Big East News Articles

Ruckenbrod and Richardson named Players of the Week.

Kieran McArdle was chosen as the BIG EAST Men's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week after recording 12 points in a conference win, while Syracuse's Sean Young was selected as the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week after leading the team's defense in a win against No. 5/4 Johns Hopkins.

Villanova sophomore Jessica Mucci earned BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honors after totaling 13 points in a 2-0 week for the Wildcats.

The BIG EAST’s eight teams are the most of any of the nation’s 32 conferences, while is the fourth straight year with at least eight BIG EAST teams in the NCAA tournament.

Cardinals defeat Orange, 78-61, to win third tournament championship in five seasons.

The Cardinals reach third straight BIG EAST Title game, will face Syracuse on Saturday night.

The fifth-seeded Orange (26-8) will make their 15th appearance in the tournament title game and go for their sixth crown Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.

The Irish advance to the semifinals for the fourth straight year, will face Louisville Friday night

The Cardinals advance to the semifinals of the BIG EAST Championship for a third straight year.

James Southerland had a second straight great effort from 3-point range and Michael Carter-Williams scored Syracuse's last seven points as the 19th-ranked Orange held off No. 17 Pittsburgh 62-59

Georgetown, looking to land a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, squandered an early 16-point cushion and fell behind briefly in the second half before clamping down with its trademark defense to pull away.

Cincinnati’s Dose and Notre Dame’s Weaver tie for eighth at the Clover Cup.

The Irish will play three-seed Marquette at 9pm on Thursday (ESPN).

The Wildcats will play Louisville in the quarterfinals Thursday night (7pm, ESPN)

Fifth-seeded Syracuse (24-8) will play fourth-seeded and 17th-ranked Pittsburgh in the quarterfinals on Thursday

The Bearcats will face top-seed Georgetown in the quarterfinals at noon Thursday (ESPN)

Pecor and Cutura named Players of the Week.

Scarlet Knights to take on Notre Dame Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET

Seton Hall to play Syracuse Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET

Natalie Achonwa's layup with 1.8 seconds left lifted No. 2 Notre Dame to its first Big East tournament championship with a 61-59 victory over third-ranked UConn on Tuesday night.