Marquette’s Natisha Hiedeman is Player of the Year; Butler’s Kurt Godlevske is Coach of the Year; Providence’s Mary Baskerville is Freshman of the Year.
NEW YORK – With the 2019 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament presented by Jeep tipping off on Saturday, the Conference announced its annual regular-season awards on Wednesday. Marquette senior guard Natisha Hiedeman was unanimously selected as BIG EAST Player of the Year, while Butler’s Kurt Godlevske was tabbed BIG EAST Coach of the Year. For the first time since 1988-89, Providence has the top rookie as the Friars’ Mary Baskerville was voted BIG EAST Freshman of the Year.