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Houston's Blair, East Carolina's Joyner Earn Women's Basketball Weekly Awards

IRVING, Texas The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly women’s basketball awards for the week ending Sunday, February 5.

Player of the Week
Laila Blair, Jr., G, Houston
Blair led Houston to a win over Temple to keep the Cougars in second place in the American Athletic Conference. The junior guard scored 25 points, dished out three assists and brought down five rebounds. Blair iced the game, connecting on four free throws in the final seven seconds.

Freshman of the Week
Amiya Joyner, Fr.