held Cincinnati to just three field goals in the first half and held a 41-9 lead at the intermission. UConn closed the half with a 24-1 run. The nine points were the fewest UConn has allowed in an opening half this season. No starter played more than 25 minutes and UConn had nine different players record a field goal. Sophomore Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis finished with 8 points and nine rebounds in 25 minutes. Freshman Breanna Stewart had 10 points and seven rebounds in 22 minutes off the bench. DePaul Blue Demons 15-5 Overall (11-1 Home; 2-3 Away; 2-1 Neutral) 4-2 BIG EAST (3-0 Home; 1-2 Away) Next game: DePaul hosts Pittsburgh on Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. ET. The Blue Demons lead the BIG EAST regular season series 5-2. Last game: NR/RV DePaul beat Cincinnati on Jan. 22 in the Queen City. Notes Sophomore Brittany Hrynko scored 19 points, and made four free throws in the final 15.7 seconds to seal DePaul s win. Hrynko finished the night 6-of-16 from the field and was 5-of-6 from the free throw line. Junior Jasmine Penny added 11 points. DePaul went to locker room with a advantage. The Blue Demons 19 points were the fewest for the team this season in a half. The Blue Demon defense held Cincinnati to just 25 percent (18-for-72) from the field and recorded 12 blocks. Freshman Megan Podkowa had five rejections, the third-best total in school history. Senior Katherine Harry led DePaul with 16 rebounds. It was her 12th double-digit rebound performance of the season and fourth 15+ outing. Cincinnati outrebounded DePaul and held a offensive rebounding advantage. DePaul held Cincinnati to just 14 first half points, the lowest for an opponent this season. Georgetown Hoyas 12-8 Overall (7-2 Home; 4-6 Away; 1-0 Neutral) 3-4 BIG EAST (2-1 Home; 1-3 Away) Next game: The Hoyas remain home, hosting Cincinnati on Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. ET. Cincinnati won the first five games in the BIG EAST regular season, but Georgetown has won the last four. Last game: Georgetown defeated Pittsburgh at home on Jan. 26. Notes The Hoyas never trailed as senior Sugar Rodgers hit a 3-pointer just two minutes in to take the lead, which the Hoyas would not relinquish. Rodgers led all scorers with 25 points, while also dishing out nine assists and grabbing five steals. She shot 8-of-28 from the field and 3-of-12 from 3-point range. Rodgers leads the league in scoring (24.1) and ranks in the top-five nationally. Junior Andrea White added 12 points and a team-high seven rebounds. Georgetown shot 41.3 percent for the game and forced 22 Panther turnovers, but was outrebounded The Hoyas had 21 points off of turnovers. GU led at the break. Louisville Cardinals 16-4 Overall (9-1 Home; 4-3 Away; 3-0 Neutral) 4-2 BIG EAST (2-0 Home; 2-2 Away) Next game: The No. 13/12 Cardinals return to action on Jan. 27 as they host Georgetown at 1:30 p.m. ET at the KFC Yum! Center. The game will be televised on ESPNU. Louisville leads the all-time series 5-2, but Georgetown won the last matchup in Kentucky, on Feb Last game: No. 13/12 Louisville won at Marquette on Jan. 22. The game was televised nationally on the CBS Sports Network. Notes The Golden Eagles held a lead with 13 seconds remaining, but Louisville senior Monique Reid took the inbounds pass the length of the court for the Cards only fastbreak basket of the night and a lead with seven seconds remaining. Reid finished with nine points shooting 4-of-7 from the floor in 24 minutes off the bench. Junior Shoni Schimmel scored a game-high 19 points, including five 3-pointers. Sophomore Sara Hammond added 11 points and 10 rebounds for her third double-double of the year. Louisville finished the game shooting 37-percent from the field and 35-percent from behind the arc. Marquette finished the game shooting 47- percent from the field and 43-percent from behind the arc. Marquette held a rebounding advantage. Marquette Golden Eagles 10-9 Overall (5-5 Home; 4-4 Away; 1-0 Neutral) 2-4 BIG EAST (0-3 Home; 2-1 Away) Next game: Marquette returns home to host Rutgers on Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. ET. The Scarlet Knights have won all seven BIG EAST regular season meetings. Last game: Marquette lost at USF on Jan. 26. Notes Sophomore Arlesia Morse and junior Katherine Plouffe each recorded double figures. Morse returned after she sat out one game with an injury and recorded 15 points, while Plouffe tallied 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Senior Sarina Simmons took down eight boards and had eight points with two steals. The Golden Eagles shot 32 percent (16-of-50) from the field and pulled down 37 rebounds. Freshman Brooklyn Pumroy sank a 3-pointer in the final two seconds of the first half, which broke a 4:42 drought for the Golden Eagles. MU trailed USF at halftime. Marquette shot 22.2 percent in the frame. After Plouffe hit a jumper at the 11:27 mark in the second half, the Golden Eagles did not convert a field goal for over six minutes until sophomore Cristina Bigica hit a jumper on the right side with 3:58 left to play and the Golden Eagles trailing Cincinnati Connecticut Georgetown DePaul Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova

