Big East Women’s Basketball Games of the Week, Dec. 6 - 12: Butler looks for first win as Villanova hosts top-25 foe

RICHMOND, Va. (Dec. 6, 2021) – Hofstra junior Aaron Estrada and Charleston freshman Reyne Smith have been selected as Colonial Athletic Association weekly award recipients in men’s basketball for their performances over the last week.PLAYER OF THE WEEKAaron Estrada, HofstraJunior | Guard | Woodbury, N.J. / St. Benedict’s (Oregon)

There’s a lot to like about the Jerry Colangelo Classic.

On the surface, Stanford’s 57-54 loss to South Florida—just months after the Cardinal won a national championship—seems shocking.

The name, image and likeness era in college sports has spawned a new beginning in how student-athletes market and project themselves.

As winter grows colder, the quality of college basketball gets better.

It was one of the most surreal moments following a game Olivia Nelson-Ododa had ever experienced as a UConn Huskie. The team had just seen their 2020-21 season come to a screeching halt with a 69-59 loss to Arizona in the NCAA Final Four.

The holiday tournament season saw some noteworthy performances out of the Colonial Athletic Association, including Northeastern and Delaware making runs to the championship games of the Paradise Jam and Gulf Coast Showcase.