Creighton, Elmore Earn Third-Team All-Conference Honors

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – University of Memphis junior forward Cheyenne Creighton and junior guard Brea Elmore have been named to the American Athletic Conference Third-Team as announced by the conference Thursday afternoon. This is the first time since joining The American that the Tigers have had two members on either the first, second, or third team in the same season.

The 2014 season saw two members on the All-Freshman Team as well as a first-team selection.

This is the first time that either player has earned a postseason accolade. Both players have seen a significant increase in playing time from a year ago and combined, they account for almost 50 percent of the Tiger scoring.

Creighton finished the regular season averaging a team-high 14.7 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game. She has scored six, 20+-point games for the Tigers including a career-high 26 in the victory over Vanderbilt on Dec. 28. Creighton has also accounted for eight double-doubles this season, becoming the 26^th person in school history to have at least eight in their career. Her latest double-double came against No. 1 UConn in Storrs, Conn.

Also against Vanderbilt, Creighton pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds for the Tigers. She has a total of 218 rebounds this season, 107 of those are offensive boards.

Creighton currently ranks ninth in the conference in rebounding, 12^th in scoring, fifth in field goal percentage, and her 107 offensive rebounds is sixth all-time among Memphis juniors. She also was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll four times this season, the most of any Tiger.

Elmore scored a career-high 12.7 points per game this season, a mark ranking second on the Tiger squad and 19^th in the conference. She accounted for three 20+-point games including a career-high 25 points in victory over UCF on Jan. 28.

She currently ranks second on the team in made three-pointers this season with 39. Elmore has a streak going of 21 straight games with a made three-pointer. Five of those games including at least three made threes. Her 34.2 percent three-point field goal percentage is a career high.

Elmore has also been a threat at the free throw line, hitting 75.4 percent of her attempts. This season, she has made 49 total free throws which more than quadruples her total made from her first two seasons combined.

The Tigers will take on Tulsa on Friday, March 3 at 3:00 p.m. CT/4:00 p.m. ET at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. For more information on the Memphis women's basketball team, follow the Tigers on Twitter at @MemphisWBB or go online to www.gotigersgo.com.

Complete 2017 All-Conference Teams
American Defensive Player of the Year
Gabby Williams, Jr., F, UConn

American Most Improved Player of the Year
Maria Jespersen, Jr., F, USF

American Sixth Player of the Year
Tanaya Atkinson, Jr., G, Temple

American Sportsmanship Award
Leslie Vorpahl, Sr., G, Tulane

American Newcomer of the Year
Shanice Johnson, Jr., F, Cincinnati *

All-Conference First Team
Aliyah Gregory, Jr., G, UCF
Napheesa Collier, So., F, UConn *
Katie Lou Samuelson, So., G/F, UConn *
Gabby Williams, Jr., F, UConn
Maria Jespersen, Jr., F, USF
Kitija Laksa, So., G/F, USF *
Feyonda Fitzgerald, Sr., G, Temple

All-Conference Second Team
Kia Nurse, Jr., G, UConn
Alicia Froling, Jr., F, SMU
Alliya Butts, Jr., G, Temple
Donnaizha Fountain, Jr., G, Temple
Kolby Morgan, Jr., G, Tulane

All-Conference Third Team
Zykira Lewis, Sr., G, UCF
Shanice Johnson, Jr., F, Cincinnati
Saniya Chong, Sr., G, UConn
Cheyenne Creighton, Jr., F, Memphis
Brea Elmore, Jr., G, Memphis
Leslie Vorpahl, Sr., G, Tulane

All-Freshman Team
Crystal Dangerfield, Fr., G, UConn
Angela Harris, Fr., G, Houston
Jasmyne Harris, Fr., G, Houston
Tamara Henshaw, Fr., F, USF *
Shug Dickson, Fr., G, Tulsa
Kendrian Elliott, Fr., F, Tulsa

[*] denotes unanimous selection

Ties are not broken

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