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Correa, Bueckers Claim Latest #BIGEASTwbb Weekly Awards

BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Leilani Correa, St. John’s, So., G
Correa averaged an impressive 32.0 points per game in a pair of road games last week, posting game highs in an overtime setback at Villanova on Monday and a win at Georgetown on Wednesday. The St. John’s sophomore guard scored 29 and added five assists against the Wildcats, before matching her career best with 35 points on 11-of-22 shooting against the Hoyas. She added 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals on the week. Correa’s 35-point outing is the most by a BIG EAST player this season, and a feat she has achieved twice this year after racking up 35 at Delaware on Dec.