4 B I G E A S T W o m e n s B a s k e t b a l l R e p o r t Notre Dame Fighting Irish 18-1 Overall (9-1 Home; 5-0 Away; 4-0 Neutral) 7-0 BIG EAST (4-0 Home; 3-0 Away) Next game: No. 2/3 Notre Dame will take a break from conference action, playing at No. 9/9 Tennessee on Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on ESPN2. Last game: The No. 2/3 Fighting Irish defeated Providence at home on Jan. 26 for their 13th straight win. Notes Notre Dame s 13-game winning streak is the sixth longest in school history. The longest Irish win streak is 23 games set during the season, when the Irish won the national championship. Senior Skylar Diggins scored 21 points, all in the first half. Diggins took a pass from junior Kayla McBride on the opening tipoff to score a layup four seconds in, becoming the fourth Irish player to ever score 2,000 career points. Junior Natalie Achonwa had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Irish and freshman Jewell Loyd added 10. The Irish outshot the Friars 51 percent to 31 percent, scoring 56 points in the paint. Notre Dame also had a rebounding advantage. Pittsburgh Panthers 9-10 Overall (7-5 Home; 2-5 Away; 0-0 Neutral) 0-6 BIG EAST (0-3 Home; 0-3 Away) Next game: Pitt remains on the road, playing at DePaul on Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. ET. The Blue Demons lead the BIG EAST regular season series 5-2. Last game: Pitt lost at Georgetown on Jan. 26. Notes Sophomore Brianna Kiesel led Pitt with 22 points and 10 boards. Junior Asia Logan tallied 19 points, 15 in the second half. Junior Marquel Davis chipped in a career-best 10 boards. Logan leads the team with 15.7 ppg and 7.4 rpg. The Panthers held the edge on the boards, outrebounding the Hoyas The Panthers used a 14-4 run to cut the deficit to 12 at with 5:05 showing. Logan closed the surge with a fast-break lay-up. For just the second time this season (in 19 games), Pitt failed to hold a lead. The loss was Pitt s sixth-straight. The Panthers rank 14th in the league in steals averaging just 6.9 per game. Providence Friars 6-13 Overall (4-5 Home; 0-7 Away; 2-1 Neutral) 1-5 BIG EAST (1-2 Home; 0-3 Away) Next game: Providence will return home to host St. John s on Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. ET. The Red Storm lead the BIG EAST regular season series Last game: Providence lost at No. 2/3 Notre Dame on Jan. 26. Notes Junior Danielle Pearson paced the Friars with seven points in the opening 20 minutes. In addition to shooting 52.5-percent (21-of-40) from the floor as a team, Notre Dame also held a commanding lead on the boards (29-13). Providence was limited to two offensive rebounds in the first half. Sophomore Tori Rule scored each of her teamhigh 12 points in the second half. She also added five rebounds, two assists and one steal in the game. Classmate Alexis Harris contributed eight points and five rebounds, while senior Brianna Edwards grabbed a team-high seven rebounds. Sophomore Evi Iiskola dished a career-high four assists for Providence. Rutgers Scarlet Knights 11-7 Overall (9-1 Home; 1-6 Away; 1-0 Neutral) 2-3 BIG EAST (2-1 Home; 0-2 Away) Next game: The Scarlet Knights will play at Seton Hall on Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. ET. RU leads the BIG EAST regular season series Last game: Rutgers picked up its second-straight BIG EAST victory with a win against Georgetown at home on Jan. 22. Notes The Scarlet Knights were led by freshman Kahleah Copper with 12 points and sophomore Shakena Richardson with 11 points. Georgetown s Sugar Rodgers, who entered the game as the nation s leading scorer at 24.6 points per game, was held to a season-low 13 points shooting 3-of-20 from the field. It was only the fourth time this season Rogers has scored under 20 points. With the Hoyas leading with five minutes remaining in the first half, Rutgers closed out the half on a 13-3 run holding Georgetown to only one field goal during the span. The Scarlet Knights went into the