Big East News Articles

Postgame Notes - No. 11 seed Cincinnati vs. No. 14 seed Marquette

No. 10 seed Villanova (17-13) edged No. 15 seed Seton Hall (8-23) by the score of 61-60 in the First Round of the 2012 BIG EAST women’s basketball Championship presented by American Eagle Outfitters

St. John’s University forward Da’Shena Stevens, a three-time All-BIG EAST selection and the catalyst behind the Red Storm’s most successful season in more than 25 years, has been chosen as the 2011-12 American Eagle Outfitters Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year

No. 14 seed Marquette (14-16) held off No. 11 seed Cincinnati (15-15) by the score of 54-51 to close out the First Round of the 2012 BIG EAST women’s basketball Championship presented by American Eagle Outfitters

Postgame Notes - No. 9 seed USF vs. No. 16 seed Pittsburgh

Postgame Quotes - No. 9 USF vs. No. 16 Pittsburgh

Post-Game Notes - No. 12 Syracuse vs. No. 13 Providence

No. 9 seed USF (17-14) held off a furious rally by No. 16 seed Pittsburgh (8-22) to claim a 60-59 victory in the opening round of the 2012 BIG EAST women’s basketball Championship presented by American Eagle Outfitters

Post-Game Quotes - No. 12 Syracuse vs. No. 13 Providence

No. 12 seed Syracuse (18-13) opened the 2012 BIG EAST women's basketball championship presented by American Eagle Outfitters with a 57-47 win over No. 13 seed Providence (13-17).

Postgame Notes No. 15 seed Seton Hall vs. No. 10 seed Villanova

The All-BIG EAST First Team spans student-athletes from eight schools and is highlighted by unanimous first team selections Skylar Diggins, a junior guard from Notre Dame, and Anna Martin, a junior guard from DePaul.

Single-session tickets for the 2012 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Championship are on sale, Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 10 a.m. ET.

Notre Dame junior Skylar Diggins earned the final BIG EAST Player of the Week honor on Feb. 28.

Notre Dame earned its first outright regular-season title and the No. 1 seed in the 2012 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters, to be held March 2-6 at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. In its fourth year of the 16-team tournament format, the teams will battle in 15 games over five days for the Conference’s automatic NCAA Championship

Natalie Novosel scored 21 points and Skylar Diggins added 20 to help No. 3 Notre Dame beat fourth-ranked Connecticut 72-59 on Monday night and win the Big East regular season title.

There are eight 20-win teams in the BIG EAST, more than any other league.

BIG EAST Director of Communications Sara Naggar brings readers an inside view of the NCAA's Mock Selection Process.

A quick look around the league at women's basketball.

The Red Storm have won 12 of their last 14 games, including a win over West Virginia on Tuesday night.