BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Jackson State’s Ameshya Williams-Holliday and Alabama A&M’s Nigeria Jones for SWAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors for their outstanding performances during this past week of conference play.

Player of the Week
Williams-Holliday had back-to-back double-double performances during JSU road outings in Texas this past week of competition. She averaged 26.5 points per game while shooting 77.4-percent from the field. Against Texas Southern, Williams-Holliday scored 29 points, gathered 15 rebounds, while adding four assists, three blocks, and a steal. Against Prairie View A&M, she scored 24 points and collected 11 rebounds, two assists, two steals, and a block.

Impact Player of the Week
Jones had an outstanding offensive game against Alabama State on Saturday. She went 71.4-percent from the three-point line and 61.1-percent from the field while tallying a game-high of 35 points. She also contributed two assists and one steal during AAMU's 76-68 win over ASU. 

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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