Stillman, Dillard, Oakwood win HBCUAC WBB Week 14 awards

February 4, 2025

NEW ORLEANS - February 3, 2025 - Stillman College women's basketball player Jaida Minter garners Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Offensive Player and Newcomer of the Week. Dillard University's Cassidy Lowe takes home Defensive Player of the Week. Oakwood University's Saniya Keys earns Freshman of the Week. The athletes were recognized for their performances between January 27 and February 2, the conference announced Monday.

Minter wins her second weekly honor after averaging 24.3 points and 3.3 assists per game. She shot 65.1 percent from the field and 71.4 from 3-point territory. Her performance led the Tigers to three victories and helped them maintain their lead in the HBCUAC standings. Minter leads the HBCUAC with a 42.9 three-point field goal percentage.

Lowe wins her first weekly award. She tallied 11.5 rebounds with nine on the defensive end, 4.5 blocks and 1.8 steals per game. Lowe had double-digit rebound performances against University of Mobile on Monday and University of the Virgin Islands on Sunday. She had five or more blocks in all three conference games. Lowe ranks third in the conference with 10.6 rebounds per game.

Keys takes her 14th weekly honor after posting 20.3 points and 13.3 rebounds per game. She recorded double-doubles against Wilberforce University on Thursday and Talladega College on Friday. Keys scored 27 points in Thursday's game and 26 on Saturday. Keys continues to lead the HBCUAC with 18.4 points and 11.6 rebounds per game.

Additional women's basketball weekly nominees: Kashay Bass (Virgin Islands), Limaya Batimba (Stillman), Morgan Bone (Oakwood), Makaila Brown (Tougaloo), Keeli Burton-Oliver (Fisk), Kelechi Dike (Wiley), D'Mya Ferguson (Dillard), Nedisha Ford (Voorhees), JaSharreah Hunt (Tougaloo), Kameron Jones (Talladega), Maliah LaCour (Virgin Islands), Kayla Lee (Fisk), DeJaria Lewis (Talladega), Jessica Nerestant (Wiley), Michaela Payton (Rust), Farrah Pearson (Stillman), Tierra Sylvas (SUNO), Jakhiya Smith (SUNO), Kyren Wilson (SUNO)

2024-25 Women's Basketball Players of the Week

Date	Offensive	Defensive	Freshman	Newcomer
Oct. 21-27	Dasia Turner, Philander Smith	Elizabeth Camacho, Wiley	Jakhiya Smith, SUNO	Samya Johnson, Philander Smith
Oct. 28-Nov. 3	Saniya Keys, Oakwood	Saniya Keys, Oakwood	Saniya Keys, Oakwood	Jaida Minter, Stillman
Nov. 4-10	Dasia Turner, Philander Smith	Jayla Bibbs, Fisk	Kyren Wilson, SUNO	Michaela Payton, Rust
Nov. 11-17	Ty'Shemia Bunkley, Voorhees	Nedisha Ford, Voorhees	Saniya Keys, Oakwood	D'Mya Ferguson, Dillard
Nov. 18-24	Saniya Keys, Oakwood	A'Niya Young, Fisk	Saniya Keys, Oakwood	Makaila Brown, Tougaloo
Nov. 25-Dec. 1	Ari Winston, Philander Smith	Jessica Nerestant, Wiley	Ashlyn Kimble, Philander Smith	Mary Leday, Wiley
Dec. 2-8	Saniya Keys Oakwood	Jayla Bibbs, Fisk	Saniya Keys, Oakwood	Makaila Brown, Tougaloo
Dec. 9-15	Trenisha Adams, Oakwood	Jessica Nerestant, Wiley	Saniya Keys, Oakwood	Skyler Christmas, Dillard
Dec. 16-22	Makyla Tucker, Wilberforce	Makaila Brown, Tougaloo	Saniya Keys, Oakwood	Makyla Tucker, Wilberforce
Dec. 23-Jan. 5	Tierra Sylvas, SUNO	Makaila Brown, Tougaloo	Kamaria Murray, Oakwood	DeJaria Lewis, Talladega
Jan. 6-12	Jordan Harris, SUNO	Michaela Payton, Rust	Saniya Keys, Oakwood	Keeli Burton-Oliver, Fisk
Jan. 13-19	Patsy Johnson, Rust	Makaila Brown, Tougaloo	Saniya Keys, Oakwood	Mary Leday, Wiley
Jan. 20-26	Farrah Pearson, Stillman	Jayla Bibbs, Fisk	Saniya Keys, Oakwood	Keeli Burton-Oliver, Fisk
Jan. 27-Feb. 2	Jaida Minter, Stillman	Cassidy Lowe, Dillard	Saniya Keys, Oakwood	Jaida Minter, Stillman

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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.