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UCF guard Zykira Lewis was named to the American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team on Thursday. She was unanimously selected for the honor by a vote of the league’s head coaches.<\/p>\n

“My teammates helped me earn this award,” Lewis said. “They push me to do my best. I hope I can help us get better and just try to get a win tomorrow when we start the tournament.”<\/p>\n

Lewis is the Knights’ leading scorer and one of three rookies in the American who boasts a double-digit scoring average this season with 12.5 points per game. She has caught fire over the last month, netting three 20-point performances since Feb. 11.<\/p>\n

Heading into this weekend’s inaugural championship, the Bartow, Fla., native has strung together eight-straight double-digit games to match her best stretch of the season. Of those eight games, she has paced the Knights in scoring in each of the previous six.<\/p>\n

Lewis is one of eight rookies to be recognized as the American’s Freshman of the Week this year, having earned the distinction on Nov. 25.<\/p>\n

The Knights are set to face Cincinnati in first-round action Friday, which will broadcast on ESPN3 at 6 p.m. ET. The winner will advance to meet undefeated and top-ranked UConn on Saturday at 2 p.m. on ESPN3.<\/p>\n

American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team<\/em><\/p>\n

  • Zykira Lewis*, UCF, G<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Bianca Quisenberry, Cincinnati, G<\/li>\n
  • Saniya Chong, UConn, G<\/li>\n
  • Emmonnie Henderson, Louisville, F<\/li>\n
  • Breigha Wilder-Cochran, Memphis, G<\/li>\n
  • Mooriah Rowser, Memphis, G<\/li>\n
  • Tyler Scaife*, Rutgers, G<\/li>\n
  • Ariadna Pujol, USF, G<\/li>\n
  • Kiara Perry*, SMU, G<\/li>\n
  • Feyonda Fitzgerald*, Temple, G<\/li>\n
  • Taylor Robinson, Temple, C<\/li>\n

    *denotes unanimous pick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UCF guard Zykira Lewis was named to the American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team on Thursday. She was unanimously selected for the honor by a vote of the league’s head coaches. “My teammates helped me earn this award,” Lewis said. “They push me to do my best. 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