BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Texas Southern’s Daeja Holmes, Alcorn State’s Nakia Cheatham and Alabama State’s Shamya Reid for SWAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Awards. 
 
Player
Holmes delivered a dominant, complete performance in Texas Southern’s 72–63 victory over Prairie View A&M. She led all scorers with 34 points, shooting 71 percent from the floor and 71 percent from beyond the arc, while also contributing seven rebounds, three assists, two steals, and a block.
 
Impact
Cheatham averaged 13.5 points and nine rebounds last week for Alcorn State. She shot 47.8 percent from the floor, including a 33.3 percent mark from beyond the arc.

Newcomer 
Reid helped Alabama State to a 2-0 record this past week of competition with wins over Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman. She averaged 14 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals over two games.
 
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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