Tulsa's Rebecca Lescay, Temira Poindexter Win Week Six American Women's Basketball Awards

Posted: December 20, 2021 -- 1:52 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, December 19.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Rebecca Lescay * Senior * Guard * Tulsa

Lescay averaged 21.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game for conference leader Tulsa in a 2-0 trip to the GSU Holiday Classic in Atlanta. Lescay hit 12-of-19 attempts from the floor to score 25 points (16 in the second half), pulled down seven rebounds and dished out five assists in a 67-55 win over host Georgia State on December 18. Lescay added 18 points, eight boards, seven dimes and four steals in just 24 minutes during a 92-62 rout of South Alabama on December 19.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

Temira Poindexter * Forward * Tulsa

Poindexter turned in 9.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game for Tulsa during the GSU Holiday Classic at Georgia State, shooting 55.6 percent from 3-point range for the tournament. Poindexter's weekend was highlighted by scoring 11 points, pulling down five rebounds and distributing three assists with two blocks against Georgia State on December 18.

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Diamond Battles * Senior * Guard * UCF

Battles averaged 17.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.0 steals per game for 1-1 UCF in a pair of road games; tallied 22 points with six assists and two steals in a win at Seton Hall (December 14) and scored 12 points with four steals at No. 14/15 Iowa (December 18).

Akira Levy * Junior * Guard * Cincinnati

Levy turned in 18.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 8.5 assists per contest for 2-0 Cincinnati; scored 14 points with five assists at Chattanooga (December 15) and posted 22 points with 12 assists and seven rebounds in a double-overtime win over NC A&T (December 19).

Taniyah Thompson * Junior * Guard * East Carolina

Thompson recorded 26.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game while shooting 52.5 percent in a 1-1 East Carolina week; scored a career-high 31 points on a 13-of-19 from the floor in a win at UNCW (December 19).

Laila Blair * Sophomore * Guard * Houston

Blair scored a game-high 20 points and added six rebounds and six assists in a Houston win at Florida State (December 16); knocked down 6-of-11 (.545) shots from beyond the arc in the victory.

Asia Strong * Senior * Forward * Wichita State

Strong logged 17 points and a career-high 15 rebounds in a Wichita State comeback win at North Texas (December 17); kickstarted a game-ending 10-2 run over the final 55 seconds to lead the Shockers back from a 62-57 deficit.

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