BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2020-21 All-SWAC Women's Basketball teams and individual award winners on Tuesday afternoon. The all-conference honors were voted on by the league’s coaches and sports information directors.  

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

Arkansas Pine Bluff’s Khadijah Brown was tabbed Newcomer of the Year, Alabama State’s Farrah Pearson was selected Freshman of the Year, and Alabama State’s Freda-Freeman Jackson was voted SWAC Coach of the Year.   

Rogan (Ripley, Miss.) led the league in scoring with 17.8 points per contest. She also finished 6^th in the conference in field goal percentage (.435), 1^st in free throw percentage (.803), 2^nd in three-point field goals per game (2.5), and 7^th in steals per game (2.0). She was a key contributor for a Lady Tigers team that would go on to claim the 2021 SWAC regular season title.

Williams (Gulfport, Miss.) ranked 5^th in the league in scoring (15.7), 2^nd in rebounding (11.5), 2^nd in field goal percentage (.583), and 1^st in blocked shots per game (3.1). She was another key contributor for a Lady Tigers team that was crowned the 2021 SWAC regular season champion.

Brown (Miami, Fla.) posted impressive numbers throughout the course of the season as she was a key figure on the offensive and defensive ends of the floor for the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Lady Lions. She ranked 8^th in the league in scoring (15.2), 4^th in rebounding (8.8), 4^th in field goal percentage (.509), and 7^th in blocked shots per game (1.3).

Pearson (Hazel Green, Ala.) ranked in the top 20 in the league in rebounds per game (4.5) and blocked shots per game. She was a key contributor for an Alabama State Lady Hornets team that finished ranked 2^nd in the conference standings at the conclusion of regular season play. For the season she also averaged 7.2 points per game during her collegiate debut.

Freeman-Jackson led her team to a 2^nd place (14-3 SWAC) finish in league play while nearly leading them to a SWAC regular season championship. Alabama State was projected to finish in the bottom half of the league standings (6^th place) in the SWAC’s preseason poll which was announced prior to the start of the season.  

The complete listing of all-conference selections and individual awards winners can be found below.

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
 
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
 
Player of the Year
Dayzsha Rogan- Jackson State

Defensive Player of the Year
Ameysha Williams- Jackson State

Newcomer of the Year
Khadijah Brown- Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Freshman of the Year
Farrah Pearson- Alabama State

Coach of the Year
Freda Freeman-Jackson- 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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