Clinton Named AAC Freshman of the Week, Williamson Tabbed to Honor Roll

PHILADELPHIA – Rookie Jasha Clinton was named the final American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week while junior Alexa Williamson earned a spot on Honor Roll, as announced by the conference office Friday afternoon.

Clinton averaged 22 points, 7.5 assists, 4.5 steals and 2.0 rebounds over a pair of wins for Temple. In Tuesday's game, the rookie recorded her first career double-double with 21 points and 11 assists. This marks the first double-double in points and assists for the Owls since 2017 and just the third points/assists double-double in the AAC this season. Clinton then tied her career-best of 23 points in Thursday's win as she recorded a career-high eight steals.

Williamson averaged 23.5 points and nine rebounds across a pair of two wins for the Owls. The junior tallied a career-best 29 points in Tuesday's win before finishing just shy of a double-double on Thursday with 23 points and nine rebounds. Williamson collected a career-high four steals in each game. The forward ended the week shooting 56.3% from the floor.

Fifth-seeded Temple will compete in the Quarterfinals of the 2021 American Athletic Conference Championship on Tuesday, Mar. 9 at noon against #4 Tulane at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

AAC Weekly Awards
Player of the Week: Ilmar'I Thomas, Cincinnati
Freshman of the Week: Jasha Clinton, Temple

AAC Honor Roll
Alexa Williamson, Temple*
JerKaila Jordan, Tulane
Asia Strong, Wichita State
Alisha Lewis, UCF
Laila Blair, Houston

Temple University Athletics

Clinton Named AAC Freshman of the Week, Williamson Tabbed to Honor Roll

Players Mentioned

Jasha Clinton

Alexa Williamson

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