DePaul University Athletics
Aneesah Morrow Wins Seventh-Straight BIG EAST Freshman of the Week Award
12/27/2021 12:32:00 PM | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Blue Demon teammate Lexi Held selected to BIG EAST Honor Roll
CHICAGO – For a record seventh consecutive week since the season tipped off, Aneesah Morrow has been selected BIG EAST Freshman of the Week.
The previous record to start a season had been former Connecticut star Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis winning it the first four weeks of the 2011-12 season.
Morrow earned her latest accolade after finishing with 19 points and 10 rebounds in last week's 91-86 loss to No. 20/17 Notre Dame.
The Blue Demon rookie is just three shy of the all-time season record of 10 Freshman of the Week awards held by ex-UConn great Maya Moore and current Villanova star Maddy Siegrist.
There are nine weeks left in the conference season for the 6-foot, 1-inch DePaul standout to surpass Moore and Siegrist's mark.
In addition, Blue Demon teammate Lexi Held was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll after coming through with 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field and adding four assists against the Fighting Irish.
Seton Hall's Sidney Cooks was chosen BIG EAST Player of the Week after posting 17 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks versus Wagner.
Morrow notched her ninth double-double of the season which ranks second in the country to the 10 by Baylor's 6-4 NaLyssa Smith.
Speaking of the national scene, Morrow begins the week leading all of NCAA Division I in rebounds, is second in offensive rebounds per game, third in field goals, No. 4 in points, No. 6 in steals and No. 12 in blocked shots.
Lest anyone think this breakout freshman is putting up the big numbers against mediocre competition, the former Simeon All-Stater flourished against No. 4/8 Arizona with game highs of 24 points and 16 rebounds.
Facing a Kentucky team that was ranked No. 14 in both major polls at the time, Morrow led DePaul to a 94-85 upset with 18 points and a game-high 17 rebounds at Rupp Arena. Her double-double last week against Notre Dame was her third when confronting a Top 25 team.
She has been steady as a rock with six consecutive double-doubles and eight in her last nine games.
Morrow enters the final week of 2021 averaging 18.7 points and 12 rebounds over the first 14 games of her collegiate career, helping lead the Blue Demons to an 11-3 record, 3-0 in the BIG EAST.
She and her teammates will face their biggest test of the conference season on Friday when powerful No. 11/11 Connecticut (6-3, 1-0) visits Wintrust Arena for a 1 p.m. game.
The previous record to start a season had been former Connecticut star Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis winning it the first four weeks of the 2011-12 season.
Morrow earned her latest accolade after finishing with 19 points and 10 rebounds in last week's 91-86 loss to No. 20/17 Notre Dame.
The Blue Demon rookie is just three shy of the all-time season record of 10 Freshman of the Week awards held by ex-UConn great Maya Moore and current Villanova star Maddy Siegrist.
There are nine weeks left in the conference season for the 6-foot, 1-inch DePaul standout to surpass Moore and Siegrist's mark.
In addition, Blue Demon teammate Lexi Held was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll after coming through with 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field and adding four assists against the Fighting Irish.
Seton Hall's Sidney Cooks was chosen BIG EAST Player of the Week after posting 17 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks versus Wagner.
Morrow notched her ninth double-double of the season which ranks second in the country to the 10 by Baylor's 6-4 NaLyssa Smith.
Speaking of the national scene, Morrow begins the week leading all of NCAA Division I in rebounds, is second in offensive rebounds per game, third in field goals, No. 4 in points, No. 6 in steals and No. 12 in blocked shots.
Lest anyone think this breakout freshman is putting up the big numbers against mediocre competition, the former Simeon All-Stater flourished against No. 4/8 Arizona with game highs of 24 points and 16 rebounds.
Facing a Kentucky team that was ranked No. 14 in both major polls at the time, Morrow led DePaul to a 94-85 upset with 18 points and a game-high 17 rebounds at Rupp Arena. Her double-double last week against Notre Dame was her third when confronting a Top 25 team.
She has been steady as a rock with six consecutive double-doubles and eight in her last nine games.
Morrow enters the final week of 2021 averaging 18.7 points and 12 rebounds over the first 14 games of her collegiate career, helping lead the Blue Demons to an 11-3 record, 3-0 in the BIG EAST.
She and her teammates will face their biggest test of the conference season on Friday when powerful No. 11/11 Connecticut (6-3, 1-0) visits Wintrust Arena for a 1 p.m. game.
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