Four Marquette WBB Players Earn All-BIG EAST Honors
3/2/2023 10:02:00 AM | Women's Basketball
King and Marotta named First Team All-BIG EAST, Hare and La Chapell named to All-Freshman Team
NEW YORK — The BIG EAST Conference announced its 2022-23 women's basketball all-conference honors Thursday afternoon, a list which includes four Marquette players. The senior duo of Jordan King and Chloe Marotta each earned All-BIG EAST First Team honors, while Emily La Chapell and Mackenzie Hare were each named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team.
A unanimous selection to the All-BIG EAST First Team, King had a phenomenal year as she led the team with 16.3 points and 3.9 assists per game, ranking seventh and fifth in the BIG EAST in those categories, respectively. King also led the squad in 3-point percentage as she knocked down 37.5 percent of her shots from distance, and averaged a team-best 1.9 steals while starting all 29 contests and playing a team-high 33.7 minutes per outing. She scored in double-figures in 24 of 29 games and had 20-plus points 11 times this season, including a career-high 31 point performance against Providence on Jan. 14.
Marotta also landed a spot on the All-BIG EAST First Team after a strong season in which the fifth-year senior averaged career-bests in almost every statistical category. She led Marquette's efforts on the glass this season with 8.9 rebounds per contest, a number which ranks third in the BIG EAST. She also ranked second on the squad and 12th in the league in scoring at 14.8 points per outing while shooting 46.3 percent (168-of-363) from the floor, the most efficient mark on the squad. Marotta had eight double-doubles this season, and scored in double-figures in 24 of the team's 29 contests.
La Chapell was a unanimous selection to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team after bursting on to the scene this season as one of the league's top newcomers. She made 17 starts for the Golden Eagles, including each of the final 16 games of the year, and was twice named the conference Freshman of the Week. The Appleton, Wisconsin, native ranked fifth among the league's freshmen with 5.1 points per game and third in rebounding with 3.0 per contest. She also ranked among the top-5 in assists, steals and blocks.
Hare also landed a spot on the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team after a stellar rookie campaign in which she ranked fourth on the team with 7.1 points per game. While coming off the bench and providing a spark for MU in 17.5 minutes per game, she was the league's fourth-leading freshman scorer and led all BIG EAST freshmen with 45 made 3-pointers this season. Hare was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week after going for back-to-back games of 23 points and 18 points against Seton Hall and Xavier, respectively. She also had a big outing of 18 points, four rebounds and four assists in the regular season finale against DePaul on Feb. 27.
This was the first time that Marquette has ever had two selections to the All-BIG EAST First Team, and its first time placing two players on the All-Freshman Team since Allazia Blockton and Natisha Hiedeman in 2015-16.
A unanimous selection to the All-BIG EAST First Team, King had a phenomenal year as she led the team with 16.3 points and 3.9 assists per game, ranking seventh and fifth in the BIG EAST in those categories, respectively. King also led the squad in 3-point percentage as she knocked down 37.5 percent of her shots from distance, and averaged a team-best 1.9 steals while starting all 29 contests and playing a team-high 33.7 minutes per outing. She scored in double-figures in 24 of 29 games and had 20-plus points 11 times this season, including a career-high 31 point performance against Providence on Jan. 14.
Marotta also landed a spot on the All-BIG EAST First Team after a strong season in which the fifth-year senior averaged career-bests in almost every statistical category. She led Marquette's efforts on the glass this season with 8.9 rebounds per contest, a number which ranks third in the BIG EAST. She also ranked second on the squad and 12th in the league in scoring at 14.8 points per outing while shooting 46.3 percent (168-of-363) from the floor, the most efficient mark on the squad. Marotta had eight double-doubles this season, and scored in double-figures in 24 of the team's 29 contests.
La Chapell was a unanimous selection to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team after bursting on to the scene this season as one of the league's top newcomers. She made 17 starts for the Golden Eagles, including each of the final 16 games of the year, and was twice named the conference Freshman of the Week. The Appleton, Wisconsin, native ranked fifth among the league's freshmen with 5.1 points per game and third in rebounding with 3.0 per contest. She also ranked among the top-5 in assists, steals and blocks.
Hare also landed a spot on the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team after a stellar rookie campaign in which she ranked fourth on the team with 7.1 points per game. While coming off the bench and providing a spark for MU in 17.5 minutes per game, she was the league's fourth-leading freshman scorer and led all BIG EAST freshmen with 45 made 3-pointers this season. Hare was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week after going for back-to-back games of 23 points and 18 points against Seton Hall and Xavier, respectively. She also had a big outing of 18 points, four rebounds and four assists in the regular season finale against DePaul on Feb. 27.
This was the first time that Marquette has ever had two selections to the All-BIG EAST First Team, and its first time placing two players on the All-Freshman Team since Allazia Blockton and Natisha Hiedeman in 2015-16.
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