For the third time this season and second straight week, UConn Huskies senior All-American center Tina Charles has been honored as the Big East Player of the Week.
In UConn’s three wins last week, Charles averaged 18.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.0 blocked shots.
Against South Florida last Monday, Charles scored 14 points and had eight rebounds. In the win over Cincinnati on Thursday, she had 17 points, five rebounds and six blocked shots. On Saturday in the win over North Carolina, Charles scored all of her 25 points in the first half and pulled down 13 rebounds.
Junior All-American forward Maya Moore was also honored as she was named to the Big East Honor Roll. Moore averaged 18.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, three assists and 2.3 steals in the three wins as well.
The Huskies are back in action on Wednesday night for a Big East matchup in Milwaukee, WI when they take on the Marquette Golden Eagles.
Tip is scheduled for 8 p.m. and the game will be broadcast locally here in Connecticut on CPTV. The game is also available on the internet for a fee through Hoop Streams. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can listen to the game on the WTIC/UConn Radio Network.
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