Early on this season, senior guard Keena Mays has continued her streak of amazing play that began last season. Mays was once again named the American Athletic Conference’s player of the week, bringing her total for 2013 up to three, including two straight.

The award was given following the SMU Mustangs women’s basketball team’s performances last week with an 82-39 win over Southeastern Louisiana Wednesday and a 76-71 loss to the University of Texas at
El Paso Saturday.

Mays combined for 51 points in the two contests, including a career-high 34 against the 8-0 UTEP Miners on 10 made shots on 21 attempted, and 12 of 16 from the free throw line.

Although Mays is known for her prolific scoring ability, leading the AAC per game with 19.8, she has also fine-tuned her passing skills and is second in the league with 48 assists. She is even third on the team with just under six rebounds per contest.

As conference play inches closer on the calendar, Mays will be heavily relied upon by the team, with squads such as the University of Connecticut and the University of Louisville appearing throughout.

The 8-2 Mustangs owe a heavy amount of their success to Mays’ hot start, but to reach the heights of the NCAA tournament from the AAC, she’ll soon need to have these types of efforts on a game-to-game basis.