Pirates Land Three on All-BIG EAST First Team

NEW YORK – For the first time in Seton Hall women's basketball history, three Pirates have been named to the All-BIG EAST First Team. The conference announced on Thursday that Desiree Elmore (Harford, Conn.), Andra Espinoza-Hunter (Ossining, N.Y.) and Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) have all earned First Team designation.

After two straight years of being named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team, Elmore lands on the post-season First Team. She's the only player in the BIG EAST Conference to rank in the Top-15 in all five major statistical categories, scoring, rebounding, assists, blocks and steals. Named BIG EAST Player of the Week once, and to the Weekly Honor Roll three times, she collected five double-doubles in 2020-21 and had seven games of at least 20 points. Elmore ranked seventh in the BIG EAST with 17.1 points per game and was second with 9.2 rebounds per contest. Among several marquee performances, she finished the regular season with a career-high 30 points at St. John's on March 1.

Espinoza-Hunter joined the Pirates mid-season and immediately took the BIG EAST by storm. Since joining the team, she has scored in double-figures in 15 of 16 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.

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 17.4 points per game this season, which ranked sixth in the BIG EAST Conference. Park-Lane scored in double-figures in 16 of 20 games this 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 5.8 assists per game and broke out with a career-high 15 assists, at Xavier on Feb. 24, which set a new Pirate record.

BIG EAST Player of the Year
Paige Bueckers, UConn, Fr., G

BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
Paige Bueckers, UConn, Fr., G

BIG EAST Coach of the Year
Geno Auriemma, UConn

BIG EAST Defensive Co-Players of the Year
Olivia Nelson-Ododa, UConn, Jr., F
Selena Lott, Marquette, Sr., G

BIG EAST Most Improved Player
LAUREN PARK-LANE, SETON HALL, So., G

BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award
Lauren Van Kleunen, Marquette, R-Sr., F

BIG EAST Sixth-Woman Award
Aaliyah Edwards, UConn, Fr., F

All-BIG EAST First Team
Paige Bueckers, UConn, Fr., G
Leilani Correa, St. John's, So., G
DESIREE ELMORE, SETON HALL, Sr., G/F
ANDRA ESPINOZA-HUNTER, SETON HALL, Grad., G
Lexi Held, DePaul, Jr., G
Selena Lott, Marquette, Sr., G
Sonya Morris, DePaul, Jr., G
LAUREN PARK-LANE, SETON HALL, So., G
Madison Siegrist, Villanova, So., F
Christyn Williams, UConn, Jr., G

All-BIG EAST Second Team
Mary Baskerville, Providence, Jr., F
Temi Carda, Creighton, Sr., G
Brianna Herlihy, Villanova, Sr., F
Lauren Van Kleunen, Marquette, R-Sr., F
Olivia Nelson-Ododa, UConn, Jr., F

All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention
Dee Bekelja, DePaul, Sr., G
Camryn Taylor, Marquette, So., F

BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
Paige Bueckers, UConn, Fr., G
Aaliyah Edwards, UConn, Fr., F
Kelsey Ransom, Georgetown, Fr., G
Emma Ronsiek, Creighton, Fr., F
Darrione Rogers, DePaul, Fr., G

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