Whigham Leads BIG EAST All-Stars To Victory

June 13, 2001

BONN, GERMANY – University of Miami freshman Lonnie Whighamrecorded 12 points and four rebounds to lead the 2001 BIG EAST Women’sBasketball All-Stars to an 84-64 victory on Tuesday over Bonn BBC. The gamewas the first of the All-Stars’ six-game tour of Germany.

The all-stars, under the direction of Syracuse head coach Marianna Freeman, were held scoreless until the five-minute mark of the first quarter, but outscored the opponent 12-2 over the next three minutes. The BIG EAST team took a 49-35 halftime lead and began the second half with a 10-0run.

Villanova’s Trish Juhline finished the game with a team-high 15 points, including 13 in the first half and three three-pointers in the contest.

The BIG EAST All-Stars will face Bonn BBC again on Wednesday night.

BIG EAST All-Stars 84, Bonn BBC 64

Points ReboundsMorgan Valley, Connecticut 7 6Rebekkah Brunson, Georgetown 6 9Lonnie Whigham, Miami 12 4Ericka Haney, Notre Dame 11 6Sheila Stufflet, Pittsburgh 4 6Rasheedah Brown, St. John’s 6 3Leslie Ardon, Seton Hall 11 8Julie McBride, Syracuse 12 4Trish Juhline, Villanova 15 4Chrystal Starling, Virginia Tech injuredKate Bulger, West Virginia 0 4