locker room with a edge at the break. The Scarlet Knights outrebounded the Hoyas, Senior Monique Oliver came off the bench to lead RU with eight rebounds. Eight different players scored for Rutgers. Cincinnati Connecticut Georgetown DePaul Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh St. John s Red Storm 9-8 Overall (6-3 Home; 2-3 Away; 1-2 Neutral) 3-2 BIG EAST (2-1 Home; 1-1 Away) Next game: St. John s will go on the road for two games, beginning at No. 13/12 Louisville on Jan. 28 at 1:30 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on ESPNU. The Cardinals lead the BIG EAST regular season series 4-3. Last game: The Red Storm lost at home to RV/22 Syracuse on a last-second half-court shot by freshman Brittney Sykes. The game was the third annual field trip day. There was a season-high attendance of 3,661. The attendance, however, was affected by the New York City school bus driver strike. Notes Senior Shenneika Smith led all scorers with 21 points, her sixth time scoring 20-points or more this season. Freshman Aliyyah Handford s 15 points marked the seventh time in 10 games the rookie scored in double figures. Senior Nadirah McKenith added 10 points, shooting 4-of-9 from the field. McKenith also tied her season best with eight assists. With 524 assists, she is seven shy of breaking St. John s all-time career assists record. St. John s held Syracuse to a season-low in scoring. Syracuse was averaging 77.7 points per game going into the game. Seton Hall Pirates 7-12 Overall (6-5 Home; 1-5 Away; 0-2 Neutral) 2-4 BIG EAST (1-2 Home; 1-2 Away) Next game: The Pirates wrap up a two-game homestand against Rutgers on Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. ET. Rutgers leads the all-time series 32-7, including a 17-4 edge in league games. The last time Seton Hall beat the Scarlet Knights was on Feb. 13, Last game: Seton Hall lost to USF at home on Jan. 22. Notes Freshman Tabatha Richardson-Smith had 15 points and shot 4-of-9 from the field. She also grabbed six rebounds in 20 minutes of action off the bench. Senior Brittany Morris had 15 points, including three 3-pointers. Redshirt-sophomore Ka-Deidre Simmons had just three points in 26 minutes. She shot 1-of-8 from the field. The Pirates trailed at halftime and shot 30-percent from the field for the game. Seton Hall ranks fourth in the league in free throw shooting at 72-percent having made 194-of-268 attempts. Providence Rutgers St. John s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova

5 B I G E A S T W o m e n s B a s k e t b a l l R e p o r t USF Bulls 14-5 Overall (9-2 Home; 4-2 Away; 1-1 Neutral) 3-3 BIG EAST (2-1 Home; 1-2 Away) Next game: The Bulls host No. 13/12 Louisville at 7 p.m. ET on Jan. 30 in the finale of the Bulls two-game homestand. The Cardinals lead the BIG EAST regular season series 5-2. Last game: USF defeated Marquette at home on Jan. 26. Notes USF forced 23 turnovers and scored 20 of its points off turnovers while Marquette shot 32 percent from the field. MU had 23 turnovers. The Bulls continued to get good production from its younger players as freshman guard Courtney Williams scored 10 points and freshman forward Alisia Jenkins grabbed 11 rebounds. Junior Akila McDonald also had a solid night on the glass, finishing with 10 rebounds. Senior Andrell Smith scored 11 points to help USF improve to 9-2 at home this season. The Bulls led from start to finish. Marquette went 0-of-7 from 3-point range in the second half and finished 2-for-14 for 14-percent. Syracuse Orange 16-3 Overall (8-0 Home; 6-3 Away; 2-0 Neutral) 4-2 BIG EAST (2-0 Home; 2-2 Away) Next game: Syracuse begins a two-game homestand against Seton Hall on Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. ET. Seton Hall leads the all-time series 28-24, but Syracuse has won three of the last four. Last game: Syracuse lost at rv/25 Villanova on Jan. 26. Notes Senior Kayla Alexander scored six points to become the Orange s all-time leading scorer, passing Nicole Michael s mark of 1,787 ( ) for the top spot. She finished the game with 1,791 career points. Senior Elashier Hall led the Orange with 17 points and nine rebounds. The game featured 13 lead changes and 11 ties. The Orange shot 41-percent from the field, but just 37-percent in the second half. Syracuse also was just 4-of-17 from 3-point range. Syracuse had seven assists on 25 field goals, while Villanova had 18 assists on 24 field goals. The Wildcats hit 10 3-pointers and 14 2-pointers. B I G E A S T P r e s e a s o n P l a y e r o f t h e Y e a r Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame Sr., G (Notre Dame, Ind.) For