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Houston's Dymond Gladney named AAC Player of the Week; ECU's Taniyah Thompson named AAC Freshman of the Week
Posted: February 3, 2020 -- 4:15 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, February 2.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Dymond Gladney * Sophomore * Guard * Houston
Gladney had a career week, averaging 22.5 points, three rebounds, 1.5 assists and three steals per game as Houston went 1-1 and rose to 4-4 in conference play. In Saturday's 66-60 overtime win at Tulane, Gladney dropped a career-high 29 points on 9-of-20 shooting (45 percent) with six 3-pointers. The sophomore added four rebounds, three assists and five steals in 45 minutes of play. Earlier in the week, she led the Cougars with 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting on the road at USF.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Taniyah Thompson * Guard * ECU
Thompson led ECU in scoring in both outings last week that included a 71-65 win over Memphis on Tuesday. She averaged 22.5 points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal, scoring 20 points against the Tigers and 25 on the road at Wichita State. Thompson connected for four 3-pointers in both contests and is the conference's highest-scoring freshman this season at 12.8 points per game.
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Weekly Honor Roll
Kay Kay Wright * Senior * Guard * UCF
Averaged 17.5 points, 4.5 assists and three rebounds in UCF's 1-1 week; led all scorers with 22 points in the Knights’ win over SMU on Saturday, surpassing the 1,400 career point mark in the process
Antoinette Miller * Senior * Guard * Cincinnati
Posted a pair of double-figure performances, scoring a team-high 19 at UConn on Thursday and 14 in Sunday's win over USF; added 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and four steals per game
Crystal Dangerfield * Senior * Guard * UConn
Scored a game-high 24 points on 7-of-13 shooting (53.8 percent) with five 3-pointers in UConn's 80-50 win over Cincinnati; added five assists, three boards and a steal
Jamirah Shutes * Sophomore * Guard * Memphis
Dropped a career-high 32 points, going 9-of-13 from the field and a perfect 5-for-5 five long range on Tuesday against ECU; dished out two assists and grabbed four rebounds in 36 minutes
Marissa Mackins * Sophomore * Guard * Temple
Led all scorers with 22 points, including five triples, in Temple's 67-65 win over UCF on Wednesday; snagged four rebounds with five assists and a steal
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