Espinoza-Hunter, Park-Lane Named to Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
10/19/2021 9:05:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Both Pirates netted First Team honors at the end of last year and they get the preseason nod for 2021-22.
NEW YORK – Seton Hall women's basketball graduate student Andra Espinoza-Hunter (Ossining, N.Y.) and junior Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) were named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team on Tuesday during the conference's annual media day.
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Espinoza-Hunter joined the Pirates mid-season last year and immediately took the BIG EAST by storm. Since joining the team, she scored in double-figures in 16 of 17 games, reached 20 points seven times and was named BIG EAST Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks. Espinoza-Hunter finished third in the conference with an 18.6 points per game average and twice drained seven three-pointers in a game, tying for the second-most in a single-game in Pirate history. Espinoza-Hunter's 3.1 made three-pointer per game led the conference by a wide margin. On Jan. 20, she exploded for a career-high 30 points in a victory over St. John's.
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The 2020-21 BIG EAST Most Improved Player, Park-Lane's maturation has been nothing short of astonishing. Finding her scoring touch as a sophomore, she improved her average from 6.7 points as a freshman to 17.5 points per game last season, which ranked sixth in the BIG EAST Conference. Park-Lane scored in double-figures in 17 of 19 games last season, including her first six career games of 20 points or better. On Feb. 18 against Georgetown, she erupted for a career-high 32 points. The sophomore also finished the regular season second in the conference with 5.4 assists per game and broke out with a career-high 15 assists, at Xavier on Feb. 24, which set a new Pirate record.
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BIG EAST Women's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year
Paige Bueckers, Connecticut, So., G*
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BIG EAST Women's Basketball Preseason Freshman of the Year
Azzi Fudd, Connecticut, Fr., G*
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Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Christyn Williams, UConn, Sr., G*
Olivia Nelson-Ododa, UConn, Sr., F
Aailyah Edwards, UConn, So., F
Sonya Morris, DePaul, Sr., G*
Lexi Held, DePaul, Sr., G
Lauren Van Kleunen, Marquette, Grad., F
Leilani Correa, St. John's, Jr., G*
ANDRA ESPINOZA-HUNTER, SETON HALL, Grad., G/F
LAUREN PARK-LANE, SETON HALL, Jr., G*
Maddy Siegrist, Villanova, Jr., F*
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*unanimous selection
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Espinoza-Hunter joined the Pirates mid-season last year and immediately took the BIG EAST by storm. Since joining the team, she scored in double-figures in 16 of 17 games, reached 20 points seven times and was named BIG EAST Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks. Espinoza-Hunter finished third in the conference with an 18.6 points per game average and twice drained seven three-pointers in a game, tying for the second-most in a single-game in Pirate history. Espinoza-Hunter's 3.1 made three-pointer per game led the conference by a wide margin. On Jan. 20, she exploded for a career-high 30 points in a victory over St. John's.
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The 2020-21 BIG EAST Most Improved Player, Park-Lane's maturation has been nothing short of astonishing. Finding her scoring touch as a sophomore, she improved her average from 6.7 points as a freshman to 17.5 points per game last season, which ranked sixth in the BIG EAST Conference. Park-Lane scored in double-figures in 17 of 19 games last season, including her first six career games of 20 points or better. On Feb. 18 against Georgetown, she erupted for a career-high 32 points. The sophomore also finished the regular season second in the conference with 5.4 assists per game and broke out with a career-high 15 assists, at Xavier on Feb. 24, which set a new Pirate record.
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BIG EAST Women's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year
Paige Bueckers, Connecticut, So., G*
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BIG EAST Women's Basketball Preseason Freshman of the Year
Azzi Fudd, Connecticut, Fr., G*
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Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Christyn Williams, UConn, Sr., G*
Olivia Nelson-Ododa, UConn, Sr., F
Aailyah Edwards, UConn, So., F
Sonya Morris, DePaul, Sr., G*
Lexi Held, DePaul, Sr., G
Lauren Van Kleunen, Marquette, Grad., F
Leilani Correa, St. John's, Jr., G*
ANDRA ESPINOZA-HUNTER, SETON HALL, Grad., G/F
LAUREN PARK-LANE, SETON HALL, Jr., G*
Maddy Siegrist, Villanova, Jr., F*
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*unanimous selection
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