Senior guard Charel Allen became the fourth Notre Dame player in five seasons named to the State Farm Wade Trophy Preseason List, when she was tabbed for a spot on the 2007-08 chart according to Tuesday's announcement by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).

Charel Allen Named To BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll For Third Time This Season

Feb. 5, 2007

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – For the third time this season, junior guard Charel Allen (Monessen, Pa./Monessen) has been named to the BIG EAST Conference Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll, the league office announced Monday. Allen previously earned that distinction on Dec. 4 and Jan. 8, before garnering the BIG EAST Player of the Week award on Jan. 22. Allen is one of three Irish players who have been named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll this season, joining senior guard Breona Gray (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman), who took the award on Dec. 11, and junior center Melissa D’Amico (Manorville, N.Y./William Floyd), who was accorded that status on Dec. 18.

Allen averaged 21.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in two BIG EAST games last week, as Notre Dame dropped a narrow 71-62 road contest at Pittsburgh, before coming back with a 77-67 victory over West Virginia Sunday night at the Joyce Center. In her second career homecoming game at Pitt, Allen turned in a sharp all-around effort with a game-high 17 points, seven rebounds and a career-best six assists. Four nights later against WVU, she rolled up game highs of 26 points (20 in the second half) and nine rebounds as the Irish led from start to finish to pick up the win.

For the season, Allen leads the team and ranks ninth in the BIG EAST in scoring (16.1 ppg.), while also collecting a team-high 6.4 rebounds per game. Besides her scoring total, Allen is among the conference leaders in steals (sixth, 2.23 spg.) and free throw percentage (third – .857), and she has scored in double figures 19 times in 22 games this season. During conference play, Allen ranks third in the BIG EAST in scoring (18.9 ppg.) and first in free throw percentage (.897), with three of her five 20-point games this year coming against league opponents.

Notre Dame (14-8, 5-4 BIG EAST) continues a season-long three-game homestand Wednesday when it plays host to No. 17 Louisville at the Joyce Center. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. (ET), and tickets still be purchased by contacting the Notre Dame Athletics Ticket Office (574-631-7356), going on-line and clicking here or stopping by the Joyce Center Gate 10 ticket windows on game night.

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