PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced winners of the league’s first weekly women’s basketball honors for games ending Nov. 30.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Courtney Williams * G * 5-8 * Jr. * USF
Williams averaged 22.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game last week for RV/RV USF during action at the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Williams had a game-high 27 points in the Bulls’ win over RV/RV Oklahoma on Thursday and pulled down a double-double (18 points, 12 rebounds) in Friday’s win over Illinois. The junior shot 86-percent (12-for-14) from the charity stripe during the three-day tournament and added a game-high 23 points vs. No. 9/10 Kentucky on Saturday.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Kia Nurse * G * 6-0 * UConn
Nurse, the Gulf Coast Showcase MVP, scored 43 points in the tournament’s three games, including a .600 (18-for-30) shooting percentage from the floor. The guard also pulled down 16 total rebounds and dished out a team-best 14 assists. She averaged 14.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game in a 3-0 week for No. 3/3 UConn.
WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis * F * 5-11 * Sr. * UConn
Averaged 16.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game in UConn’s three-win week; shot 56-percent from beyond the arc
Tanaya Atkinson * G * 5-9 * Fr. * Temple
Had 20 points and seven rebounds in Temple’s win over Harvard in the Hall of Fame Challenge; named tournament MVP
Kolby Morgan * G * 5-8 * Fr. * Tulane
Scored a career-high 25 points vs. RV/RV Western Kentucky during action at the Hofstra Thanksgiving Classic
I’Tiana Taylor * F * 6-1 * Jr. * East Carolina
Averaged 17.5 points and 12.5 rebounds per game in the Junkanoo Jam; scored a career-high 22 points vs. No. 22/22 Syracuse
Destynee Hives-McCray * F * 6-0 * R-Jr. * SMU
Averaged a double-double (13.0 points, 12.0 rebounds per game) during action at the SMU Thanksgiving Classic
