Stillman's Bubel, Oakwood's Arnett earn Week 3 HBCUAC Softball Weekly Awards

Madison Bubel recorded eight hits and six runs batted in. Sydney Arnett struck out five in a complete game.

February 25, 2025

NEW ORLEANS - February 25, 2025 - Stillman College third baseman Madison Bubel claims Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Softball Player of the Week. Oakwood University pitcher Sydney Arnett garners Pitcher of the Week. The athletes were recognized for their performances between February 17-23, the conference announced on Tuesday.

Bubel hit .667 in four games with two doubles, and six RBI to lead Stillman to a sweep over Central Baptist College and a victory over United States Sports Academy. She tallied multiple hits in three games. On defense, she contributed 12 assists and made a putout in 14 attempts. She ranks eighth in the HBCUAC with eight RBI and is second with 35 assists.

Arnett threw a complete game against Faulkner University on February 18. She limited the Eagles to three unearned runs on six hits and struck out five which kept the Ambassadors in the game. Arnett ranks ninth in the conference in strikeouts and fifth with 5.83 strikeouts per seven innings.

Additional softball weekly nominees: Faith Byram (Stillman), Ta'Nia Hickson (Voorhees), Mackenzie Smith (Oakwood)

2025 Softball Players of the Week

Date	Player	Pitcher
Jan. 27-Feb. 9	Lauren Haskins, Stillman	Avary Lumpkin, Stillman
Feb. 10-16	Haley Weatherspoon, Dillard	Mary-Elizabeth Landry, Dillard
Feb. 17-23	Madison Bubel, Stillman	Sydney Arnett, Oakwood

-HBCUAC-

About HBCU Athletic Conference
The HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) is the only HBCU conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The HBCUAC membership includes Dillard University (LA), Fisk University (TN), Oakwood University (AL), Philander Smith University (AR), Rust College (MS), Southern University at New Orleans (LA), Stillman College (AL), Talladega College (AL), Tougaloo College (MS), University of the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas), Voorhees University (SC), Wilberforce University (OH), and Wiley University (TX). HBCUAC sponsors championships in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's track and field, women's volleyball, softball, and baseball. In 2022, the HBCUAC secured the largest media rights deal in conference and NAIA history, signing a multimillion-dollar deal with Urban Edge Network. On July 1, 2024, the conference rebranded from the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) to the HBCU Athletic Conference, marking a new era for the conference that embodies the makeup of its membership. For more information, visit hbcuac.org.