Samara Nunn Named SWAC Co-Offensive Player of the Week

Women's Soccer | 10/11/2022 4:19:00 PM

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Two days after recording her first collegiate brace, Alcorn Soccer freshman Samara Nunn was named Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Co-Offensive Player of the Week for the period of October 11-17, announced Tuesday afternoon from the league office in Birmingham, Alabama.
 
Over the weekend, Samara Nunn, a 5-foot-4 rookie from Parkersburg, West Virginia, produced a pair of goals for the Braves against Prairie View A&M in helping Alcorn collect its first conference win of the 2022 campaign. The Parkersburg South High product also tallied five shots on goal over the entirety of the weekend, adding five shots and four points collectively against Texas Southern and Prairie View A&M, respectively.
 
Nunn was named Co-Offensive Player of the Week alongside Alabama State's Elli Higashi. Higashi scored two goals for the Lady Hornets against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. She also logged four points, two shots, and two shots on goal.
 
Other weekly awards handed out on Tuesday included Grambling State's Adrianna Pratt being selected as Defensive Player of the Week, while Alabama State number one Shelia Sanchez was named Goalkeeper of the Week.
 
Alcorn is back in action Friday, Oct. 14, when the Braves travel to Arkansas-Pine Bluff for a matchup with the Golden Lions at 6 p.m.
 
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About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, and Tennis.

Women's competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, and Volleyball.
 
Follow the SWAC
For complete coverage of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, please follow the SWAC on social media at @TheSWAC (Twitter), @TheSWAC (Facebook), and @TheSWAC (Instagram) or visit the official home of the Southwestern Athletic Conference at www.swac.org.