BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Texas Southern’s Daeja Holmes, Grambling State’s Shaniah Nunn and Alabama A&M’s Rakiyah Beal for SWAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Awards. 
 
Player
Holmes shined for the Lady Tigers as she led her team with 17.0 points per game during the two non-conference outings.
 
Impact
Nunn was a key contributor for Grambling State as she averaged 12.0 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per game during the three non-conference outings.

Newcomer 
Beal tied a career high with 12 points in Alabama A&M's game against Minnesota. She played just over 34 minutes and was 5-for-11 shooting, with a pair of 3-pointers.
 
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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