The American Today Schedule & Results 2018-19 Standings Weekly Honors
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American Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Report Friday, Dec. 14 Contact: Megan Erbes, Director of Communications ([email protected]) 15 Park Row West, Third Floor • Providence, RI 02903 • 401.453.0660 TheAmerican.org • Twitter: @American_WBB • Facebook: fb.com/AmericanConf • Instagram: AmericanConf 2018-19 STANDINGS AMERICAN OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK NOTABLE UConn 1/1 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 9-0 1.000 87.9 53.0 3-0 2-0 4-0 W9 Huskies have advanced to 11-straight Final Fours UCF -/RV 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 8-1 .889 71.2 54.9 3-0 5-1 0-0 W5 Tied the program’s Division I wins record with 22 last year USF RV/RV 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 7-2 .778 72.7 52.3 5-0 1-0 1-2 W3 L. Ferreira owns the league’s highest single-game point total Tulane 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 7-2 .778 67.4 56.9 5-0 1-1 1-1 L1 Lisa Stockton owns 500 wins at the helm for Tulane ECU 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 6-2 .750 63.6 59.8 6-0 0-2 0-0 W1 Lashonda Monk owns the conference single-game steals record Wichita State 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 6-4 .600 63.7 59.2 6-3 0-0 0-1 W1 Shockers field one of the youngest rosters in the nation SMU 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 5-4 .556 60.2 55.8 3-2 0-2 2-0 L1 Alicia Froling is SMU’s all-time rebounding leader Cincinnati 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 6-5 .545 64.0 62.4 5-1 1-4 0-0 W1 Head coach Michelle Clark-Heard enters her first season Tulsa 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 5-5 .500 62.3 69.8 3-0 1-5 1-0 L2 Tulsa returns five of last year’s six top scorers Houston 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 4-6 .400 77.2 77.5 1-3 3-3 0-0 L1 Houston leads the nation in steals entering Week 5 Temple 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 3-6 .333 64.7 66.1 2-0 1-5 0-1 L1 Mia Davis and Emani Mayo were All-Rookie honorees last year Memphis 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 3-6 .333 58.7 67.8 2-3 0-3 1-0 W1 Memphis ranks fourth nationally in offensive rebounding Rankings listed as AP/USA Today SCHEDULE & RESULTS THE AMERICAN TODAY WEEKLY HONORS TUESDAY, DEC. 11 BEST FIELD TRIP EVER PLAYER OF THE WEEK Wichita State 70, Grambling State 61 Wichita State and ECU both held Education Days for local Katie Lou Samuelson • Sr. • G • UConn students this past week and set attendance records in Samuelson nearly averaged a triple-double in WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12 the process. The Shockers had a season-high 7,356 in UConn’s 2-0 week with 23 points, 11.0 rebounds UCF 71, Duquesne 63 attendance for a 70-61 win over Grambling State, while and 7.0 assists per game. At Saint Louis on Dec. ECU hosted 6,276 on Thursday against Liberty to set the 4, the senior scored 20 points on 7-of-13 (53.8 THURSDAY, DEC. 13 program’s single-game attendance record. percent) shooting, including five 3-pointers, ECU 66, Liberty 63 while snagging six rebounds. She followed with FINAL COUNTDOWN a 26-point, 16-rebound double-double against Seton Hall on Dec. 8. The performance marked a career-high SATURDAY, DEC. 15 Three weeks remain before the start of American Athletic rebounding outing for Samuelson and the second double- Grambling State at USF .................................................3:30 p.m. Conference play, and several matchups with Power 6 or double of her career. SMU at Rice ...............................................................................5 p.m. currently ranked programs remain in that stretch. UConn will meet both California and Baylor on the road in the FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK SUNDAY, DEC. 16 coming weeks, with UCF facing Syracuse on a neutral Beatriz Jordao • Fr. • F • USF Xavier at Cincinnati ................................................................2 p.m. court in the St. Pete Shootout. Temple will play in the In USF’s lone game on the week, Jordao USC Upstate at ECU ...............................................................2 p.m. conference’s next anticipated ranked matchup, traveling was efficient in just 17 minutes of play. to South Carolina next Friday. Four other teams - Wichita The forward scored 14 points on 7-of-10 MONDAY, DEC. 17 State, SMU, USF and Tulsa - have scheduled dates with shooting and was responsible for eight Pacific at UCF ............................................................................ 7 p.m. power opponents. of the Bulls’ first nine points. She totaled Vermont at USF ........................................................................ 