Karlen Named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll

NEW YORK – Marquette University senior forward Liza Karlen earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday after her double-double in the win at DePaul last Tuesday.

Karlen has earned seven conference honors this season, including three BIG EAST Player of the Week nods.

BIG EAST Player of the Week
Aaliyah Edwards, Connecticut, Sr., F 
In a 2-0 week for the 15^th-ranked Huskies, Edwards averaged 21.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals, 2.0 blocks and .667 shooting. She was the BIG EAST’s top rebounder and No. 2 scorer while listing fourth in steals and field goal percentage. Edwards began the week with a 16-point, 10-rebound double-double at Xavier on Wednesday before going for 26 points, a career-high 16 rebounds and career-best four steals against Georgetown on Friday. Edwards has a BIG EAST-best 14 double-doubles on the year. This is her third BIG EAST Player of the Week nod of the season and second in the last three weeks.

[inarticled]BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Savannah Catalon, Seton Hall, Fr., G
Catalon repeats as the BIG EAST’s top rookie after averaging 16.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and .455 shooting in a 1-1 week for the Pirates. After scoring a team-high 12 points off 5-of-10 shooting at St. John’s on Tuesday, Catalon erupted for a career-best 21 points and seven boards against DePaul on Saturday. The freshman guard was a perfect 11-of-11 from the free-throw line against the Blue Demons. The 11-of-11 mark is the second-best by a BIG EAST freshman in league history and tops since UConn’s Rebecca Lobo set the league standard on Jan. 8, 1992, going 13-for-13 from the charity stripe. This is Catalon’s second straight BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honor.

BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll 
Caroline Strande, Butler, Sr., G – 20.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.5 steals in a 2-0 week; 22 points, nine boards at Providence on Wednesday before going for 19 points, nine boards at Villanova on Saturday
Lauren Jensen, Creighton, Sr., G – game-high 20 points off 8-of-11 shooting in Friday’s win at St. John’s
Anaya Peoples, DePaul, Grad., G – 17.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 3.5 steals; two assists shy of a triple-double at Seton Hall on Saturday with 25 points, 10 rebounds and eight dimes
Liza Karlen, Marquette, Sr., F – 16-point, 12-rebound double-double in win at DePaul on Tuesday
Lucy Olsen, Villanova, Jr., G – BIG EAST-leading scorer last week with 27.0 points; 33 points in win at Georgetown on Tuesday, 21 points against Butler on Saturday

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