Baines, Catalon Net All-BIG EAST Honors

NEW YORK – The BIG EAST Conference announced on Thursday that Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team, while Savannah Catalon (Burleson, Texas) earned BIG EAST All-Freshman Team honors.

Baines had a breakout campaign in her fifth and final year as a collegian in 2023-24 for the Pirates. Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll seven times, she upped her scoring and rebounding averages from 8.5 points and 4.0 rebounds last year to 15.0 points and 6.1 rebounds in 2023-24. A starter in every BIG EAST game, she's one of only three players in the conference to rank among the Top-12 in points, rebounds, steals and blocks.

Named to the Women's College All-Star Game Player Watch List, she reached the prestigious 1,000-points milestone against Connecticut on Feb. 7. She currently ranks 53^rd on Seton Hall's career scoring list with 679 points.

Catalon was one of only four unanimous selections to the All-Freshman Team and becomes the Pirates' first since 2020. Despite starting only two games this year, she finished the regular season ranked fourth with 8.1 points per game. Also one of the team's best defensive players, she led the team in fouls drawn on defense and charges drawn this season. Twice named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, Catalon ranks third in the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage at 88 percent and became only the third player in Seton Hall history to make all of her free-throws with a minimum of 10 attempts (11-for-11) in a single-game against DePaul on Feb. 17.

2023-24 BIG EAST POSTSEASON HONORS

BIG EAST Player of the Year
Paige Bueckers, Connecticut, Jr., G

BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
Ashlynn Shade, Connecticut, Fr., G

BIG EAST Coach of the Year
Geno Auriemma, Connecticut

BIG EAST Co-Defensive Player of the Year
Christina Dalce, Villanova, Jr., F
Kelsey Ransom, Georgetown, Sr., G

BIG EAST Most Improved Player
Lucy Olsen, Villanova, Jr., G

BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award
Graceann Bennett, Georgetown, Grad., F

BIG EAST Sixth-Woman Award
Brianna Scott, Georgetown, Jr., F

All-BIG EAST First Team
Paige Bueckers, Connecticut, Jr., G*
Aaliyah Edwards, Connecticut, Sr., F*
Lauren Jensen, Creighton, Sr., G*
Morgan Maly, Creighton, Sr., G/F
Emma Ronsiek, Creighton, Sr., F*
Kelsey Ransom, Georgetown, Sr., G
Liza Karlen, Marquette, Sr., F*
Unique Drake, St. John's, R-Sr., G*
AZANA BAINES, SETON HALL
Lucy Olsen, Villanova, Jr., G*

All-BIG EAST Second Team
Caroline Strande, Butler, Sr., G
Nika Mühl, Connecticut, Sr., G
Anaya Peoples, DePaul, Grad., G
Jordan King, Marquette, Sr., G
Olivia Olsen, Providence, Jr., F

All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention
Ashlynn Shade, Connecticut, Fr., G
Mackenzie Hare, Marquette, So., G
Jillian Archer, St. John's, Grad., F
Christina Dalce, Villanova, Jr., F

BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
Riley Makalusky, Butler, Fr., G/F
KK Arnold, UConn, Fr., G*
Ashlynn Shade, UConn, Fr., G*
SAVANNAH CATALON, SETON HALL, Fr., G*
Maddie Webber, Villanova, Fr., G*
Aizhanique Mayo, Xavier, R-Fr., G

*unanimous selection

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