Big East News Articles

The Marquette women shutout St. John’s 5-0 in match three of the BIG EAST Women’s Tennis Championship on Thursday.

No. 6 seed Louisville downed No. 11 seed Pittsburgh 4-0 on Thursday in the first round of the BIG EAST women’s tennis Championship.

The No. 8 seed Villanova men’s tennis team earned a first round victory in the BIG EAST Tennis Championship by defeating No. 9 seed Connecticut 4-1 on Thursday.

No. 5 seed Georgetown toppled No. 12 seed Seton Hall 4-0 in the first round of the BIG EAST Women’s Tennis Championship.

The Notre Dame women’s rowing team’s varsity four earned two first-place finishes in races last weekend while placing second in another.

Georgetown sophomore Charlie von Arentschildt earned BIG EAST men’s golf Player of the Week honors after helping Georgetown to a second-place finish at the Princeton Invitational at last weekend.

Notre Dame sophomore Greg Andrews was named BIG EAST Men’s Tennis Player of the Week, while Irish senior Shannon Mathews was named BIG EAST Women’s Tennis Player of the Week.

Louisville, Notre Dame and Pittsburgh split the season’s fourth BIG EAST outdoor track and field weekly awards as announced by the conference office on Tuesday.

A look inside BIG EAST Tennis.

Nine men’s teams and 12 women’s teams will participate in the 2012 BIG EAST Tennis Championship April 19-22 in Tampa, Fla., at the University of South Florida.

Devereaux Peters was selected No. 3 by the Minnesota Lynx and became the highest drafted player in school history.

Syracuse women’s lacrosse junior Michelle Tumolo has earned the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honors for Week 9.

Villanova’s Matt Bell and Notre Dame’s John Kemp Collect Weekly Awards.

Former University of Louisville cross country and track and field standout Wesley Korir captured the 2012 Boston Marathon title on Monday afternoon.

St. John’s senior Matt Wessingerwas selected as the BIG EAST Baseball Player of the Week and Louisville freshman Jared Ruxer was named BIG EAST Baseball Pitcher of the week after the fourth weekend of BIG EAST play.

Louisville junior first baseman/designated player Alicja Wolny was selected as the BIG EAST Softball Player of the Week and UofL senior Tori Collins was named BIG EAST Softball Pitcher of the Week after the 10th week of action.

On Saturday, March 31st, the BIG EAST Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) performed a community service day with Special Olympics Rhode Island. Fourteen student-athletes and athletic administrators representing various BIG EAST Conference schools, visited East Providence Bowling Lanes and assisted with their Unified Bowling Tournament for over 200 athletes.

USF softball has won 18 straight; Louisville baseball drops top-ranked Kentucky; St. John's men's lacrosse ron the rise; Syracuse women's lacrosse ranked No. 2.

Robinson Fruchtl becomes the ninth head coach in the program's 38-year history.

Louisville junior Chris Malec earned BIG EAST men’s golf Player of the Week honors, while Notre Dame freshman Ashley Armstrong was named BIG EAST women’s golf Player of the Week.