Cincinnati's IImar'I Thomas, Memphis' Madison Griggs Earn AAC Women's Basketball Weekly Awards for Week 3 of 2019-'20 Season

Posted: November 25, 2019 -- 12:59 p.m. CT

The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league's weekly women's basketball honors, for the week ending Sunday, November 24.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

IImar’I Thomas * Junior * Forward * Cincinnati

Thomas poured in a career-high 29 points to lead all scorers in Cincinnati’s 72-53 win over Chattanooga on Tuesday. She added a game-high seven rebounds with three assists and a block in 36 minutes. Thomas hit her point total on 12-of-18 (66.7 percent) shooting from the field and 5-of-7 from the foul line. Her performance bettered her previous career-high of 25 points, which she scored last week against Ohio State.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

Madison Griggs * Freshman * Guard * Memphis

Griggs set the Memphis program record with eight 3-pointers in the Tigers’ 83-76 win at Toledo on Sunday. All of her field goals came from beyond the arc as she tallied a career-high 24 points to go along with three rebounds. Her performance tied the American Athletic Conference freshman record for 3-pointers in a game, set in 2016 by USF's Kitija Laksa. Earlier in the week, Griggs scored four points with four rebounds, three assists and two steals in Memphis' 70-66 victory over Southern Illinois.

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Weekly Honor Roll

Crystal Dangerfield * Senior * Guard * UConn

Averaged 15.5 points, five rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals as UConn stayed undefeated with wins over Virginia and Ohio State; posted a game-high 23 points against the Buckeyes on Sunday

Dorian Branch * Senior * Forward * Houston

Was one of three Houston players to score 14 points in the Cougars' 85-69 win over Oklahoma; added seven rebounds, four assists and two steals as Houston defeated the Sooners for the first time in program history

Bethy Mununga * Junior * Forward * USF

Posted a 16-point, 12-rebound double-double in USF's battle with No. 2 Baylor Tuesday, adding an assist, a block and three steals; added eight points and six rebound in 21 minutes against Saint Francis on Sunday

Ashley Jones * Redshirt-Sophomore * Guard * Temple

Scored a career-high 24 points on 55.6 (10-of-18) shooting in Temple's 72-61 win at Bucknell, rounding out her line with five rebounds and two assists

Seraphine Bastin * Sophomore * Guard * Wichita State

Led Wichita State with a career-high 20 points against Louisiana Tech, shooting 5-of-7 from the field and 9-of-14 from the foul line; grabbed eight rebounds, swiped three steals and dished our four assists in the 88-80 win

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