With every new year comes changes and that truth is reflected in this week’s BIG EAST weekly honors. For the first time this season, Butler’s Tori Schickel and Providence’s Chanell Williams earned the Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week awards, respectively. Schickel helped her Bulldog squad to a massive upset while Williams also helped her squad achieve something it hadn’t in many years.
Player of the Week: Tori Schickel, Butler, Jr., F/C
With the always tough task of playing three games in a week, Schickel and her Butler teammates found a way to go 3-0 with one of those wins over then- No. 21 Villanova. It was Butler’s first win over a top-25 opponent since 1998 and Schickel was a huge factor. Against the Wildcats, Schickel scored 26 points on 10-of-11 shooting while also recording seven rebounds and six assists. As an encore, she then recorded a double-double against Georgetown with 28 points and 15 rebounds. With those two games, and a solid 12 points and nine rebounds performance against Seton Hall, Schickel averaged 22.0 points and 10.3 rebounds on the week.
Freshman of the Week: Chanell Williams, Providence, Fr., G
The first Freshman of the Week award for a Friar since March of 2014 when Sarah Beal got the honor, Williams scored 11.3 points on 50-percent shooting, plus had 4.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists. Her performance against St. John’s of 10 points and four assists helped Providence end a 14-game losing streak against the Red Storm, a streak that extended back 10 years. Williams also had 16 points and six rebounds in a losing effort against Seton Hall.
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Jaylyn Agnew, Creighton, So., F
Agnew put up 17 points and six boards against Marquette and averaged 15.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and .528 shooting last week for the Bluejays.
Allazia Blockton, Marquette, Jr., G
Speaking of the Golden Eagles, Blockton averaged 22.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and shot ,600 from the field. She has helped her team get off to their first 4-0 start in BIG EAST history. After taking down DePaul, Blockton led Marquette to their first win at Creighton in eight attempts.
Mart’e Grays, DePaul, Jr., F
Thanks in large part to 19 points off 8-of-16 shooting at Marquette, Grays averaged 17.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 50-percent shooting last week.
Maddie Jolin, Providence, Jr., G
Getting some help from her freshman teammate Williams, Jolin had a solid week offensively, scoring 15.7 points on .533 shooting, including .529 from three. She scored 20 points against DePaul, the second time this season she has scored at least that many.
Maya Singleton, St. John’s, Sr., F
The senior Singleton averaged a double-double of 11.0 points and 13.7 rebounds, including 16 points and 14 boards in Sunday’s win at Xavier. The senior recorded another double-double against Providence on Friday with 13 points and 18 boards as the Red Storm went 2-1 on the week.