ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its SIAC Women’s Basketball Players of the Week on Tuesday, Jan. 28, honoring student-athletes for impressive performances in games played last week.
Trinity Jones (
Clark Atlanta) and
Mia Morel (
Edward Waters) were recognized.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK – TRINITY JONES, CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY
Guard | Graduate | Americus, Ga.
Jones has been an integral part of the Lady Panthers' offense for years. This past week, she came off the bench and scored 21 points (6-of-12 FG, 4-for-8 3 PT, and 5-6 FT) in a win over Edward Waters on Monday, followed by a 16-point performance (6-of-15 FG, 1-4 3 PT, 3-4 FT) in a win over Albany State on Saturday. Clark Atlanta improved to 14-5 overall with both wins and remains in first place in the SIAC East Division standings.
NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK – MIA MOREL, EDWARD WATERS UNIVERSITY
Point Guard | Junior | Madison, Wis.
Morel tied a game high with 21 points to go along with seven rebounds and three steals in a loss to Clark Atlanta last week. She followed with four points and six rebounds in a win over Benedict on Saturday.
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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 nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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