PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced winners of the league’s weekly women’s basketball honors for games ending Dec. 14.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jada Payne * G/F * 6-2 * R-Jr. * East Carolina
Payne matched her season high with 24 points on 8-for-10 shooting, including 4-for-5 from three-point range, to lead the Pirates to an 82-33 win at Loyola (Md.) on Dec. 9. Payne’s four triples gave her 100 made for her career and became just the eighth player in program history to reach that mark.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Laura Ferreira * F * 5-11 * USF
Ferreira led four Bulls in double figures with a career-high 16 points in a win over College of Charleston on Sunday. The freshman shot 6-for-12 from the field and added seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals on the defensive end. Ferreira set a new career-high with four 3-pointers and finished 4-for-7 from beyond the arc.
WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Brittni Montgomery * F * 6-3 * R-Sr. * UCF
Pulled down 24 rebounds vs. Iona on Sunday, tying her school record single-game mark
Breigha Wilder-Cochran * G * 5-8 * So. * Memphis
Led Memphis with 12 points and a career-high five steals in a win at Georgetown on Saturday
Marley Hill * F * 6-2 * So. * Cincinnati
Fell just shy of a double-double vs. Xavier, had 17 points and nine rebounds vs. the Muskateers
Ana Owens * G * 5-6 * Fr. * Cincinnati
Recorded 21 points on 7-for-12 shooting vs. Xavier on Sunday
Ondrea Shaw * C * 6-4 * Sr. * East Carolina
Blocked an NCAA season-high 10 shots in a win at Loyola (Md.) on Dec. 9, mark was also a career-high
