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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