NEW YORK – Tori Schickel and Sydney Shelton earned regular season BIG EAST honors on Wednesday as the conference office announced award winners for the 2016-17 season. A vote from the leagues' head coaches determined the outcome which included Schickel as a Second Team All-BIG EAST selection and Shelton as a member of the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team.
 
The top honor went to DePaul's Brooke Schulte who was crowned BIG EAST Player of the Year. Schulte doubled up and was also named Co-Most Improved Player along with Brianna Rollerson of Creighton. DePaul also picked up hardware with Doug Bruno earning Coach of the Year and Tanita Allen claiming the Sixth-Woman Award. Freshman of the Year went to Jalyn Agnew of Creighton and the Defensive Player of the Year award was split between Jacqui Grant (DePaul) and Aaliyah Lewis (St. John's).
 
Schickel landed on the All-BIG EAST Second Team after averaging 14.5 points and 11.8 rebounds per game during the regular season. The only BIG EAST player to average a double-double this season, Schickel was also the only Bulldog to start in all 29 games while averaging 35.2 minutes per game.
 
The sophomore forward set the Butler school record for most rebounds recorded in a single-season. She heads into the conference tournament with 341 boards, breaking the old record of 302 rebounds which was set by Beth Piepenbrink during the 1981-82 season. The BU co-captain posted 14 double-doubles this season, a total that led the BIG EAST Conference and ranked her 21st in the NCAA.
 
Regular season highlights also include posting 20 points and 20 rebounds at Xavier and going off for 28 points and 20 rebounds vs. Villanova. She led the team in scoring 14 times and was the team's leading rebounder in every contest this season.
 
Sydney Shelton represents Butler on the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team. The shooting guard averaged 8.8 points per game and was the top 3-point shooting freshman in the conference, knocking down 46 shots from distance.
 
Shelton averaged 27.7 minutes of playing time during her rookie season, starting in 22 contests. She scored a career-high 23 points against DePaul, shooting 6-for-11 from 3-point range. She followed that effort with 18 points at Georgetown. Additional highlights from the 2016-17 season include pulling down a career-high eight rebounds vs. Villanova and posting 16 points and seven rebounds at home vs. Seton Hall.
 
BIG EAST Player of the Year
Brooke Schulte, DePaul, Sr., G*
 
BIG EAST Coach of the Year
Doug Bruno, DePaul
 
BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
Jalyn Agnew, Creighton, R-Fr., F
 
BIG EAST Co-Defensive Players of the Year
Jacqui Grant, DePaul, Sr., F
Aaliyah Lewis, St. John's, Sr., G
 
BIG EAST Co-Most Improved Players
Brooke Schulte, DePaul, Sr., G
Brianna Rollerson, Creighton, Sr., F
 
BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award
Lauren Works, Creighton, Sr., G
 
BIG EAST Sixth-Woman Award
Tanita Allen, DePaul, So., G
 
All-BIG EAST First Team
Allazia Blockton, Marquette, So., G*
Audrey Faber, Creighton, So., F
Jacqui Grant, DePaul, Sr., F
Brooke Schulte, DePaul, Sr., G*
Jade Walker, St. John's, Sr., F
 
All-BIG EAST Second Team
Erika Davenport, Marquette, So., F
Adrianna Hahn, Villanova, So., G
Marissa Janning, Creighton, Sr., G
Tori Schickel, Butler, So., F
Dionna White, Georgetown, So., G
 
All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention^
Dorothy Adomako, Georgetown, Jr., G
Raeshaun Gaffney, Xavier, R-Sr., G
Natisha Hiedeman, Marquette, So., G
Aaliyah Lewis, St. John's, Sr., G
Alex Louin, Villanova, Jr., G
Yoyo Nogic, Providence, So., G
 
BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
Jalyn Agnew, Creighton, R-Fr., F
Kelly Campbell, DePaul, Fr., F*
Kaela Hilaire, Seton Hall, Fr., G*
Alisha Kebbe, St. John's, Fr., G
Sydney Shelton, Butler, Fr., G
 
*unanimous selection
^extra player added due to a tie in voting