It’s been a while since UConn Huskies women’s basketball freshman point guard Bria Hartley had won the Big East Freshman of the Week honors. But after working through a foot injury that hurt her production, Hartley has come back with a vengeance.
And for her efforts in UConn’s 2-0 week last week, Hartley has been named the Big East Freshman of the Week. It’s the sixth time Hartley has won the award this season which is third all-time at UConn. Former Huskies Svetlana Abrosimova and Tina Charles also won it six times while Rebecca Lobo won it seven times. Maya Moore has won it a record 10 times.
Hartley averaged 20 points and 2.5 assists in the 2-0 week.
In the 86-45 win over the Oklahoma Sooners on Valentine’s Day, Hartley had 11 points and two assists. In the 78-57 win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday, Hartley posted a career-high 29 points to go along with assists.
Moore was also named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll this week. She averaged 19.5 points, seven rebounds and seven assists
She had 27 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and six steals in the win over Oklahoma. In the win over the Fighting Irish, Moore had 12 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
Hartley, Moore and the rest of the Huskies will be in action on Tuesday night when they’ll host the Seton Hall Pirates at the XL Center in Hartford, CT. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be televised locally here in Connecticut on CPTV.
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