Perry Named BIG EAST Co-Player of the Week
1/28/2002 1:50:18 PM | Women's Basketball
Perry was instrumental in Syracuse's two BIG EAST wins, including a 75-59 victory over No. 16/17 Virginia Tech on Jan. 23. She averaged 22.0 points and 11.5 rebounds with back-to-back double-doubles. Against the Hokies, Perry scored 16 points and grabbed 10 boards. In a 75-71 win at Pittsburgh on Jan. 26, she finished with a career-high 28 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and two steals in 26 minutes. Perry shot 63.2 percent (12-19) from the field and hit 20-of-23 free throws last week.
With Syracuse trailing Pittsburgh, 29-17 with 6:39 left in the first half, Perry scored the next nine points to cut the deficit to 32-26. She scored 11 of SU's last 17 points in the half to cut the halftime deficit to 37-34. She hit all 17 of her second-half points in the 13-point comeback during the last 12:33. She also went 7-for-7 at the free throw line in the second half.
She is averaging 11.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per game this season. Those numbers increase to 15.8 points per game and 8.0 rebounds per game for BIG EAST contests.
Perry is the third Orangewoman to take home BIG EAST Player of the Week honors this season. Sophomore guard Julie McBride (Mechanicville, N.Y./Catholic Central) earned the award on Nov. 26 and senior guard Jaime James (Plymouth, Mass./Plymouth North) won the same distinction on Jan. 14.
It is the first time since the 1987-88 season that three different SU players have won the award in the same season.
