Ajavon Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Feb 14 | Women's Basketball
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Rutgers' Matee Ajavon (Newark, NJ) has been named the BIG EAST Conference Women's Basketball Freshman of the Week, the group announced Feb. 14. This marks the fourth time this season that Ajavon has been singled out by the conference.
A 5-8 guard, Ajavon helped lead the Scarlet Knights to a pair of BIG EAST victories last week. In a 67-40 win at Seton Hall Feb. 9, she had a team-best 13 points and six assists, tied her career high with six rebounds, and added three steals while shooting 6-for-9 (.667) from the field. In the 76-62 triumph against No. 10/10 Connecticut Feb. 13, Ajavon dished out a game-best five assists and added nine points.
It marked the fourth time this season that Ajavon was named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week(Dec. 20, Jan. 3, Jan. 17), and the fifth time that a Scarlet Knight earned the award (Essence Carson, Jan. 10). Ajavon's four freshman-of-the-week awards lead the conference this season.
No. 11 Rutgers (18-5, 9-2 BIG EAST) will return to action Wednesday, Feb. 16, at Syracuse at 7:00 p.m. The game will be carried on WRSU 88.7 FM. A live stream of the radio broadcast will be offered on www.scarletknights.com.
