Eads Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week; Catalon Honor Roll
12/16/2024 12:28:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NEW YORK – Seton Hall's Jada Eads (Orlando, Fla.) was named BIG EAST Women's Basketball Freshman of the Week and  Savannah Catalon (Mansfield, Texas) earned BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll status on Monday.
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Eads had the best two-game stretch of her young career last week in a pair of Seton Hall victories over Sacred Heart and Le Moyne. The freshman had 11 points to go with a career-high seven rebounds and two assists against Sacred Heart on Monday. On Saturday against Le Moyne, Eads erupted for a career-high 19 points, on the strength of 4-for-8 shooting from three-point range, to go with five rebounds, five assists and two steals in a terrific all-around performance.
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Catalon continued her strong sophomore season with a pair of big efforts last week. The guard tallied her third-straight 20-point game with 20 against Sacred Heart on Monday. She also added four assists, three rebounds and three steals in a strong all-round performance. On Saturday, she collected 13 points on the strength of three made three-pointers to go with four rebounds, three assists and three steals before she left the game with an injury in the third quarter.
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Connecticut's Paige Bueckers was named BIG EAST Player of the Week. Those joining Catalon on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll include: DePaul's Jorie Allen, Marquette's Lee Volker, St. John's Lashae Dwyer and Villanova's Maddie Webber.
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Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow when it faces #4 LSU as part of the Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Tip time is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. ET. The game will be televised nationally on FS1.
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Eads had the best two-game stretch of her young career last week in a pair of Seton Hall victories over Sacred Heart and Le Moyne. The freshman had 11 points to go with a career-high seven rebounds and two assists against Sacred Heart on Monday. On Saturday against Le Moyne, Eads erupted for a career-high 19 points, on the strength of 4-for-8 shooting from three-point range, to go with five rebounds, five assists and two steals in a terrific all-around performance.
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Catalon continued her strong sophomore season with a pair of big efforts last week. The guard tallied her third-straight 20-point game with 20 against Sacred Heart on Monday. She also added four assists, three rebounds and three steals in a strong all-round performance. On Saturday, she collected 13 points on the strength of three made three-pointers to go with four rebounds, three assists and three steals before she left the game with an injury in the third quarter.
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Connecticut's Paige Bueckers was named BIG EAST Player of the Week. Those joining Catalon on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll include: DePaul's Jorie Allen, Marquette's Lee Volker, St. John's Lashae Dwyer and Villanova's Maddie Webber.
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Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow when it faces #4 LSU as part of the Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Tip time is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. ET. The game will be televised nationally on FS1.
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