BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2021-22 Preseason All-SWAC Women's Basketball teams and individual award winners on Thursday morning. The all-conference honors were voted on by the league’s coaches and sports information directors.  

Jackson State’s Dayzsha Rogan was named Preseason Player of the Year, while fellow teammate Ameysha Williams claimed Preseason Defensive Player of the Year honors.

Rogan ranked second in the league in scoring with 17.6 points per contest. She also finished sixth in the conference in field goal percentage (.426), first in free throw percentage (.808), second in three-point field goals per game (2.5), and seventh in steals per game (2.0).

Williams ranked sixth in the league in scoring (15.7), second in rebounding (12.0), second in field goal percentage (.567), and first in blocked shots per game (3.2). Her defensive presence assisted the Lady Tigers to holding opponents to a league low 58.8 points per game.

The complete listing of preseason all-conference selections and individual awards winners can be found below.
 
Preseason Player of the Year
Dayzsha Rogan- Jackson State

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Ameysha Williams- Jackson State

Preseason All-SWAC First Team
Ameshya Williams- Jackson State
Dariauna Lewis- Alabama A&M
Dayzsha Rogan- Jackson State
Shmya Ward- Alabama State
Ayana Emmanuel- Alabama State
 
Preseason All-SWAC Second Team
Ataiya Bridges- Texas Southern
Khadijah Brown- Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Genovea Johnson- Southern
Deshawna Harper- Alabama A&M
Jayla Crawford- Alabama State
 
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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