Dec. 18, 2001
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – University of Notre Dame freshman forward Jacqueline Batteast (South Bend, Ind./Washington HS) has been selected as the BIG EAST Conference Rookie of the Week for the third consecutive week, the league office announced Monday. She is the third Irish player to win the award in three consecutive weeks, joining current teammate Alicia Ratay (Feb. 7-21, 2000) and 2001 consensus national player of the year Ruth Riley (Jan. 12-26, 1998) as the only Notre Dame players to pull off that feat. Batteast also is the sixth BIG EAST athlete to earn three consecutive Rookie of the Week honors.
In her only game last week, Batteast, the 2001-02 preseason BIG EAST Rookie of the Year, posted her third double-double of the season, collecting a career-high 20 points and 10 rebounds to pace Notre Dame to a 71-48 win over Western Michigan on Dec. 12 at the Joyce Center. Batteast also was 9-of-17 from the field (2-of-4 from three-point range) and tallied three assists and three steals in 29 minutes of action, helping the Irish extend the nation’s longest active home winning streak to 42 games.
Notre Dame (4-4) will close out its three-game homestand Saturday at 1 p.m. (EST) when it plays host to Marquette at the Joyce Center.
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