IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly women’s basketball honors, for the week ending Sunday, November 14.
Player of the Week
Akira Levy * Jr. * PG * Cincinnati
Levy quarterbacked Cincinnati to a 2-0 start to the 2021-22 season during Levy’s debut in the Bearcat backcourt. Levy averaged an even 15.0 points per game and paced The American with 7.5 assists and 4.0 steals per contest in the wins. Levy opened the season with 12 points, six assists and four steals in a 73-60 win over Alabama A&M on Nov. 10. Levy then shot .545 from the floor to tally 18 points while dishing out nine dimes and again adding four steals in a 72-59 Cincinnati triumph over Bellarmine on Nov. 12.
Freshman of the Week
Temira Poindexter * Fr. * F * Tulsa
Poindexter enjoyed a dynamic debut for Tulsa, coming off the bench to make a major impact in a 77-62 win for the Golden Hurricane against Duquesne on Nov. 11. Poindexter scored a game-high 23 points on 8-for-14 shooting from the floor and a perfect 5-for-5 from the free-throw line, chipping in five rebounds and two assists in the victory. Poindexter’s 23-point performance led all freshman players from The American during the opening week of the season.
Weekly Honor Roll
Diamond Battles * Sr. * G * UCF
Averaged 18.5 points and 3.5 assists per game in a 1-1 UCF week, hitting at a .667 clip from 3-point range; scored 16 points with five rebounds, five assists and three steals in a win over Duquesne (Nov. 9) and tallied 21 points against No. 15/12 Tennessee (Nov. 12)
Taniyah Thompson * Jr. * F * East Carolina
Logged 19.5 points per game and 3.0 steals per contest during the opening week for East Carolina; hit 6-of-7 shots from beyond the arc and finished with 28 points and eight rebounds at High Point (Nov. 12)
Emani Jefferson * So. * G * Memphis
Recorded 16.5 points per game and averaged 3.5 assists and 3.0 steals for Memphis in a 2-0 start, shooting .875 from the field and .792 from the line on a conference-high 24 free throw attempts; scored 20 points and pulled down seven rebounds against SIUE (Nov. 14)
Sydni Harvey * Jr. * PG * South Florida
Averaged 17.5 points per game and shot .500 from the floor and .529 from beyond the arc in a 2-0 South Florida week; went for 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting (6-of-8 from 3-point range) and four rebounds in just 21 minutes against Alabama State (Nov. 11)
Asia Strong * Sr. * F * Wichita State
Registered 13.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game for 2-0 Wichita State, hitting .545 from the field; scored 17 points and pulled down seven boards in a win at Wyoming (Nov. 13)