East Carolina's Taniyah Thompson, Memphis' Makaiya Brooks Win American Women's Basketball Awards for week ending December 26

Posted: December 27, 2021 -- 2:22 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 26.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Taniyah Thompson * Junior * Guard * East Carolina

Thompson turned in a fourth straight game with 20 or more points for East Carolina during a win over UMES on December 21, accounting for 26 points to lead the Pirates to an 85-57 victory. Thompson hit 9-of-16 (.600) shots from the field, including 4-of-7 (.571) tries from beyond the arc, and pulled down five rebounds in the ECU triumph. Thompson is The American leader with 17.9 points per game and six 20-point games thus far this season.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

Makaiya Brooks * Guard * Memphis

Brooks poured in a career-high 12 points to help Memphis down Nicholls 71-54 on December 20. Brooks hit all four attempts from 3-point range over 15 minutes of play to share the team lead in scoring in the win for the Tigers.

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Weekly Honor Roll

Tatyana Hill * Senior * Post * Houston

Hill scored 15 points, pulled down nine rebounds and added three steals for Houston in a convincing 78-51 win over Corpus Christi (December 21); hit 6-of-8 (.750) shots from the field over 19 minutes in the victory.

Jamirah Shutes * Senior * Guard * Memphis

Shutes shared the team lead with 12 points for Memphis in a 71-54 victory against Nicholls (December 20); added four rebounds and a steal in the win.

Elena Tsineke * Sophomore * Guard * South Florida

Tsineke averaged 15.0 points, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals in a 1-1 week for South Florida at the West Palm Invitational; scored a game-high 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting in a 77-55 win over West Virginia (December 20).

Mia Davis * Graduate * Forward * Temple

Davis equaled a season high with 25 points to lead Temple in a 71-68 defeat against Old Dominion (December 22); added six rebounds and three assists to the stat sheet.

Mariah McCully * Senior * Guard * Wichita State

McCully scored a game-high 23 points to pace Wichita State in a 68-55 setback against Kansas (December 21); chipped in three rebounds and two steals against the Jayhawks.

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