BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Alabama State’s Ayana Emmanuel and Alabama A&M’s Amiah Simmons for SWAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors for their outstanding performances during this past week of conference play.
 
Player of the Week
Emmanuel posted back-to-back impressive outings this past week of competition as the Lady Hornets went 2-0 for the week with wins over Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Mississippi Valley State respectively. She averaged a league leading 23.0 points per game to go along with 2.0 steals per game.
 
Impact Player of the Week
Simmons contributed two impressive games this past week for Alabama A&M with a game-high 25 points and a career-high 18 rebounds during a AAMU’s win over Mississippi Valley State. She followed that effort with 17 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Monday. Simmons narrowly missed averaging a double-double for the week as she averaged 9.5 rebounds per game.
 
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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