BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Alabama A&M’s Kalia Walker and Jaida Belton along with Alabama State’s Charlese McClendon for SWAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Awards. 
 
Player
Walker shot 55.0 percent (11-of-20) from the floor to help Alabama A&M to a perfect 2-0 record during the week, with victories over Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Mississippi Valley State. She averaged 17.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals in the two games.
 
Impact
Belton averaged nearly a double-double in a pair of victories for the Bulldogs last week. She shot 52.2 percent (12-of-23) from the floor, averaging 13.0 points and 9.5 boards, along with 1.5 blocks, 1.0 assists and 1.0 steals.

Newcomer 
McClandon helped the Hornets to a 2-0 record with wins over Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Mississippi Valley State this past week. She scored 10 points and had seven rebounds, two steals, and a block against MVSU. McClendon recorded her third double-double of the season, scoring 10 points and grabbing 15 rebounds against UAPB to end the week. 

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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