ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its SIAC Women’s Volleyball Players of the Week on Wednesday, Oct. 2, honoring student-athletes for impressive performances in matches played last week.
Benedict’s Desire' Young and
Brandi Seaborn, alongside
LeMoyne-Owen’s Jadyn Harris and
M'Jai Watkins were recognized.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – DESIRE' YOUNG, BENEDICT COLLEGE
Middle Blocker | Sophomore | Aurora, Colo.
In the week's only match, Young led Benedict with 15 kills in a 3-1 win over Allen. Young hit .500 (24 attacks, three errors and 15 kills) to go along with three solo blocks and one block assist.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – BRANDI SEABORN, BENEDICT COLLEGE
Defensive Specialist | Senior | Detroit, Mich.
Seaborn had a season-high 22 digs in Benedict's 3-1 victory over Allen.
SETTER OF THE WEEK – JADYN HARRIS, LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE
Setter | Sophomore | Fort Worth, Texas
Harris finished the week with a career-high 49 assists in the Lady Magicians' non-conference match against Tougaloo.
NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK – M'JAI WATKINS, LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE
Middle Blocker | Freshman | Columbia, Mo.
Watkins tallied a season-high 13 kills in the team's non-conference match against Tougaloo. She also had three blocks, giving her the best performance for the Lady Magicians.
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors seven men's and six women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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