BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Arkansas-Pine Bluff‘s Jailah Pelly and Khaniah Gardner along with Alcorn State’s Nakia Cheatham for SWAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Awards. 
 
Player
Pelly was a force in both UAPB games this past week. In UAPB's 77–54 win over Bethune-Cookman, she scored 12 points and contributed defensively with three steals. In the Golden Lions 63-53 victory against Florida A&M, Pelly led the UAPB with 23 points.
 
Impact
Cheatham was a huge presence on both ends of the floor for Alcorn State this past week of competition. She averaged a double-double with 14.5 points per game to go along with 12.5 rebounds per game as Alcorn State went 2-0 for the week.

Newcomer 
Gardner finished with 15 points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field and added seven rebounds against B-CU while anchoring the UAPB interior on both ends. During the Golden Lions game against Florida A&M she finished with a double-double contributing 12 points, 10 rebounds and four 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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