Stillman, Dillard, Oakwood, Fisk claim Week 15 HBCUAC WBB Honors

Jamariah Turner, Cassidy Lowe, Saniya Keys, Keeli Burton-Oliver claim Week 15 awards.

February 10, 2025

NEW ORLEANS - February 10, 2025 - Stillman College women's basketball player Jamariah Turner wins Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Offensive Player of the Week. Dillard University's Cassidy Lowe repeats as Defensive Player of the Week. Oakwood University's Saniya Keys garners Freshman of the Week for the fifth straight week. Fisk University's Keeli Burton-Oliver takes home Newcomer of the Week for the third time. The athletes were recognized for their performances between February 3-9, the conference announced on Monday.

Turner brings home her first weekly honor. She averaged 21 points per game in two contests this week. Turner hit 57.7 percent of her shots, including 46.2 percent from 3-point territory. Her performance helped the Tigers get closer to clinching the HBCUAC regular season title. Turner also contributed three offensive rebounds and three assists.

Lowe grabbed 16 rebounds with 11 on defense, stole the ball four times and blocked three shots in Dillard's victory over Southern University at New Orleans on Saturday. The win helps the Lady Bleu Devils keep pace with Stillman College for the HBCUAC regular season title. Lowe ranks third in the conference with 10.9 rebounds per game.

Keys recorded a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds against Stillman College on Thursday, claiming her 15th weekly honor. She hit nine of her 14 shot attempts and provided two assists and two blocks. Keys continues to lead the HBCUAC with 18.1 points and 11.4 rebounds per game.

Burton-Oliver averaged 15.5 points and eight rebounds per game in two contests last week. She recorded a double-double with season-highs of 25 points and 11 rebounds in Fisk's victory over Rust College on Saturday. She added three blocks and two assists. Burton-Oliver ranks seventh in the conference with 26 blocks and eighth with 108 field goals.

Additional women's basketball weekly nominees: Limaya Batimba (Stillman), Skyler Christmas (Dillard), Hannah Cornelious (SUNO), Zacyria Dozier (Wiley), Brayland Ferguson (Tougaloo), Jordan Harris (SUNO), Patsy Johnson (Rust), Teah Johnson (SUNO), Ashlyn Kimble (Philander Smith), Madison McDonald (Oakwood), Jaida Minter (Stillman), Kamaria Murray (Oakwood), Kendallyn McCoy (Talladega), Jessica Nerestant (Wiley), Michaela Payton (Rust), Miracle Thomas (Philander Smith), Dasia Turner (Philander Smith), Kyren Wilson (SUNO), Aniya Young (Fisk)

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
Feb. 3-9	Jamariah Turner, Stillman	Cassidy Lowe, Dillard	Saniya Keys, Oakwood	Keeli Burton-Oliver, Fisk

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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.