Daisha Simmons Named to Honor Roll
2/16/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
NEW YORK - Leading the Seton Hall University women's basketball team in scoring in a pair of conference road games last weekend, graduate guard Daisha Simmons (Jersey City, N.J.) was named to the BIG EAST Women's Basketball Weekly Honor Roll Monday it was announced by the league office.
Simmons led the Pirates in scoring in games at DePaul and Marquette, averaging 24.5 points, 5.5 assists and 3.0 steals per game. It is the third appearance on the conference honor roll for Simmons this season.
At DePaul on Friday night, a game that determined which team controlled first place in the league standings, Simmons scored a team-high 23 points to go along with five assists as the Pirates prevailed 81-80. DePaul was red hot from the outside through the first 20 minutes, sinking 12-of-23 3-point attempts, but Simmons helped The Hall keep pace, scoring 17 of her points in the first half when she shot 8-of-9 from the field.
Her lone steal of the night came in a huge moment. With under a minute to play, she stripped Brittany Hrynko near midcourt, creating a fast break the other direction. Simmons passed forward to a wide open Ka-Deidre Simmons (Newark, N.J.), who finished at the rim to give the Pirates a 77-75 lead.
Seton Hall fell short in its comeback attempt at Marquette on Sunday afternoon, but Daisha Simmons led the team with 26 points, shooting 12-of-32 from the field. She came close to registering a double-double with nine rebounds, and also recorded a team-high six assists and five steals.
Four of those steals came in the second half as the Pirates increased their defensive pressure with a full-court pickup after every made basket. The Hall pulled within two on a number of occasions, making it 59-57 following another Daisha Simmons steal and a Ka-Deidre Simmons layup on the break, but the Pirates were unable to pull any closer.
Daisha Simmons currently leads three Seton Hall player averaging more than 17.0 points per game, and ranks fourth in the BIG EAST with 17.5 ppg. She also ranks sixth in the league with 3.9 assists per contest and third averaging 2.4 steals per game.
Seton Hall returns home this weekend for its annual Play 4 Kay game, this Friday night against Georgetown University on the BIG EAST Digital Network. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
BIG EAST Player of the Week
Blaire Langlois - Butler, G
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Sydney Lamberty - Creighton, G
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Caroline Coyer - Villanova, G
Danaejah Grant - St. John's, G
Marissa Janning - Creighton, G
Arlesia Morse - Marquette, G
Daisha Simmons - Seton Hall, G
