Richardson-Smith Nabs Second-Straight Player of the Week Nod
The Pirate star averaged 26.5 points, 9.0 rebound and 5.0 assists per game in a 2-0 week
Richardson-Smith has won BIG EAST Player of the Week in three of the last four weeks
Jan. 25, 2016
NEW YORK - For the third time in four weeks and second in a row, Seton Hall senior guard
Tabatha Richardson-Smith (Bay City, Texas) has been named BIG EAST Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday (Jan. 25). The nod comes after Richardson-Smith averaged 26.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game over The Hall's 2-0 weekend. It is the eighth career Player of the Week nod for Richardson-Smith and the sixth time this season she has received a weekly nod from the league (three Player of the Week, three Weekly Honor Roll).
In an 82-66 win over Xavier on Jan. 22, Richardson-Smith stuffed the stat sheet with 27 points, seven rebounds and a career-high five assists. She shot 11-for-19 from the floor against the Musketeers and added two steals. The guard followed that up with a 26-point, 11-rebound double-double in a 98-77 win over Butler on Jan. 24, again dishing out five assists. Against the Bulldogs Richardson-Smith knocked down 10 free throws, tying a career-high, and was 12-for-13 from the stripe (92.3 percent) over the weekend.
Richardson-Smith continued her ascent up The Hall's all-time scoring list, moving into third place all-time with 1,711 career points. She currently sits six points behind former teammate
Ka-Deidre Simmons for second in SHU history and is 93 points away from Geraldine Sainitlus' all-time record of 1,804. In BIG EAST play Richardson-Smith has scored 20 or more in seven of nine outings and has eclipsed 25 in four of her last five contests. With her recent surge, the senior now leads the BIG EAST in scoring at 19.5 points per game and league scoring at 24.0 per contest, while ranking fifth in the league in rebounding at 7.2 a night and 7.9 in conference.
The Pirates improved to 16-4 on the year with the help of Richardson-Smith on the weekend and now sit at 6-3 in BIG EAST play, good for third in the conference. The Hall next travels to Chicago to take on first-place DePaul on Friday. Jan. 29 at 1 p.m. (ET). The contest can be seen on the BIG EAST Digital Network and FOX Sports GO app.
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