BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Jackson State's Ameshya Williams-Holliday and Texas Southern’s Andriana Avent for SWAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors for their outstanding performances during this past week of conference play.

Player of the Week
Williams-Holliday continued to dominate under the basket as she contributed back-to-back double-double performances to help push Jackson State to an undefeated 9-0 mark in league play. Against Grambling State, Williams-Holliday scored 23 points while collecting 11 rebounds, an assist, block, and steal. Against Southern, she scored 17 points, gathered 14 rebounds, and added a steal and a block to her game. 

Impact Player of the Week
Avent had a phenomenal off-the-bench performance against Prairie View A&M as she helped lead TSU to a 91-77 road win. She scored 23 total points while gathering four rebounds to go along with two assists, a block, and a steal. Avent tallied 20 of her 23 total points in the second half of play. 

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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