the second-straight year, Notre Dame s Skylar Diggins was selected as the BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year by league head coaches. Diggins also was a unanimous selection to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. Diggins helped lead her team to 15 league wins last season as the Irish won their first outright BIG EAST regular-season title and the No. 1 seed in the 2012 BIG EAST Championship presented by American Eagle Outfitters. She averaged 17.8 points per game in conference play. B I G E A S T P r e s e a s o n F r e s h m a n o f t h e Y e a r Breanna Stewart, UConn Fr., F (Syracuse, N.Y.) UConn freshman Breanna Stewart was chosen as the BIG EAST Preseason Freshman of the Year. Stewart also was honored as the national player of the Year by Gatorade, USA Today, Parade Magazine, McDonald s (Morgan Wootten Player of the Year Award), the Women s Basketball Coaches Association and the Naismith Trophy following the season. She was named to the 2012 USA Basketball U18 National Team. Stewart was the youngest member of the 2011 USA Pan American Games Team, becoming just the second high school player to compete for Team USA in the Pan Am Games. Villanova Wildcats 16-3 Overall (7-0 Home; 6-2 Away; 3-1 Neutral) 5-1 BIG EAST (3-0 Home; 2-1 Away) Next game: The Wildcats head to No. 3/2 Connecticut on Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. ET in the XL Center. UConn leads the all-time series The last Villanova win in the series came on Feb. 28, Last game: Villanova beat to rv/22 Syracuse at home on Jan. 26. Notes Senior guard Rachel Roberts hit a 3-pointer to break a tie and give the Wildcats a lead with 6:42 left in regulation. The triple was her sixth of the game which established a career-high. She finished with a career-high 26 points. Roberts was 9-of-16 from the field and 6-of-11 from 3-point range. The game featured 13 lead changes and 11 ties. Senior Laura Sweeney recorded her third consecutive double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. She has 15 career double-doubles and six this season. Sweeney moved past Denise Dillon and into eighth place on Villanova s scoring chart with 1,366 points. She also moved into sixth place on Villanova s all-time rebounding list with 723 career caroms. At halftime, Villanova honored the team on their 10th anniversary of winning the BIG EAST championship and advancing to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Championship. Villanova also retired the jersey of former Wildcat great Trish Juhline BIG EAST Championship The BIG EAST will welcome all 15 teams to the 2013 BIG EAST Women s Basketball Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters. The winner of the tournament earns the conference s automatic NCAA tournament bid. All games will be played at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. While the BIG EAST Championship includes all 15 teams, the regular season remains a crucial part of the conference schedule. The top four teams in the final regular-season standings will receive byes through two rounds of tournament play. The No. 5-9 seeds will earn first-round byes. First Round (bigeast.tv) Friday, March 8 4 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m. Second Round (BETV/bigeast.tv) Saturday, March 9 Noon, 2 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m. Quarterfinals (ESPNU or BETV) Sunday, March 10 Noon, 2 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m. Semifinals (ESPNU) Monday, March 11 6 p.m., 8 p.m. Finals (ESPN or ESPN2) Tuesday, March 12 7 p.m. BETV - Selected Regional Sports Networks, check local listings for schedule bigeast.tv - Live streaming will be available on the BIG EAST website Preseason All-BIG EAST Team Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut, Jr., C *Bria Hartley, Connecticut, Jr., G Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Connecticut, So., F *Anna Martin, DePaul, Sr., G *Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown, Sr., G *Shoni Schimmel, Louisville, Jr., G *Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame, Sr., G Monique Oliver, Rutgers, Sr., F/C Nadirah McKenith, St. John s, Sr., G Shenneika Smith, St. John s, Sr., G Kayla Alexander, Syracuse, Sr., C Preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention Monique Reid, Louisville, Sr., F Laura Sweeney, Villanova, Sr., F * unanimous selection Preseason Coaches Poll Points 1. Connecticut (12) Notre Dame (3) Louisville St. John s Rutgers DePaul Syracuse Georgetown USF Villanova Marquette Cincinnati Pittsburgh 31 Seton Hall Providence 25 Cincinnati Connecticut Georgetown DePaul Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova

