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USF's Elena Tsineke Tabbed AAC Player of the Week

IRVING, Texas (Jan. 24, 2022) – University of South Florida women's basketball standout has been named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 23, the conference announced Monday.

A sophomore guard from Thessaloniki, Greece, Tsineke averaged 27.5 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game last week while helping the Bulls to a 2-0 record. The Green and Gold logged a pair of wins over Tulsa (66-63) on Jan. 19 and Temple (75-57) in overtime on Jan. 22. She shot 44.7 percent (17-38) from the field, 50 percent (4-for-8) from three-point range, and 85 percent (17-20) from the free-throw line in the two games.