#SWACWBB Player of the Week- Dec. 4
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Mississippi Valley State’s junior guard Ayonna Cotten has been named the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s Women’s Basketball Player of the Week after this past week of play.
Cotton averaged 19.0 points, 4.0 assists, and 3.0 rebounds last week in two contests for MVSU. She scored 16 points against Southern Mississippi and dished out six assists while knocking down 4-of-6 three-pointers.
In the game against Omaha, Cotton tallied a team-high 22 points on 8-of-14 made field goals and a perfect 4-of-4 from the charity stripe.
About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.
Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.
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