6 B I G E A S T W o m e n s B a s k e t b a l l R e p o r t Remembering Newtown As a unified show of support for the Newtown, Conn., community, BIG EAST men s and women s basketball teams will wear green ribbons during the first 26 games of conference play. Student-athletes will wear the ribbons on their shooting shirts during warmups, while coaches and administrative personnel will wear the ribbons throughout their respective games. Huskies Lead Defensively In a win at Cincinnati on Jan. 26, the Huskies held the Bearcats to just three field goals in the first half and held a 41-9 lead at the intermission. UConn closed the half with a 24-1 run. The nine points were the fewest UConn has allowed in an opening half this season. UConn leads the nation in scoring defense allowing just 46.7 ppg. Roberts Returns To Help Villanova Beat A Ranked Conference Team Senior guard Rachel Roberts, who missed the team s last game at Providence with the flu, hit a 3-pointer to break a tie and give the Wildcats a lead with 6:42 left in regulation. The triple was her career-high sixth of the game. She also netted a career-high 26 points. Roberts was 9-of-16 from the field and 6-of- 11 from 3-point range. Villanova beat rv/22 Syracuse The game featured 13 lead changes and 11 ties. It is the first time Villanova has knocked off a ranked team in conference play since Feb. 14, 2009 when it beat then-no. 25/25 DePaul at home. The Wildcats were 0-21 entering Saturday s game against ranked BIG EAST teams. Friars Defeat Villanova in Overtime Providence defeated RV/25 Villanova in overtime at home on Jan. 23 to pick up its first conference win of the season.it was the the Friars first win over a ranked team since defeating then-no. 20/18 DePaul, 60-52, on Jan. 7, Each of the last five victories over a ranked opponent have come at home in Alumni Hall. Syracuse at the Buzzer Freshman Brittney Sykes steal and half-court shot at the buzzer gave RV/22 Syracuse women s basketball a victory at St. John s on Jan. 23 at Carnesecca Arena. With the scored tied and St. John s inbounding on its offensive end of the court, Sykes stole the ball immediately after the inbounds pass from her former high school teammate Nadirah McKenith and shot from 50 feet, just ahead of the buzzer and banked it in for the incredible win. Sykes led the Orange with 16 points and seven rebounds. Notre Dame s Streaky Play The No. 2/3 Fighting Irish defeated Providence on Jan. 26 to extend its winning steak to 13 games, the sixth-longest in school history. In addition, the Irish have won their last 11 BIG EAST regular season road games, their best streak since joining the conference 18 seasons ago. Rutgers D Rutgers picked up its second-straight BIG EAST victory with a win against Georgetown at home on Jan. 22. Georgetown s Sugar Rodgers, who entered the game as the nation s leading scorer at 24.6 points per game, was held to a season-low 13 points shooting 3-of-20 from the field. It was only the fourth time this season Rogers has scored under 20 points. DePaul s Block Party NR/RV DePaul beat Cincinnati on Jan. 22. The Blue Demon defense recorded 12 blocks on the evening. Led by Freshman Megan Podkowa s five swats, DePaul s blocking performance is the third-best in school history. BIG EAST News & Notes Connecticut Knocks Off No. 4 Duke The No. 3/2 Huskies handed No. 4/4 Duke its first loss of the season with a victory at Gampel Pavilion on Jan. 21. The Blue Devils were the last unbeaten team in men s or women s Division I basketball. The last time the Blue Devils came up to Connecticut two years ago they were also unbeaten and the Huskies had one loss. UConn won that game Duke hadn t had a team come within single digits all season. Senior Kelly Faris led the Huskies with 18 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists. Wooden Award Midseason Top-20 Announced The John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 20 was announced. The list is made up of 20 student-athletes who, based on their performances in November, December and January, are the frontrunners for selection to the National Ballot. There are six BIG EAST players on the list, more than any other conference: Stefanie Dolson (Connecticut), Kelly Faris (Connecticut), Kaleena Mosqueda- Lewis (Connecticut), Skylar Diggins (Notre Dame), Kayla McBride (Notre Dame), Sugar Rodgers (Georgetown). 