Temple University Athletics
Butts Earns Second-Straight American Weekly Honor
12.5.16 | Women's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA -- Temple junior Alliya Butts earned a spot on the American Weekly Honor Roll for the second-straight week.
Butts averaged 15.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals in a 1-1 week for Temple. She opened the week with 15 points, three boards and two steals as Temple lost to 6-1 Harvard on the road. On Sunday, Butts led the Owls with 16 points, adding four rebounds and three steals as the Owls topped Vermont at home. Butts' five threes this week moved her into sole possession of second place on Temple's all-time career list with 165 makes from beyond-the-arc, a feat she's accomplished just six games into her junior year.Â
Temple (4-2) returns to action on Wednesday, playing at Hampton at 5:30 p.m.
American Athletic Conference Weekly Honors
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Player of the Week: Napheesa Collier, UConn
Freshman of the Week: Jasmyne Harris, Houston
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Honor Roll:
Zykira Lewis, UCF
Taylor Williams, Memphis
Laia Flores, USFÂ
Alicia Froling, SMU
Alliya Butts, Temple
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Butts averaged 15.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals in a 1-1 week for Temple. She opened the week with 15 points, three boards and two steals as Temple lost to 6-1 Harvard on the road. On Sunday, Butts led the Owls with 16 points, adding four rebounds and three steals as the Owls topped Vermont at home. Butts' five threes this week moved her into sole possession of second place on Temple's all-time career list with 165 makes from beyond-the-arc, a feat she's accomplished just six games into her junior year.Â
Temple (4-2) returns to action on Wednesday, playing at Hampton at 5:30 p.m.
American Athletic Conference Weekly Honors
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Player of the Week: Napheesa Collier, UConn
Freshman of the Week: Jasmyne Harris, Houston
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Honor Roll:
Zykira Lewis, UCF
Taylor Williams, Memphis
Laia Flores, USFÂ
Alicia Froling, SMU
Alliya Butts, Temple
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