Ava Zediker Earns BIG EAST Freshman of the Week

New York, N.Y. -- For the second consecutive week one of the talented freshmen from the Creighton Women's Basketball squad earned the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honor as Ava Zediker secured the award on Monday, December 8.

Zediker delivered a career-high 26 points to lead Creighton to a three-game winning streak with a 73-60 win over Tulsa. Facing the Golden Hurricane, Zediker was flawless from long range (4-for-4) and the charity stripe (6-for-6). Ava eclipsed her previous scoring high, 17 points, in the first half as she scored 21 points in the opening 20 minutes as the Bluejays led 47-27 at the break. Zediker also grabbed eight rebounds and dished out five assists. She averaged 14.5 ppg during Creighton's two games this week, posting a pair of wins.

Last week fellow freshman Neleigh Gessert earned the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week. Zediker, Gessert and the rest of the Bluejays return to the court on Sunday, December 14 as Creighton hosts Kansas State at 2:30 pm in D.J. Sokol Arena.

The remainder of the BIG EAST Weekly honors are below.

BIG EAST Player of the Week

Brynn McCurry, Villanova, Jr., F

McCurry was lights out in a 3-0 week for the Wildcats, averaging 20.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game. The junior forward shot .618 percent from the field on 21-for-34 shooting, while knocking down four 3-pointers. In a dominating ranked win at No. 25 West Virginia, McCurry scored 21 points and pulled down a career-high nine rebounds, while shooting 9-of-12 from the field.

BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll

Sarah Strong, UConn, So., F

Strong averaged 17.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 3.5 steals in a 2-0 week while shooting 63.2% from the field and 60% from three. Strong recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds in the 85-51 win at South Florida. She ended the week with 20 points, five rebounds, four assists, and five steals versus DePaul.

Skylar Forbes, Marquette, Jr., F

Forbes led Marquette to a pair of BIG EAST wins over DePaul and Butler, averaging 22.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.0 blocks per game. She matched her career-high with 26 points and 10-of-16 shooting in a win over the Bulldogs.

Brooke Moore, St. John's

Moore led the team in rebounds against Creighton and in scoring against Providence. Her second-half efforts (scoring 14 of her 16 points in the half) in the Providence game helped the team to a comeback victory.

Mariana Valenzuela, Seton Hall, Gr., C

Valenzuela averaged 16.0 points and 8.3 rebounds in a 2-1 week for the Pirates, including a career-high 25 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Butler.

MacKenzie Givens, Xavier, So., G/F

Givens averaged 17.5 points on a .464 field-goal percentage, to go with 7.0 rebounds as she led Xavier to a 2-0 week with a BIG EAST win over Providence (61-47) and a win at crosstown rival Cincinnati (77-70). She scored a game and career-high 25 points and a game and career-best eight rebounds vs the Bearcats on Sunday.

Previous Winners
Player
11.10 – Sarah Strong, UConn
11.17 – Sarah Strong, UConn
11.24 – Azzi Fudd, UConn

12.1 – Brooke Moore, St. John's

12.8 – Brynn McCurry, Villanova

Freshman
11.10 – Ally Timm, DePaul

11.17 – Blanca Quiñonez, UConn

11.24 – Blanca Quiñonez, UConn

12.1 – Neleigh Gessert, Creighton

12.8 – Ava Zediker, Creighton

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