New York, N.Y- Villanova middle blocker Kiera Booth was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week as announced by the conference office Tuesday afternoon. 

Booth had a standout match against St. John's on Wednesday with 11 kills, one solo block and nine assisted blocks. Booth also had a .429 hitting percentage in the 3-1 victory. Booth's 10 blocks led the conference last week. Villanova is 2-1 in the East Division standings with two weeks left to play.

The Wildcats will return to action this weekend on Friday and Saturday when they host the Seton Hall Pirates.  Both matches are scheduled to begin at 7:00 P.M.