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A quick look around the league at BIG EAST women's basketball.
Keisha Hampton scored 23 of her 27 points in the second half, Felicia Chester had a career-high 24 and No. 22/25 DePaul routed No. 3/2 Stanford 91-71.
Three BIG EAST teams were in action on Wednesday, including Rutgers, who earned career win No. 850 for head coach C. Vivian Stringer.
Three Others Receive Votes
Senior guard Sam Quigley scored a season-high 23 points to lead No. 22/RV DePaul to its third straight win, 76-72 over Northwestern at McGrath Arena.
Connecticut senior forward Maya Moore was named the BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, while Notre Dame’s Natalie Achonwa was selected as the BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Freshman of the Week.
Marquette knocked off No. 23/21 Wisconsin-Green Bay 63-60 at home while USF topped North Florida 68-35.
A record-tying seven BIG EAST women’s basketball teams have been ranked in the Dec. 13 Associated Press Top 25 Poll.
No. 1/1 Connecticut, No. 9/9 West Virginia, DePaul and Rutgers all won on Thursday night.
Conference play began for four more teams on Wednesday evening as Notre Dame won at Providence and St. John’s topped Seton Hall.
Conference play began for two more teams on Tuesday night as DePaul won at Pittsburgh 67-51.
For the first time this season, the BIG EAST landed six women’s basketball teams in the Associated Press and the USA Today/ESPN Coaches polls.
Sophomore center Kayla Alexander notched her second double-double of the season to lead -/rv Syracuse (7-0) to a 69-38 win against Albany.
Louisville (6-3) earned its biggest win of the year following a 78-52 victory over No. 8/9 Kentucky before a sold out crowd of 22,152 at the KFC Yum! Center.
7-1 Start To The Weekend
UConn Tops USF To Kick Off League Play
BIG EAST women’s basketball teams earned six more wins on Wednesday night.
Three Others Receive Votes
USF Dominates FAU In Only WBB Contest
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