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Alabama A & M's Beckford and Prairie View A&M's Diaz Named SWAC Players of the Week
Sept. 15, 2009
SWAC VOLLEYBALL AND SOCCER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Complete Release in PDF Format
VOLLEYBALL OFFENSIVE RS Karensa Beckford, Alabama A&M; 6-0, SO; St. Anne Bay, Jamaica Beckford registered 28 kills, 12 digs, three service aces, and a block in just 10 sets last week. She had an impressive .500 hitting percentage versus S.C. State while posting a .471 hitting percentage versus Bethune-Cookman. Beckford helped her Bulldogs squad sweep the Alabama State Invitational over the weekend, going 3-0 for the tournament. DEFENSIVE MB/OH Shonese Evans, Mississippi Valley State; 5-7, JR; Schriever, Louisiana Evans amassed 48 kills, 16 total blocks, 11 digs and five services aces as her Devilettes team went 2-2 last weekend. Evans currently leads her team in blocks with 33 for the season. NEWCOMER OH Lonnie Hoff, Mississippi Valley State; 5-8, JR; Standard, Alberta Hoff recorded 36 kills, 26 digs, three service aces and two blocks to help MVSU post two wins last weekend including a divisional win over Alabama State. The junior transfer is presently ranked second on her team in kills (2.14 per game) and has helped guide the Devilettes to a conference-best 5-4, 1-0 record.
SOCCER
OFFENSIVE F Angelica Diaz, Prairie View A&M; 5-9, JR; Houston, TX Diaz scored her first goal of the season while lifting her Lady Panthers team to a 1-0 win over North Texas last week. Diaz's game-winning goal was her only shot of the match.
D Joelle Gibson, Jackson State; 5-4, JR; Frere Pilgrim, Barbados Gibson assisted the Lady Tigers defense in holding Stetson to just one goal last week while only giving up two goals to Jacksonville State in a match that went into overtime. Gibson helped anchor a J-State defense that recorded 12 saves in two matches last weekend. GOALKEEPER GK Pam Johnston, Mississippi Valley State; 5-9, FR; London, Ontario, Canada
In two games, Johnston tallied 21 saves including 14 against Centenary College and seven in a 1-1 tied match versus Troy. Johnston is currently first in the SWAC in goals against average (1.35) and second in save percentage (.875). |
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