Brittany Harshaw Earns BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
12/4/2023 12:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
In 12 minutes off the bench, Harshaw was a perfect 5-for-5 from the field, including a trio from three. The Kansas native also went 1-for-1 at the free throw line and snagged a rebound in the Bluejays' record-tying win over UNI, matching the program record for points scored in regulation with 115.
Harshaw and the Bluejays return to action on Sunday, December 10 in a road game at Wyoming with a 2:00 p.m. (CT) scheduled tip.
The remaining BIG EAST weekly honors are below.
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BIG EAST Player of the Week - Lucy Olsen, Villanova, Jr., G
Olsen reached the 30-point mark in both games last week, averaging a league-best 31.5 points in a win over Richmond and two-point setback at Columbia. Against the Spiders Olsen tallied 30 points, four assists and three steals. She followed that with 33 points off 60-percent shooting, four rebounds and six assists against the Lions. Olsen remains the BIG EAST's top scorer at 26.0 points per game.
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Rachel Kent, Butler, Grad., G/F – in a 2-0 week for the Bulldogs, averaged 19.5 points and .560 shooting; 25 points in Sunday's win at Wisconsin
Kelsey Ransom, Georgetown, Sr., G – in a 2-0 week for the Hoyas, averaged 14.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.0 steals; 16 points in Sunday's win at Northwestern to reach 1,000 for her career
Mackenzie Hare, Marquette, So., G – in a 2-0 week for the Golden Eagles, averaged 18.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and .579 shooting, including an .833 mark from three
Unique Drake, St. John's, Grad., G – in a 2-0 week for the Red Storm, averaged 21.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and .515 shooting; 24 points in win over Loyola (Md.) on Wednesday while reaching the 1,000-point career mark on Sunday
Micah Gray, Seton Hall, So., G – 15.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.5 steals in a 1-1 week for the Pirates; game-high 24 points, including the buzzer-beating game-tying three at No. 25 Princeton on Wednesday
