Houston's Okoene and USF's Jordao earn 2018-'19 AAC's Week 1 Weekly Honors

Posted: November 12, 2018 -- 2:52 p.m. CST

The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league's first weekly women's basketball honors of the 2018-19 season, for the week ending Sunday, November 11.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Alyssa Okoene * Redshirt-Sophomore * Forward * Houston

Okoene delivered a career performance in an exciting opening week for RV Houston. In the Cougars' double-overtime victory against Georgia Tech on Friday, the North Carolina transfer tallied her first career double-double, dropping 26 points with 11 rebounds while shooting .625 from the field (10-for-16). Six of her rebounds came on the offensive end, and she shot 6-for-9 from the foul line. Coupled with seven points and two rebounds in a one-point loss at No. 24 California earlier in the week, Okoene totaled 16.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game on the week.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

Beatriz Jordao * Forward * USF

Jordao began her USF career with a double-double out of the gate, netting 17 points and grabbing 10 rebounds against defending Big Ten champion Ohio State on Tuesday. She converted eight of her nine field goal attempts on the contest, adding two blocks in 22 minutes. Against Albany on Thursday, Jordao finished just shy of another double-double with seven points and nine boards in 23 minutes. For the week, the Pombal, Portugal native finished with 12.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game and six blocks.

WEEKLY HONOR ROLL

Katie Lou Samuelson * Senior * Guard / Forward * UConn

Led the No. 2 Huskies with 19 points and seven rebounds, adding three steals and a block against Ohio State on Sunday

Raven Johnson * Junior * Guard * ECU

Tabulated back-to-back 19-point, 4-rebound outings to start the season, leading ECU to wins over Maryland Eastern Shore and Monmouth

Alicia Froling * Redshirt-Senior * Forward * SMU

Registered a double-double in her first game since missing last season due to injury, scoring 19 points with 12 boards in the Mustangs' win over Louisiana Monroe

Alliya Butts * Graduate Transfer * Guard * Temple

Averaged 15 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 3.5 assists on the Owls’ 2-0 opening week and reached the 1,500 career point mark against Saint Joseph's on Friday

Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage * Senior * Forward * Wichita State

Registered a career-high 21 points with six rebounds in the season opener against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, and followed with 13 points, two blocks and two steals against Missouri State on Saturday

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