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| Napheesa Collier, a 6-1 sophomore forward for UConn, has been named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Week. |
Collier scored 25 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and added four
blocked shots and three steals in Connecticut’s 97-61 win at Temple last
Wednesday. In that game, she was 12-of-14 from the floor. The double-double was
the O’Fallon, Mo.’s seventh of the season. Collier folloBed that game with a
24-point, nine-rebound, three-assist performance in a 96-50 victory over Tulsa at
Gampel Arena on Super Bowl Sunday.
In other American weekly accolades, Tulsa forward Kendrian
Elliot was named the conference’s Freshman
of the Week. Elliott averaged 17.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game as the
Golden Hurricane split a pair of games against East Carolina and No. 1 UConn.
Elliott opened the week with a personal-best 27 points and earned her third
double-double with 13 rebounds in last Tuesday’s 100-92 victory over the
Pirates. She added eight points and five rebounds in Sunday’s
loss to the Huskies.
American Weekly
Honor Roll
* Jacqueline Blake, senior center, Houston
Blake scored a career-high 16 points in Saturday’s win at East Carolina, helped lead Houston to a 1-1 week.
* Brea Elmore, junior guard, Memphis* Jacqueline Blake, senior center, Houston
Blake scored a career-high 16 points in Saturday’s win at East Carolina, helped lead Houston to a 1-1 week.
Elmore scored 16 points, and added six rebounds and six assists in a 62-57 win over No. 20 USF.
* Maria Jespersen, junior forward, USF
Jespersen averaged 23.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game in a 1-1 week for the Bulls.
* Morgan Bolton, senior guard, SMU
Scored a career-high 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc to lead the Mustangs over Memphis.
* Tanaya Atkinson • Jr. • G • Temple
Atkinson averaged 20.0 points and 10.0 rebounds, while shooting 53 percent from the field in two games for the Owls.
—With Staff Reports
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