BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Prairie View A&M’s Gerlyn Smith and Alabama A&M’s Deshawna Harper for SWAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors for their outstanding performances during conference play this past week.

Player of the Week
Smith has made a significant impact for PVAMU after scoring a career high of 25 points in a 75-61 loss to Portland State. She also pulled down 12 rebounds during that game. Smith is averaging 14.2 ppg as well as 8.4 rebounds in five games played this season.
 
Impact Player of the Week
Harper was a difference maker for Alabama A&M this past week as she averaged 34.5 minutes while registering marks of 16.5 points and 7.0 rebounds from the backcourt. She tallied 21 points against Georgia State and her successful three-point attempts helped keep the Bulldogs in a game they would narrowly drop 62-61 in the final seconds.

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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