14 BIG EAST Players on Naismith Early Season Watch List There were 14 BIG EAST players named to the women s early season Naismith Trophy watch list: Skylar Diggins (Notre Dame), Stefanie Dolson (Connecticut), Kelly Faris (Connecticut), Bria Hartley (Connecticut), Anna Martin (DePaul), Kayla McBride (Notre Dame), Nadirah McKenith (St. John s), Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (Connecticut), Monique Oliver (Rutgers), Monique Reid (Louisville), Sugar Rodgers (Georgetown), Shoni Schimmel (Louisville), Shenneika Smith (St. John s), Breanna Stewart (Connecticut). Four On Senior CLASS Award List A quartet of BIG EAST stars who excel both on and off the court were selected as candidates for the Senior CLASS Award in collegiate basketball. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence community, classroom, character and competition. The candidate classes will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one finalist. Senior CLASS Award Candidates Kayla Alexander, Syracuse Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame Anna Martin, DePaul Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown Diggins, Hartley on ESPN.com s Preseason All-America Team Senior guard Skylar Diggins from Notre Dame and junior guard Bria Hartley were named Preseason All-Americans by ESPN.com. Seven Stars Named to Wade Watch List Seven BIG EAST women s basketball players have been named to the Wade Watch list for the State Farm Wade Trophy, as announced by the Women s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The prestigious award is presented annually to the NCAA Division I Player of the Year by the National Association of Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS) and the WBCA. The BIG EAST placed seven players on the preseason list, followed by the Big Ten and Big 12 with five each, the ACC with three, the SEC with two, and the CAA, Ohio Valley and Pac-12 conferences with one each. A Close One In Marquette Louisville pulled out a close one at Marquette on Jan. 22. The Golden Eagles held a lead with 13 seconds remaining, but Louisville senior Monique Reid took the inbounds pass the length of the court for the Cards only fastbreak basket of the night and a lead with seven seconds remaining. The Cardinals held on for their fourth conference win of the year. Reid finished with nine points shooting 4-of-7, while junior Shoni Schimmel scored a game-high 19 points. Cincinnati Connecticut Georgetown DePaul Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh The BIG EAST has captured three of the last four Wade Trophies, with UConn s Maya Moore winning in 2009, 2010 and Historically, the conference has won eight Wade Trophies with Villanova s Shelly Pennefather winning in 1987, and Connecticut winning in 1995 with Rebecca Lobo, 1996 with Jennifer Rizzotti, 2002 with Sue Bird, 2003 with Diana Taurasi, and with Moore. The 2013 State Farm Wade Trophy winner will be announced during the WBCA National Convention, which will be held in conjunction with the 2013 NCAA Women s Final Four in New Orleans. Wade Watch List Skylar Diggins Stefanie Dolson Bria Hartley Anna Martin Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis Sugar Rodgers Providence Rutgers Shoni Schimmel St. John s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova

7 B I G E A S T W o m e n s B a s k e t b a l l R e p o r t NOVEMBER Fri. 9 Carrier Classic (USS Yorktown Charleston, S.C.) Notre Dame 57, Ohio State 51 Sun. 11 Portland 48, Louisville 95 Charleston 39, Connecticut 103 (GP) Wed. 14 Cincinnati 49, Ohio State 87 Thu. 15 Louisville 90, Austin Peay 52 Sun. 18 Connecticut 81, Texas A&M 50 Thu. 22 Paradise Jam, Island Division (U.S. Virgin Islands) Connecticut 95, Wake Forest 34 Fri. 23 Notre Dame 76, UCLA 64 Paradise Jam, Island Division (U.S. Virgin Islands) Connecticut 81, Marist 39 Paradise Jam, Island Division (U.S. Virgin Islands) Connecticut 91, Purdue 57 Sun. 25 St. John s 66, Hartford 54 Wed. 28 Iona 58, Providence 70 DECEMBER Sat. 1 Georgetown 70, George Washington 54 Sun. 2 Xavier 69, Cincinnati 67 (2ot) Kentucky 48, Louisville 47 Mon. 3 Maryland 48, Connecticut 63 (XL) Wed. 5 Baylor 73, Notre Dame 61 Thu. 6 Penn State 52, Connecticut 67 (GP) Fri. 7 DePaul 64, Kentucky 96 (Rupp Arena) Sat. 8 Green Bay 55, Marquette 46 Sun. 9 Georgetown 74, Penn State 97 Wed. 19 Oakland 25, Connecticut 97 (XL) Sat. 22 Connecticut 102, Hartford 45 Sat. 29 Connecticut 61, Stanford 35 Sun. 30 Rutgers 47, Tennessee 66 Mon. 31 Connecticut 95, Oregon 51 BIG EAST on Television - National, Regional & Local NBC SN WHAS SNY Big Ten AP TV ESPN2 SNY Pac-12 SNY SNY CPTV Cox Sports Comcast M-A FS Ohio ESPNU ESPN2 ESPN2 SNY FSS Sports32 BTN SNY SNY ESPNU FSS Pac12 JANUARY Sat. 5 NOTRE DAME 73, CONNECTICUT 72 (GP) CBS