7 p.m. four rebounds and was integral with four Little Rock at Tulsa ................................................................8 p.m. MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY blocks defensively as the Bulls held George Washington to Southeast Missouri at Memphis .....................................8 p.m. UConn’s climb up the national statistic rankings continued single-digits in all four quarters on Sunday. USF prevailed UT Arlington at Houston ......................................................8 p.m. last week, as the Huskies are now in the top 10 in six 63-30 for its third-straight win. different categories: scoring offense (4th), scoring margin (2nd), field goal percentage (5th), field goal percentage defense (7th), assist-turnover ratio (2nd) and won-lost HONOR ROLL percentage (T-1st). The top-ranked Huskies are one of 18 Kay Kay Wright • Jr. • G • UCF All times ET and subject to change teams nationally still unbeaten on the season. Recorded 24 points with seven rebounds, four assists and a steal as UCF won its fourth straight on Sunday with a 71-60 road victory at Delaware ALL CLASS Two American Athletic Conference seniors, USF’s Kitija IImar’I Thomas • So. • F • Cincinnati Laksa and UConn’s Napheesa Collier, were named as two Led all scorers with 20 points and rebounders with nine in of 30 candidates for the 2018-19 Senior CLASS Award. Cincinnati’s win over VCU on Friday; for the week, averaged 16.0 In order to be named a candidate, a senior must be in points on 72.2 percent shooting and 6.5 rebounds per game excellent academic standing while also volunteering time with causes and in the community. Three American Taylor Barnes • Jr. • G • Memphis players, UConn’s Stefanie Dolson (2014), Breanna Stewart Posted a team-high 15 points for Memphis in Sunday’s win (2016) and Gabby Williams (2018), are previous Senior over Samford; averaged 10.5 points and 3.5 rebounds on the CLASS Award winners. week and tallied her 200th career assist against New Orleans CONFERENCE LEADERS Mia Davis • So. • F • Temple Mia Davis, Temple 20.9 PPG Put forth three-consecutive 20-plus point performances and Alicia Froling, SMU 11.6 RPG two double-doubles in Temple’s 1-2 week, averaging 24.3 points Beatriz Jordao, USF 68.9 FG% and 11.3 rebounds while converting on 60.9 percent from the Sydni Harvey, USF 85.7 FT % floor; went 4-of-5 from beyond the arc against No. 16/14 DePaul Mia Davis, Temple 63.2 3PT-FG % Crystal Dangerfield, UConn 5.7 APG Sierra Cheatham • So. • G • Tulane Lashonda Monk, ECU 4.1 SPG Was an all-around contributor for the Green Wave in a 1-1 week, Alicia Froling, SMU 2.4 BPG averaging 13.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 blocks while going 10-of-17 (58.8 percent) from the field; six of her 10 Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn 3.8 A/TO Ratio field goals on the week came from beyond the arc AMERICAN NOTEBOOK WATCH LIST CENTRAL LEAPS AND BOUNDS THE RECORD BOOK In 2017-18, UCF and Houston both posted their The American’s single-game records: Wade Trophy best seasons since joining The American prior Napheesa Collier, UConn to the 2013-14 season. The Knights posted 22 Individual Points Crystal Dangerfield, UConn wins, the most for the program since becoming 41 Zykira Lewis, UCF vs. FAU, 11/14/14 Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn Division I, and achieved their highest seed yet Kitija Laksa, USF vs. Ohio State, 2/11/18 Kitija Laksa, USF in the American Championship at No. 3. Houston 40 Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn vs. USF, 3/6/17 Kitija Laksa, USF vs. Southern, 12/15/17 reached 20 wins and earned a postseason bid 39 Napheesa Collier, UConn vs. USF, 2/27/17 Citizen Naismith Trophy for the first time since 2010-11. Tanaya Atkinson, Temple at Cincinnati, 1/13/18 Napheesa Collier, UConn Crystal Dangerfield, UConn ALL EYES ON US Individual Field Goals 17 Tanaya Atkinson, Temple at Cincinnati, 1/13/18 Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn The 2018 American Athletic Conference Cham- 15 7 tied Kitija Laksa, USF pionship featured three of the seven-highest ranked conference tournament games this year, Individual 3-Point Field Goals Wooden Award more than any other top Division I conference: 11 Kitija Laksa, USF vs. Southern, 12/15/17 10 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, UConn at UC Davis, 11/14/14 Napheesa Collier, UConn Game Viewers Kelsee Grovey, Tulsa vs. UCF, 2/3/16 Crystal Dangerfield, UConn UConn vs. USF 354,000 Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn vs. USF, 3/6/17 Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn Cincinnati vs. UConn 342,000 Kitija Laksa, USF Tulane vs. UConn 259,000 Individual Free Throws 16 McKenzie Adams, SMU vs. Nicholls, 11/10/17 14 Alexis Durley, Cincinnati vs.