ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its SIAC Softball Players of the Week on Tuesday, Feb. 11, honoring student-athletes for impressive performances in games played last week.
Elissa Rich (
Allen) and
Keivana Durand (
Edward Waters) were recognized.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK – ELISSA RICH, ALLEN UNIVERSITY
Pitcher/Utility | Sophomore | Anderson, S.C.
In Allen's first two games of the season, a doubleheader against Claflin University, Rich went a perfect 5-for-5 at the plate with two home runs and a double. She drove in three runs and scored five runs against the Panthers, while also stealing a base.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK – KEIVANA DURAND, EDWARD WATERS UNIVERSITY
Pitcher | Senior | Apopka, Fla.
Durand was dominant in the circle last week with 13 strikeouts in Edward Waters' 4-1 victory over Trinity Baptist. The starter allowed zero hits and one run over seven innings while walking three. In EWU's loss to Keiser, Durand went seven innings, surrendering nine runs (five earned) on eight hits, striking out eight and walking six.
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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
www.thesiac.com.