LOUISVILLE 80, DE PAUL 86 BETV SYRACUSE 92, MARQUETTE 79 Sports32 Sun. 6 ST. JOHN S 48, RUTGERS 44 ESPNU Tue. 8 RUTGERS 57, LOUISVILLE 66 (ot) CBS SN Wed. 9 SETON HALL 64, CINCINNATI 56 FS Ohio CONNECTICUT 75, GEORGETOWN 48 SNY Sat. 12 CONNECTICUT 85, MARQUETTE 51 SNY VILLANOVA 68, PITTSBURGH 52 BETV Sun. 13 RUTGERS 46, NOTRE DAME 71 ESPNU Tue. 15 GEORGETOWN 64, NOTRE DAME 79 CBS SN LOUISVILLE 58, CONNECTICUT 72 (XL) CBS SN Sat. 19 SETON HALL 50 AT GEORGETOWN 70 BETV MARQUETTE 74 AT PITTSBURGH 65 PPTV SYRACUSE 62 AT CONNECTICUT 87 (XL) SNY Sun. 20 ST. JOHN S 50, NOTRE DAME 74 ESPNU Mon. 21 Duke 49, Connecticut 79 (GP) ESPN2 Tue. 22 GEORGETOWN 47, RUTGERS 55 CBS SN LOUISVILLE 64, MARQUETTE 63 CBS SN Wed. 23 NOTRE DAME 73, PITTSBURGH 47 PPTV Sat. 26 MARQUETTE 48, USF 58 BETV CONNECTICUT 67, CINCINNATI 31 SNY Sun. 27 ST. JOHN S AT LOUISVILLE 1:30 p.m. ESPNU Mon. 28 Notre Dame at Tennessee 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Tue. 29 VILLANOVA AT CONNECTICUT (XL) 7:00 p.m. SNY PITTSBURGH AT DE PAUL 8:00 p.m. WCIU FEBRUARY Sat. 2 CONNECTICUT AT ST. JOHN S 2:00 p.m. BETV DE PAUL AT MARQUETTE 8:00 p.m. Sports32 Sun. 3 USF AT PITTSBURGH 1:00 p.m. PPTV Tue. 5 NOTRE DAME AT VILLANOVA 7:00 p.m. CBS SN MARQUETTE AT CONNECTICUT (GP) 7:00 p.m. SNY Wed. 6 PROVIDENCE AT PITTSBURGH 7:00 p.m. PPTV Sat. 9 CINCINNATI AT RUTGERS 6:00 p.m. BETV Sun. 10 DE PAUL AT CONNECTICUT (GP) 3:30 p.m. ESPNU Mon. 11 LOUISVILLE AT NOTRE DAME 9:00 p.m. ESPN2 Tue. 12 ST. JOHN S AT USF 7:00 p.m. CBS SN CONNECTICUT AT PROVIDENCE 7:00 p.m. SNY RUTGERS AT DE PAUL 9:00 p.m. CBS SN Sat. 16 PITTSBURGH AT SYRACUSE 2:00 p.m. BETV CONNECTICUT AT RUTGERS 4:00 p.m. SNY Sun. 17 DE PAUL AT LOUISVILLE 1:30 p.m. ESPNU NOTRE DAME AT MARQUETTE 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 CINCINNATI AT ST. JOHN S 5:00 p.m. ESPN2 Mon. 18 Baylor at Connecticut (XL) 9:00 p.m. ESPN2 Tue. 19 RUTGERS AT SYRACUSE 7:00 p.m. CBS SN Wed. 20 CINCINNATI AT PITTSBURGH 7:00 p.m. PPTV ST. JOHN S AT MARQUETTE 8:00 p.m. CBS SN Sat. 23 GEORGETOWN AT PITTSBURGH 1:00 p.m. PPTV SYRACUSE AT USF 2:00 p.m. BETV SETON HALL AT CONNECTICUT (GP) 4:00 p.m. SNY Sun. 24 NOTRE DAME AT DE PAUL 3:30 p.m. ESPNU Tue. 26 SYRACUSE AT NOTRE DAME 7:00 p.m. CBS SN PITTSBURGH AT CONNECTICUT (XL) 7:00 p.m. SNY MARQUETTE AT PROVIDENCE 7:00 p.m. Cox Sports GEORGETOWN AT DE PAUL 9:00 p.m. CBS SN MARCH Sat. 2 CONNECTICUT AT USF Noon SNY DE PAUL AT PITTSBURGH 1:00 p.m. PPTV NOTRE DAME AT PROVIDENCE 4:00 p.m. BETV Mon. 4 CONNECTICUT AT NOTRE DAME 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 CINCINNATI AT MARQUETTE 8:00 p.m. Sports32 LOUISVILLE AT SYRACUSE 9:00 p.m. CBS SN Fri. 8 BIG EAST Championship First Round 4:00 p.m. bigeast.tv BIG EAST Championship First Round 6:00 p.m. bigeast.tv BIG EAST Championship First Round 8:00 p.m. bigeast.tv Sat. 9 BIG EAST Championship Second Round Noon BETV BIG EAST Championship Second Round 2:00 p.m. BETV BIG EAST Championship Second Round 6:00 p.m. BETV BIG EAST Championship Second Round 8:00 p.m. BETV Sun. 10 BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinals Noon ESPNU BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinals 2:00 p.m. ESPNU BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinals 6:00 p.m. BETV BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinals 8:30 p.m. ESPNU Mon. 11 BIG EAST Championship Semifinals 6:00 p.m. ESPNU BIG EAST Championship Semifinals 8:00 p.m. ESPNU Tues.12 BIG EAST Championship Game 7:00 p.m. E/ESPN2 All times are Eastern and subject to change AP TV local channel 99 in Clarksville, Tenn. BETV BIG EAST Network (SNY, MASN and other affiliates) Big Ten Big Ten Network CBBS SN CBS Sports Network Comcast M-A - Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, local cable Cox Sports local cable in Rhode Island CPTV - Connecticut Public Television FS Ohio Fox Sports Ohio, local cable FSS Fox Sports South NBC SN NBC Sports Network Pac-12 Pac 12 Television Network PPTV Pitt Panthers TV, local Comcast in Pittsburgh area SNY SportsNet New York Sports32 local cable in Milwaukee, Wis. WCIU local television in Chicago, Ill. WHAS local television in Louisville, Ken. Fitz Fitzgerald Field House, Pittsburgh, Pa. GP Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. XL XL Center, Hartford, Conn. Cincinnati Connecticut Georgetown DePaul Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova

8 B I G E A S T W o m e n s B a s k e t b a l l R e p o r t BIG EAST Among NCAA Statistical Leaders - Thru Games of Jan. 20, 2013 POINTS PER GAME G Pts. Avg. 1. Sugar Rodgers, GU Kayla Alexander, SU rebounds per game G No. Avg. 20. Katherine Harry, DPU ASSISTS PER GAME G No. Avg. 24. Skylar Diggins, ND t28. Brittany Hrynko, DPU BLOCKED SHOTS G No. Avg. t4. Kayla Alexander, SU Shenneika Smith, STJ steals g No. Avg. 6. Symone Roberts, PC t11. Sugar Rodgers, GU FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE FGM FGA Pct. Minimum 5.0 FG Made Per Game 3. Stefanie Dolson, UConn Jasmine Penny, DPU Laura Sweeney, VU Natalie Achonwa, ND Kayla Alexander, SU Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, UConn FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE FT FTA Pct. 17. Skylar Diggins, ND PT. FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 3FG 3FGA Pct. 2. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, UConn Andrea Smith, USF PT. FIELD GOALS PER GAME G 3FG Avg. 9. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, UConn Sugar Rodgers, GU Brittany Hrynko, DPU ASSIST TURNOVER RATIO Ast. TO Ratio 2. Kelly Faris, UConn Rachel Coffey, SU Anna Martin, DPU Symone Roberts, PC SCORING OFFENSE G Pts. Avg. 1. Connecticut 17 1, Notre Dame 17 1, Syracuse 17 1, DePaul 19 1, Louisville 19 1, USF 17 1, SCORING DEFENSE G Opp. Pts. Opp. Avg. 2. Connecticut Villanova Louisville SCORING MARGIN Avg. Pts. Opp. Avg. Mar. 1. Connecticut Notre Dame Louisville Syracuse USF FIELD-GOAL PCT. FGM FGA Pct. 2. Connecticut 543 1, Louisville 536 1, Notre Dame 504 1, DePaul 501 1, FIELD-GOAL PCT. DEFENSE OPP FG OPP FGA Pct. 1. Connecticut Villanova FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE FT FTA Pct. 1. Notre Dame REBOUND MARGIN RPG Opp.RPG Mar. 8. Notre Dame Connecticut Syracuse Marquette Louisville POINT FIELD GOALS PER GAME G No. Avg. t3. Connecticut DePaul t24. Villanova POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 3FGM 3FGA Pct. 10. Connecticut WON-LOST PERCENTAGE W L Pct. t4. Notre Dame Connecticut t10. Villanova Syracuse ASSISTS G No. Avg. 1. Connecticut Notre Dame DePaul t13. Syracuse blocks G No. Avg. 5. St. John s Syracuse t15. Connecticut t28. USF STEALS PER GAME G No. Avg. 5. Syracuse Louisville Georgetown t22. USF Connecticut Notre Dame Turnovers PER GAME G No. Avg. 1. Villanova Connecticut St. John s PERSONAL FOULS PER GAME G No. Avg. 11. Villanova t19. Syracuse Connecticut ASSIST TURNOVER RATIO Ast. TO Ratio 2. Connecticut Villanova Notre Dame DePaul Turnover Margin TO Opp TO Margin 4. Connecticut Louisville USF Notre Dame Syracuse INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS POINTS t13. 38, Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown vs. Yale, 12/28/12 t19. 36, Asia Logan, Pittsburgh vs. William & Mary, 11/11/12 REbounds t5. 22, Katherine Harry, DePaul vs. Loyola Chicago, 12/18/12 ASSISTS t2. 14, Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame vs. St. Francis (Pa.), 12/31/12 t21. 12, Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown vs. Providence 1/5/13 Blocked shots t6. 8, Kayla Alexander, Syracuse vs. St. Joseph s, 11/20/12 8, Kayla Alexander, Syracuse vs. Farleigh Dickinson, 11/11/12 STEALS 1. 12, Andrell Smith, USF vs. Creighton, 12/22/12 t22. 8, Jude Schimmel, Louisville vs. Wagner, 12/21/12 8, Kelly Faris, Connecticut vs. Maryland, 12/3/12 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE t Andrea White,, Georgetown vs. Sacred Heart, 11/9/12 TEAM SINGLE-GAME HIGHS ATTENDANCE 1. 18,488 - Kentucky vs. DePaul (Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky.) 12/7/ ,453 - Louisville vs. Kentucky (KFC Yum! Center), 12/2/ Connecticut vs. Syracuse (XL Center), 1/19/ ,347 - Rutgers vs. Tennessee (Thompson-Boling Arena), 12/30/ ,645 - Connecticut vs. Maryland (XL Center), 12/3/ ,896 - Louisville vs. Texas A&M (KFC Yum! Center), 11/9/ ,167 - Connecticut vs. Notre Dame (Gampel Pavillion) 1/5/ ,752 - Louisville vs. Cincinnati (KFC Yum! Center), 9,752 POINTS Notre Dame vs. St. Francis (Pa.), 12/31/12 t Notre Dame vs. Utah State, 12/8/12 t Louisville vs. Wagner, 12/21/12 t Connecticut vs. College of Charleston, 11/11/12 t Connecticut vs. Hartford, 12/22/12 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE Connecticut vs. Wake Forest, 11/22/ Connecticut vs. College of Charleston, 11/11/ Connecticut vs. Hartford, 12/22/ Notre Dame vs. St. Francis (Pa.), 12/31/12 t Rutgers vs. Providence, 1/16/ Rutgers vs. Louisiana Tech, 12/9/12 FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE t Pittsburgh vs. William & Mary, 11/11/12 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE t Connecticut vs. Oregon, 12/31/ Villanova vs. Montana, 11/25/12 3-point field goal percentage t Connecticut vs. Hartford, 12/22/12 Cincinnati Connecticut Georgetown DePaul Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova