Boston College Athletics
Deveny And Droesch Named To All-Big East Teams
March 04, 2005 | Women's Basketball
March 4, 2005
Boston College senior co-captains Jessalyn Deveny (Westford, Mass.) and Clare Droesch (Rockaway Beach, N.Y.) were both honored on Friday at the Big East Women's Basketball Championship Presented by State Farm awards banquet. Deveny was named to the All-Big East first team for the second consecutive season while Droesch earned third-team accolades.
Deveny earned Big East Player of the Week honors three times in the season's first seven weeks before suffering a career-ending injury in a Feb. 2 loss to Notre Dame. She led the Eagles in scoring 11 times this season and finished the year averaging 17.1 points per game.
Droesch was named to an All-Big East team for the first time in her career, receiving third-team honors. She is a recent addition to the 1,000-point club, having reached the milestone in the loss to the Fighting Irish. Droesch has started all 27 games for the Eagles and is the team's leading rebounder with 6.3 boards per game. A prolific three-point shooter, she has hit a triple in 20 games this season, and has amassed 152 three-point field goals in her career.
Boston College, which won its first-ever Big East Tournament crown in 2004, earned the fourth seed in this season's championship. The Eagles have a bye in the first round and will face the victor of Saturday's game between No. 5 Villanova and No. 12 Providence on Sunday at 12 p.m. at the Hartford Civic Center.
2004-05 Big East Awards
Player of the Year - Jacqueline Batteast, Notre Dame<>
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Freshman of the Year - Matee Ajavon, Rutgers
Coach of the Year - C. Vivian Stringer, Rutgers
Defensive Player of the Year - Chelsea Newton, Rutgers
Most Improved Player - Michelle Campbell, Rutgers
Sportsmanship Award - Jen Hilgenberg, Villanova
Scholar-Athlete - Ashley Bush, Seton Hall
All-Big East First Team
*Jacqueline Batteast, Notre Dame
*Meg Bulger, West Virginia
Jessalyn Deveny, Boston College
Megan Duffy, Notre Dame
Cappie Pondexter, Rutgers
*Ann Strother, Connecticut
All-Big East Second Team
Jackie Adamshick, Villanova
Matee Ajavon, Rutgers
Yolanda Paige, West Virginia
Liad Suez, Villanova
Kia Wright, St. John's
All-Big East Third Team
Ashley Bush, Seton Hall
Michelle Campbell, Rutgers
Clare Droesch, Boston College
Charde Houston, Connecticut
Chelsea Newton, Rutgers
Honorable Mention
Jessica Moore, Connecticut
Barbara Turner, Connecticut
Marcedes Walker, Pittsburgh
All-Freshmen Team
Matee Ajavon, Rutgers
Charel Allen, Notre Dame
Charde Houston, Connecticut
Kieraah Marlow, Georgetown
Marcedes Walker, Pittsburgh
* unanimous selection
