PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly women’s basketball honors for the week ending Dec. 13.
 
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alliya Butts • So. • G • Temple • Edgewater Park, N.J.
Butts averaged 18.5 points, four steals and 3.5 assists in a 2-0 week for the Owls. The sophomore guard shot 58.3-percent from the field and went 8-of-14 (57.1-percent) from behind the arc in the wins. Butts started the week with 24 points, including a career-high six 3-pointers to go with six assists and six steals against Sacred Heart. The product of Edgewater Park, N.J., closed out the week with 13 points while knocking down .50-percent of her shots in a win at Fordham.      
 
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Napheesa Collier • Fr. • G/F • UConn • O’Fallon, Missouri
Collier recorded eight points per game, six rebounds, four steals and three assists in two wins for the top-ranked Huskies. The freshman produced a well-balanced performance against Colgate with 10 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals. In her first start of the season, Collier registered seven rebounds, six points and four steals in a 73-49 win against No. 11/9 Florida State in the Hall of Fame Classic at the Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday.
 
WEEKLY HONOR ROLL   
Morgan Tuck • Sr. • F • UConn • Bolingbrook, Ill.
Produced 19 points per game in wins over Colgate and No. 11/9 Florida State.  
 
Serithia Hawkins • Fr. • G • Houston • Moore, Okla.
Scored 11.5 points per game (64.3-percent) and grabbed six rebounds per game in a 1-1 for the Cougars.   
 
Cheyenne Creighton • So. • F • Memphis • Pickering, Ontario
Recorded 14 points on 70-percent shooting to go with eight rebounds and three blocks against Minnesota.
 
Courtney Williams • Sr. • G • USF • Folkston, Ga.
Posted her fourth double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds in a 61-33 win against Chattanooga.
 
Alicia Froling • So. • F • SMU • Queensland, Australia
Tied an SMU single-game record with 21 rebounds to go with 14 points against then-No. 12/11 Texas A&M on Monday.