BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Florida A&M’s Brooke Lynn Watts and Brooke Hudson along with Prairie View A&M’s Leah Lawson and Jackson State’s Hope Briggs for SWAC Volleyball Weekly Honors for their impressive performances during the opening week of non-conference play.

Offensive
Watts led the Rattler offense in all three matches to start the season. She recorded 10+ kills in each outing including a game-high, season-high 18 versus Austin Peay. Watts also recorded double-doubles in back-to-back matches – 14 kills and 14 digs versus Buffalo and 17 kills/15 digs in a match against UAB.

Defensive
Hudson finished with at least 10 digs in all three matches to start the season including a season-high 25 versus UAB. She recorded 14 digs, three assists, and two service aces in the Rattlers season opener against Austin Peay. She contributed 23 digs and three assists against Buffalo.
 
Setter
For the week Lawson averaged an impressive 7.46 assists per set, compiling 97 assists over two wins and a loss during the Texans Invite. In the team's five-set win over Northern Arizona, the first-year Lady Panther dished out 53 assists with 11 digs and one service ace. She racked up 28 assists in a come-from-behind win against host team Tarleton in five sets and had one service ace and 13 digs in a 3-2 win.
 
Newcomer
Briggs scored big for the Tigers putting up 25 kills for over the weekend. She tallied double figures in kills against SFA and South Alabama. She also assisted on the defensive end with 17 digs and four block assists.

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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