Big East News Articles

Kayla Alexander matched her career high with 34 points and No. 24 Syracuse withstood a rally to beat Villanova 61-56 Sunday in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Women's Basketball Championship presented by American Eagle Outfitters

Breanna Stewart scored 21 points to lead a balanced offense and No. 3 Connecticut bounced back from its loss to Notre Dame with a 94-61 win over DePaul in the quarterfinals

Natalie Achonwa had 20 points and 20 rebounds to help No. 2 Notre Dame beat South Florida 75-66 on Sunday in the Big East women's tournament quarterfinals.

Sara Hammond had 22 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 13 Louisville beat St. John's 62-55 on Sunday in the quarterfinals

In addition to Porter, Louisville placed two players on the first team, guard Russ Smith and center Gorgui Dieng. The other first team selections were Connecticut guard Shabazz Napier, Notre Dame forward Jack Cooley and Providence guard Bryce Cotton.

Villanova sets BIG EAST record with 17 three-pointers; Georgetown's Sugar Rodgers breaks single-game scoring mark with 42 points

DePaul used a 17-4 run during the second half to pull away from Marquette capped by a 3-pointer from freshman Chanise Jenkins.

After going 14-4 in BIG EAST play during one of the most thrilling regular seasons in league history, Georgetown has earned the No. 1 seed in The 2013 BIG EAST Championship presented by American Eagle Outfitters.

USF overcame a slow start and beat Rutgers 42-39 in the Second Round of the BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Championship

Three St. John’s players scored in double figures, led by sophomore Amber Thompson’s 14 points and 12 rebounds as the Red Storm (18-11) beat Seton Hall 51-45

Georgetown senior Sugar Rodgers scored 26 points, including 21 in the second half to lead the Hoyas (15-15) past Providence 81-61 in the First Round of the BIG EAST women’s basketball Championship

Georgetown, Louisville and Marquette enter Saturday with a chance to claim the regular-season crown and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.

Nine different Marquette players registered a basket as the Golden Eagles (16-14) topped Pittsburgh (9-21) by the score of 66-43 in the First Round of the BIG EAST women’s basketball Championship

Led by a game-high 18 points from senior Brittany Morris, Seton Hall (11-19) beat Cincinnati (12-18) by the score of 60-55 in the First Round of the BIG EAST women’s basketball Championship.

Notre Dame swept the BIG EAST Women’s Basketball major awards as senior guard Skylar Diggins was named BIG EAST Player of the Year, guard Jewell Loyd was named Freshman of the Year and Muffet McGraw took home Coach of the Year honors.

DePaul University guard Anna Martin, a two-time All-BIG EAST selection, has been chosen as the 2012-13 American Eagle Outfitters Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The selection was made by the Conference’s Academic Affairs Committee.

Big East Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco today announced that after several weeks of cordial and professional discussions, a definitive agreement has been reached that will enable a mutually-beneficial separation of some of the league’s current members and allow an orderly formation of a new conference by the seven basketball schools.

There are 16 BIG EAST games scheduled today.

Robin Sciot-Siegrist and Candice Wiley earn weekly awards for the Cardinals.

The All-BIG EAST First Team spans student-athletes from eight schools and is highlighted by three players who were unanimous first team selections