Elmore Named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll

NEW YORK – Seton Hall senior Desiree Elmore (Hartford, Conn.) was named to the BIG EAST Women's Basketball Weekly Honor Roll on Monday.

It's her second straight week receiving the prestigious distinction and her third week overall this season.

Elmore had another dominant week for the Pirates on the hardwood, helping Seton Hall to victories in two of three contests. At No. 19 DePaul last Monday, Elmore had a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds to go with a career-high five blocks, five assists and two steals in a stellar all-around performance. In Thursday's overtime victory against Georgetown, she had 13 points, nine rebounds, two blocks, two steals and two assists. Her best game of the week came with a milestone on Saturday. Elmore erupted for game-highs of 23 points and 12 rebounds, and in the process, collected her 1,000^th career point.

For the impressive week, the Pirate senior had double-doubles in three games, averaging 16.3 points, 11.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.3 blocks and 2.0 steals per game. She is currently the only player in the BIG EAST Conference that ranks in the Top-15 in points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals.

Villanova's Maddy Siegrist was named BIG EAST Player of the Week, while Creighton's Emma Ronsiek earned Freshman of the Week honors. In addition to Elmore, members of the Weekly Honor Roll include Creighton's Temi Carda, DePaul's Lexi Held, Marquette's Selena Lott and Connecticut's Christyn Williams.

Seton Hall will return to game action on Wednesday when it faces Xavier in Cincinnati, Ohio. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.

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