Voorhees University's Towner, Hickson earn Week 9 HBCUAC Softball Weekly Awards
NEW ORLEANS - April 7, 2025 - Voorhees University's TeYana Towner wins Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Softball Player of the Week and Ta'Nia Hickson claims Pitcher of the Week. The athletes were recognized for their performance between March 31 and April 6, the conference announced on Monday.
Towner recorded four hits, three runs and two runs batted in during the three-game series against Talladega College. She tallied two hits and two runs to led the Tigers to a 10-9 victory in Game 2. In the finale, she hit a double and a home run. Towner posted a .889 slugging percentage. She was perfect from the field with 12 putouts and five assists.
Hickson threw two complete games against Talladega. She picked up the win in the second game and struck out two batters. In the finale, she only allowed one earned run and struck out one.
Additional softball weekly nominees: Ciana Rolle (Rust), Sofi Wagner-Stiles (Talladega), Mia Vazquez (Talladega)
2025 Softball Players of the Week
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Date |
Player |
Pitcher |
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Jan. 27-Feb. 9 |
Lauren Haskins, Stillman |
Avary Lumpkin, Stillman |
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Feb. 10-16 |
Haley Weatherspoon, Dillard |
Mary-Elizabeth Landry, Dillard |
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Feb. 17-23 |
Madison Bubel, Stillman |
Sydney Arnett, Oakwood |
|
Feb. 24-March 2 |
Rha'Khaya Jones, Rust |
Leona Joshua, Rust |
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March 3-9 |
Lauren Haskins, Stillman |
Jennifer Gress, Dillard |
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March 10-16 |
Ca'Terra Bates, Dillard |
Jennifer Gress, Dillard |
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March 17-23 |
Lauren Haskins, Stillman |
Jasmine Wade, Stillman |
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March 24-30 |
Lauren Haskins, Stillman |
Jasmine Wade, Stillman |
|
March 31-April 6 |
TeYana Towner, Voorhees |
Ta'Nia Hickson, Voorhees |
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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.