| 3/7/2025 | Women’s Basketball FORT WORTH, Texas – Florida Atlantic women’s basketball player Mya Perry was recognized on the American Athletic Conference All-Conference Second Team following a breakout 2024-25 campaign, announced by the league office on Friday. The honor marks the first career postseason accolade for the junior guard. As the reigning AAC Player of the Week and three-time AAC Honorable Mention honoree, Perry has been sensational for the Owls this season, leading the team offensively and ranking fifth in the AAC in points per game at 15.6. Perry also leads the Owls and ranks third in the AAC in three-pointers per game and three-point attempts, averaging 2.57 threes per game on 204 attempts, in addition to ranking fourth in 3-pointers made, knocking down 72 triples this season, and ranking second for the Owls and sixth in the AAC in 3-point percentage, shooting .35.3% from distance. Perry leads the team in steals per game, averaging 1.5 per contest.Perry registered a team-leading 22 double-digit scoring performances this season, including her first career 30-point game vs. Memphis (Mar. 4) and posting six 20-point performances vs. FIU (Nov. 23), Georgia Southern (Dec. 18), East Carolina (Jan. 4), Tulsa (Jan. 15), Wichita State (Feb. 5), and South Florida (Feb. 15). She posted a career-best 31 points in the Owls’ regular-season finale, making a career-high 11 field goals, shooting 58 percent (11-of-19) from the field, 88 percent (7-of-8) from the line, and connecting on a pair of threes vs. Memphis (March 4). She also tied a career-high four steals vs. Charlotte (Jan. 22) and tied a career-best seven free throws made at Tulsa (Jan. 15) and vs. Memphis (March 4) this season. The full list of AAC postseason honors can be found below: 2024-25 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HONORS Player of the Year Jordyn Jenkins, R-Sr., F, UTSA Coach of the Year Karen Aston, UTSA* Defensive Player of the Year Mama Dembele, Gr., G, South Florida Freshman of the Year Kendall Sneed, G, Tulane Most Improved Player L’or Mputu, Sr., F, South Florida Sixth Player of the Year Kaylah Turner, So., G, Temple Newcomer of the Year Nina De Leon Negron, Gr., G, UTSA Ambassador Award Malia Fisher, Sr., F, Rice Delanie Crawford, Sr., G, Tulsa First Team All-Conference Amiya Joyner, Jr., F, East Carolina Tommisha Lampkin, Sr., F, North Texas* Tilly Boler, 5th, G, Memphis Malia Fisher, Sr., F, Rice Sammie Puisis, Gr., G, South Florida Tiarra East, Sr., G, Temple Tarriyonna Gary, 5th, G, Temple Jordyn Jenkins, R-Sr., F, UTSA* Sherese Pittman, Sr., F, Tulane Delanie Crawford, Sr., G, Tulsa* Second Team All-Conference Jade Weathersby, So., F, UAB Mya Perry, Jr., G, Florida Atlantic Alasia Smith, 5th, F, Memphis Desiree Wooten, So., G, North Texas Dominique Ennis, Jr., G, Rice Carla Brito, Jr., F, South Florida Kyren Whittington, R-Sr., G, Tulane Nina De Leon Negron, Gr., G, UTSA Idara Udo, So., F, UTSA Jayla Murray, R-Jr., F, Wichita State All-Newcomer Team Tilly Boler, 5th, G, Memphis Victoria Flores, So., G, Rice Sherese Pittman, Sr., F, Tulane Kaylah Turner, So., G, Temple Nina De Leon Negron, Gr., G, UTSA All-Defensive Team Alasia Smith, 5th, F, Memphis Aniyah Johnson, Sr., F, North Texas Desiree Wooten, So., G, North Texas Malia Fisher, Sr., F, Rice Mama Dembele, Gr., G, South Florida* All-Freshman Team Devin Hagemann, G, East Carolina* Tamya Smith, F, Memphis Aniah Alexis, G, Rice Savannah Curry, G, Temple Sadie Shores, G, Tulane Kendall Sneed, G, Tulane* Kennedi Alexander, G, Tulsa*denotes unanimous selection UP NEXT Florida Atlantic opens up AAC Championship play on Saturday, March 7, taking on No. 12-seed Charlotte for a 1 p.m. ET tip at the Super Pit in Denton, Texas. FOLLOW THE OWLS For updates, follow @FAUWBB_Hoops on X and @FAUWBB on Instagram, or like Florida Atlantic Women’s Basketball on Facebook. |
