Baines Named USBWA National Player of the Week - Seton Hall University Athletics
Seton Hall graduate student Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) was named one of the USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Players of the Week on Tuesday.
The Seton Hall forward is one of five players nationally recognized for her efforts last week.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – Seton Hall graduate student Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) was named one of the USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Players of the Week on Tuesday.
Baines was selected along with Marshall guard Breanna Campbell, Mississippi State center Jessika Carter, UConn guard Aubrey Griffin, and Marquette forward Liza Karlen. That's three players out of five from the BIG EAST Conference.
Baines erupted for her second double-double of the season against previously unbeaten, No. 23 UNLV on Saturday. Baines was 8-for-11 from the field and a perfect 6-for-6 from the free-throw line for a game-high 23 points. She also pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds in Seton Hall's 84-54 rout of the Lady Rebels.
In addition to this honor, Baines was also selected as an All-Met Division I Honorable Mention on Tuesday and to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday.
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, Dec. 20 when it opens BIG EAST Conference play in Washington, D.C. against Georgetown. Tip time is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. The game will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloHoops subscribers. Michael Stamm and Victor Gonzalez will provide the call for WSOU FM or wsou.net.
