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It's a Super Tuesday for Stonewall
3/3/2020 10:15:00 AM | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Senior forward honored as BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year
NEW YORK – For the seventh time in 15 seasons as a member of the BIG EAST Conference, a DePaul student-athlete has captured women's basketball's top academic honor.
Senior forward Chante Stonewall was named the BIG EAST Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Presented by Sunkist, on Tuesday. The selection made by the conference's Academic Affairs Committee gave DePaul its fifth winner in the last eight years.
A senior from Normal, Ill., Stonewall will receive a $2,000 scholarship that may be applied to graduate or professional studies. She is the fourth DePaul player since conference realignment (2013-14) to win the award following Brittany Hrynko (2014-15), Megan Podkowa (2015-16) and Brooke Schulte (2016-17). Additional Blue Demon honorees include Jenna Rubino (2006-07), Allie Quigley (2007-08) and Anna Martin (2012-13).
A double major in Psychology and Sociology, Stonewall carries a 3.684 grade-point average while pursuing her Bachelor of Arts degree. She is a three-time BIG EAST All-Academic Team honoree and is on pace for her fourth certificate this season. Stonewall is an eight-time Dean's List choice and has been named to the Athletics Director Honor Roll in all 11 quarters at DePaul. Stonewall has been a member of the WBCA Academic Top 25 Team three consecutive years.
On the court, Stonewall enters the postseason with a team-leading 12 20-point games and leads the No. 1 seed with 17.3 points per game overall---fifth in the BIG EAST. In 18 league games, Stonewall led the Blue Demons with 16.8 points, sparking the nationally ranked squad to its sixth BIG EAST regular-season crown in the last seven years.
She is an active participant in the community as well, both on DePaul's campus and in the city of Chicago. She is a member of the DePaul University Athletics Captain's Council that meets to discuss university and athletics business, policies and events. She frequently participates in events such as the Sheffield Garden Walk, St. Vincent DePaul Student Service Days, basketball clinics for children and annual toy and blanket drives.
The BIG EAST Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year award is one of a number of scholarships presented by the BIG EAST Conference during the 2019-20 academic year. In addition, 20 student-athletes (one male and one female from each of the BIG EAST's 10 member institutions) will receive postgraduate scholarships as the winners of their respective institutions' Scholar-Athlete Award.
The winners of the institutional awards are then eligible for the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, which provides an additional postgraduate scholarship to one male and one female student-athlete.
BIG EAST Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
1984-85: Leigh Curl, Connecticut
1985-86: Joan Powers, Providence
1986-87: Kathy Sweet, Boston College
1987-88: Vera Jones, Syracuse
1988-89: Geraldine Santilius, Seton Hall
1989-90: Angela Alston, Syracuse
1990-91: Carla Wenger, Boston College
1991-92: Wendy Davis, Connecticut
1992-93: Erin Kenneally, Syracuse
1993-94: Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut
1994-95: Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut
1995-96: Jennifer Rizzotti, Connecticut
1996-97: Kristyn Cook, Syracuse
1997-98: Raquel Nurse, Syracuse
1998-99: Rebecca Burbridge, West Virginia
1999-2000: Cal Bouchard, Boston College
2000-01: Ruth Riley, Notre Dame
2001-02: Nicole Conway, Boston College
2002-03: Alicia Ratay, Notre Dame
2003-04: Courtney Mix, Villanova
2004-05: Ashley Bush, Seton Hall
2005-06: Megan Duffy, Notre Dame
2006-07: Jenna Rubino, DePaul
2007-08: Allie Quigley, DePaul
2008-09: Jill Stephens, Cincinnati
2009-10: Maya Moore, Connecticut
2010-11: Maya Moore, Connecticut
2011-12: Da'Shena Stevens, St. John's
2012-13: Anna Martin, DePaul
2013-14: Katherine Plouffe, Marquette
2014-15: Brittany Hrynko, DePaul
2015-16: Megan Podkowa, DePaul
2016-17: Brooke Schulte, DePaul
2017-18: Allazia Blockton, Marquette
2018-19: Allazia Blockton, Marquette
2019-20: Chante Stonewall, DePaul
Senior forward Chante Stonewall was named the BIG EAST Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Presented by Sunkist, on Tuesday. The selection made by the conference's Academic Affairs Committee gave DePaul its fifth winner in the last eight years.
