For the seventh time this season, UConn Huskies women’s basketball freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis has been named the Big East Freshman of the Week.
She ties former Husky and current ESPN analyst Rebecca Lobo for the second most in conference history. Former Husky Maya Moore’s record of being named 10 times will stand though as the Big East will only have to more weekly awards before the end of the season conference honors.
Here’s the release from UConn:
STORRS, Conn.– Freshman forward Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis earned her seventh BIG EAST weekly accolade of her career as she was tabbed the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week as announced by the conference office on Monday.
Mosqueda-Lewis, chosen as the 2011-12 BIG EAST Preseason Freshman of the Year, earns the award after averaging 14.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg and 2.5 assists per game in a 2-0 week for Connecticut. The Huskies posted a pair of wins against ranked opponents, winning at No. 20/17 Louisville on Feb. 7 before returning home to defeat No. 14/13 Georgetown.
Mosqueda-Lewis shot 44 percent from the field as she was 10-of-16 from the floor and sank a trio of 3-pointers and had a team-high 23 points against No.14 Georgetown in the Huskies 80-38 win. Mosqueda-Lewis has recorded six 20-plus and 19 double-digit performances in her young career.
West Virginia’s Asya Bussie was named as the Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the BIG EAST. Bussie led the Mountaineers to a 65-63 victory at No. 2 Notre Dame scoring 22 points and grabbing eight rebounds.
The Huskies return to the court on Monday, Feb. 13, to take on Oklahoma at 9 p.m. in Norman, Okla. The game will be televised on ESPN2.
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