A senior from Normal, Ill., Stonewall will receive a $2,000 scholarship that may be applied to graduate or professional studies. She is the fourth DePaul player since conference realignment (2013-14) to win the award following Brittany Hrynko (2014-15), Megan Podkowa (2015-16) and Brooke Schulte (2016-17). Additional Blue Demon honorees include Jenna Rubino (2006-07), Allie Quigley (2007-08) and Anna Martin (2012-13).
A double major in Psychology and Sociology, Stonewall carries a 3.684 grade-point average while pursuing her Bachelor of Arts degree. She is a three-time BIG EAST All-Academic Team honoree and is on pace for her fourth certificate this season. Stonewall is an eight-time Dean's List choice and has been named to the Athletics Director Honor Roll in all 11 quarters at DePaul. Stonewall has been a member of the WBCA Academic Top 25 Team three consecutive years.
On the court, Stonewall enters the postseason with a team-leading 12 20-point games and leads the No. 1 seed with 17.3 points per game overall---fifth in the BIG EAST. In 18 league games, Stonewall led the Blue Demons with 16.8 points, sparking the nationally ranked squad to its sixth BIG EAST regular-season crown in the last seven years.
She is an active participant in the community as well, both on DePaul's campus and in the city of Chicago. She is a member of the DePaul University Athletics Captain's Council that meets to discuss university and athletics business, policies and events. She frequently participates in events such as the Sheffield Garden Walk, St. Vincent DePaul Student Service Days, basketball clinics for children and annual toy and blanket drives.
The BIG EAST Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year award is one of a number of scholarships presented by the BIG EAST Conference during the 2019-20 academic year. In addition, 20 student-athletes (one male and one female from each of the BIG EAST's 10 member institutions) will receive postgraduate scholarships as the winners of their respective institutions' Scholar-Athlete Award.
The winners of the institutional awards are then eligible for the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, which provides an additional postgraduate scholarship to one male and one female student-athlete.
BIG EAST Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
1984-85: Leigh Curl, Connecticut
1985-86: Joan Powers, Providence
1986-87: Kathy Sweet, Boston College
1987-88: Vera Jones, Syracuse
1988-89: Geraldine Santilius, Seton Hall
1989-90: Angela Alston, Syracuse
1990-91: Carla Wenger, Boston College
1991-92: Wendy Davis, Connecticut
1992-93: Erin Kenneally, Syracuse
1993-94: Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut
1994-95: Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut
1995-96: Jennifer Rizzotti, Connecticut
1996-97: Kristyn Cook, Syracuse
1997-98: Raquel Nurse, Syracuse
1998-99: Rebecca Burbridge, West Virginia
1999-2000: Cal Bouchard, Boston College
2000-01: Ruth Riley, Notre Dame
2001-02: Nicole Conway, Boston College
2002-03: Alicia Ratay, Notre Dame
2003-04: Courtney Mix, Villanova
2004-05: Ashley Bush, Seton Hall
2005-06: Megan Duffy, Notre Dame
2006-07: Jenna Rubino, DePaul
2007-08: Allie Quigley, DePaul
2008-09: Jill Stephens, Cincinnati
2009-10: Maya Moore, Connecticut
2010-11: Maya Moore, Connecticut
2011-12: Da'Shena Stevens, St. John's
2012-13: Anna Martin, DePaul
2013-14: Katherine Plouffe, Marquette
2014-15: Brittany Hrynko, DePaul
2015-16: Megan Podkowa, DePaul
2016-17: Brooke Schulte, DePaul
2017-18: Allazia Blockton, Marquette
2018-19: Allazia Blockton, Marquette
2019-20: Chante Stonewall, DePaul
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